# Elasticsearch input plugin not working over ssl

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-input-plugin-not-working-over-ssl/59051>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 26, 2016, 3:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-input-plugin-not-working-over-ssl/59051 "2016-08-26T15:45:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-input-plugin-not-working-over-ssl/59051/2 "2016-08-30T17:55:58Z")

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Your inclusion of "http://" in the `hosts` option isn't consistent with the accepted forms listed in the documentation.

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