# API logs not coming after setting up Elastic Agent , Beats logs are coming

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-logs-not-coming-after-setting-up-elastic-agent-beats-logs-are-coming/372081>\
**Category:** Elastic Agent\
**Created:** [December 17, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-logs-not-coming-after-setting-up-elastic-agent-beats-logs-are-coming/372081 "2024-12-17T15:51:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 14

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![strawgate](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/strawgate/32/131008_2.png) [@strawgate](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/strawgate)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-logs-not-coming-after-setting-up-elastic-agent-beats-logs-are-coming/372081/14 "2024-12-18T16:05:10Z")

</div>

It looks like you are configuring this as if it were filebeat but the Elastic Agent standalone configuration is different. The reference configuration for standalone agent looks like this:

```auto
inputs:
  # Collect custom data from REST API's: Collect custom data from REST API's
  - id: generic-httpjson
    type: httpjson
    streams:
      # Custom API Input: Collect custom data from REST API's
      - id: httpjson-httpjson.generic
        data_stream:
          dataset: httpjson.generic
        config_version: 2
        interval: 1m
        request.url: 'https://server.example.com:8089/api'
        request.method: GET
        request.tracer.filename: ../../logs/httpjson/http-request-trace-*.ndjson
        request.tracer.maxbackups: 5
        tags:
          - forwarded
        publisher_pipeline.disable_host: true
        # auth.basic.user: <USERNAME> # Basic Auth Username: The username to be used with Basic Auth headers
        # auth.basic.password: <PASSWORD> # Basic Auth Password: The password to be used with Basic Auth headers
        # pipeline: <PIPELINE>
        # # Ingest Pipeline: The Ingest Node pipeline ID to be used by the integration.
        # request.encode_as: <REQUEST_ENCODE_AS> # Request Encode As: ContentType used for encoding the request body. If set it will force the encoding in the specified format regardless of the Content-Type header value.
        # request.timeout: <REQUEST_TIMEOUT> # Request Timeout: Duration before declaring that the HTTP client connection has timed out. Valid time units are ns, us, ms, s, m, h. Default is "30"s.
        # request.proxy_url: <REQUEST_PROXY_URL> # Request Proxy: This specifies proxy configuration in the form of `http[s]://<user>:<password>@<server name/ip>:<port>`.
        # request.retry.max_attempts: <REQUEST_RETRY_MAX_ATTEMPTS> # Request Retry Max Attempts: The maximum number of retries for the HTTP client. Default is "5".
        # request.retry.wait_min: <REQUEST_RETRY_WAIT_MIN> # Request Retry Wait Min: The minimum time to wait before a retry is attempted. Default is "1s".
        # request.retry.wait_max: <REQUEST_RETRY_WAIT_MAX> # Request Retry Wait Max: The maximum time to wait before a retry is attempted. Default is "60s".
        # request.redirect.forward_headers: <REQUEST_REDIRECT_FORWARD_HEADERS> # Request Redirect Forward Headers: When set to true request headers are forwarded in case of a redirect. Default is "false".
        # request.redirect.headers_ban_list:
        # - <REQUEST_REDIRECT_HEADERS_BAN_LIST> # Request Redirect Headers Ban List: When Redirect Forward Headers is set to true, all headers except the ones defined in this list will be forwarded. All headers are forwarded by default.
        # request.redirect.max_redirects: <REQUEST_REDIRECT_MAX_REDIRECTS> # Request Redirect Max Redirects: The maximum number of redirects to follow for a request. Default is "10".
        # request.rate_limit.limit: <REQUEST_RATE_LIMIT_LIMIT> # Request Rate Limit: The value of the response that specifies the total limit. It is defined with a Go template value.
        # request.rate_limit.reset: <REQUEST_RATE_LIMIT_RESET> # Request Rate Limit Reset: The value of the response that specifies the epoch time when the rate limit will reset. It is defined with a Go template value.
        # request.rate_limit.remaining: <REQUEST_RATE_LIMIT_REMAINING> # Request Rate Limit Remaining: The value of the response that specifies the remaining quota of the rate limit. It is defined with a Go template value.
        # response.decode_as: <RESPONSE_DECODE_AS>
        # # Response decode settings: ContentType used for decoding the response body. Supported values: application/json, application/x-ndjson. By default it will use what is in the response Content-Type header.
        # response.request_body_on_pagination: <RESPONSE_REQUEST_BODY_ON_PAGINATION>
        # # Include request body on Pagination: If set to true, the values in request.body are sent with pagination requests.
        # processors:

```

If you go into Fleet and make an Agent Policy with the `Custom API` integration configured how you want it configured you can click `Actions` -\> `View Policy` to view the configuration that is provided to the agent:

 ![Screenshot 2024-12-18 at 10.07.05 AM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/5/b/5bf19c48843100c7ff6b6e77f1d3c09e912c2dca.png)

---

_[View the full topic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/api-logs-not-coming-after-setting-up-elastic-agent-beats-logs-are-coming/372081)._