# Configure rivers in elasticsearch.yaml or other config file

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-rivers-in-elasticsearch-yaml-or-other-config-file/10668>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 8, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-rivers-in-elasticsearch-yaml-or-other-config-file/10668 "2013-02-08T14:51:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![anahap](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/anahap/32/1503_2.png) [@anahap](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/anahap)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-rivers-in-elasticsearch-yaml-or-other-config-file/10668/1 "2013-02-08T14:51:59Z")

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Hi All,  
is it possible to configure a river in a configuration file, as opposed to  
using the put api?

TIA  
Andy

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configure-rivers-in-elasticsearch-yaml-or-other-config-file/10668/2 "2017-07-06T02:52:25Z")

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