Error: called with an invalid endpoint: security.getToken

[npm_install]

I am creating a Kibana Plugin using the kibana plugin generator, and I have a route defined that is using the elasticsearch dataClient to get a token:

context.core.elasticsearch.dataClient.callAsCurrentUser('security.getToken', {"grant_type":"client_credentials"})

However, I get an error:

Error: called with an invalid endpoint: security.getToken

But I know that this should be a valid endpoint because it is listed here as an API.

Why is this error being thrown? Is there another way to get the token?

[tsullivan (Tim Sullivan)]

Hi which version of Kibana are you working with? If you are not working off the master branch but using a version branch instead, the ES client might not be the same version as the documentation that you found and it might not be new enough to support X-Pack APIs.

If that is the case, you can try using transport.request:
https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/javascript-api/7.x/transport_request_examples.html

[npm_install]

Hi! I am using version 7.6.2. I will go ahead and try the transport.request!