# Beats HTTP Endpoint

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beats-http-endpoint/142453>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Created:** [August 1, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beats-http-endpoint/142453 "2018-08-01T01:50:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sanjeev\_Gopal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Sanjeev\_Gopal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sanjeev_Gopal)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beats-http-endpoint/142453/1 "2018-08-01T01:50:56Z")

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Where can I get more information on the HTTP Endpoint feature of Beats? Specifically, I want to know what API requests it supports.

I'm hoping to query it for a couple of data points - which cluster it's connected to, and the rate of data transfer.

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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Cholakian1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrew_cholakian1/32/3612_2.png) [@Andrew\_Cholakian1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andrew_Cholakian1)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 2:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beats-http-endpoint/142453/2 "2018-08-01T02:12:23Z")

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This is currently experimental. As the [docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/auditbeat/current/auditbeat-reference-yml.html) say:

Each beat can expose internal metrics through a HTTP endpoint. For security reasons the endpoint is disabled by default. This feature is currently experimental. Stats can be access through  
ttp://localhost:5066/stats . For pretty JSON output append ?pretty to the URL.

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**Author:** ![Sanjeev\_Gopal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Sanjeev\_Gopal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sanjeev_Gopal)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 3:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beats-http-endpoint/142453/3 "2018-08-01T03:08:11Z")

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Thanks @Andrew_Cholakian1! My bad I missed the "/stats" in the document. That should suffice for now.

By the way, what is the typical cycle for an experimental feature to become mainstream or abandoned?

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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Cholakian1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrew_cholakian1/32/3612_2.png) [@Andrew\_Cholakian1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andrew_Cholakian1)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beats-http-endpoint/142453/4 "2018-08-01T03:23:25Z")

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Unfortunately there's no typical process. The general thinking is that experimental features may be removed or changed at any time, and that if its use proves popular, it will be moved to to GA.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2018, 5:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beats-http-endpoint/142453/5 "2018-08-29T05:24:18Z")

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