# Elasticsearch API vs CURL calls

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-api-vs-curl-calls/107911>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 16, 2017, 10:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-api-vs-curl-calls/107911 "2017-11-16T10:57:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marek\_Steplewksi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Marek\_Steplewksi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marek_Steplewksi)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 10:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-api-vs-curl-calls/107911/1 "2017-11-16T10:57:32Z")

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Hi first post so excuse my lack of knowledge,

I currently have a php script pushing data to elasticsearch via a curl call, and was thinking about changing this to use the API and have 2 questions 🙂

- Is the API client provided faster than a standard curl call?

- What protocol does the API use to communicate with an Elastic module ?

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 11:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-api-vs-curl-calls/107911/2 "2017-11-16T11:16:28Z")

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1. i don’t think there is a difference
2. HTTP

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 11:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-api-vs-curl-calls/107911/3 "2017-11-16T11:17:56Z")

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> [@Marek\_Steplewksi](#):
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> Is the API client provided faster than a standard curl call?

The clients tend to use persistent connections, as this is best practice, so might be a bit faster than curl, which I believe will create and tear down a connection for each request.

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**Author:** ![Marek\_Steplewksi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Marek\_Steplewksi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marek_Steplewksi)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2017, 1:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-api-vs-curl-calls/107911/4 "2017-11-16T13:09:57Z")

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Perfect thanks for the reply's , think ill implement it and see if it ends up making life easier.

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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:** [December 14, 2017, 1:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-api-vs-curl-calls/107911/5 "2017-12-14T13:10:22Z")

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