# Filebeat error: fail to execute the HTTP GET request: Get "https://172.30.169.50:5000/api/status": x509: certificate signed by unknown authority **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** filebeat\ **Created:** [June 23, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-error-fail-to-execute-the-http-get-request-get-https-172-30-169-50-5000-api-status-x509-certificate-signed-by-unknown-authority/308057 "2022-06-23T21:37:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gisellecarballo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/gisellecarballo/32/112755_2.png) [@gisellecarballo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gisellecarballo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-error-fail-to-execute-the-http-get-request-get-https-172-30-169-50-5000-api-status-x509-certificate-signed-by-unknown-authority/308057/1 "2022-06-23T21:37:40Z")
Hi Team, Anyone had an idea why I am getting this error while setting up filebeat. Thanks so much. \ Exiting: error connecting to Kibana: fail to get the Kibana version: HTTP GET request to [https://172.30.169.50:5000/api/status](https://172.30.169.50:5000/api/status) fails: fail to execute the HTTP GET request: Get "[https://172.30.169.50:5000/api/status](https://172.30.169.50:5000/api/status)": x509: certificate signed by unknown authority. Response: \ \ I am only able to curl using http. and no luck with https root@filelogs01-ph:~# curl -u elastic "[http://172.30.169.50:9200/\_cat/indices](http://172.30.169.50:9200/_cat/indices)" Enter host password for user 'elastic': green open .security-7 SGZB30AyR62Tldu36eAOsA 1 0 60 0 276.8kb 276.8kb green open .apm-custom-link rJpdqcMtQryvdDgOK9yFNA 1 0 0 0 226b 226b green open .apm-agent-configuration 0fZldFi3R9y3Jfd\_lgMMUw 1 0 0 0 226b 226b green open .async-search Uc2q4OlRTPK12eRimZJnbw 1 0 12 4 105.7kb 105.7kb green open .kibana\_task\_manager\_7.17.4\_001 mYgoqTxeRkyNClEpWyaCBQ 1 0 18 3367 2.5mb 2.5mb green open .fleet-policies-7 VqPP2BZMQhurIqcsv8uaCw 1 0 2 0 11.3kb 11.3kb green open .kibana\_7.17.4\_001 5glUOGE8TnG4GNoFYu0OZA 1 0 576 54 2.4mb 2.4mb green open .tasks 7hTFpMWaS5CSEHQ\_Asrn4Q 1 0 22 0 66.5kb 66.5kb \ kibana and elasticsearch server: 172.30.169.50 **filebeat server: 172.30.169.51** \ filebeat.inputs - type: syslog enabled: false paths: - type: filestream enabled: false filebeat.config.modules: enabled: false path: ${path.config}/modules.d/\*.yml reload.enabled: true setup.template.settings: index.number\_of\_shards: 1 setup.kibana: host: "[https://172.30.169.50:5000](https://172.30.169.50:5000)" ssl.verification\_mode: "none" username: "elastic" password: "m4gN3s!@.123" output.elasticsearch: hosts: ["172.30.169.50:9200"] ssl.verification\_mode: "none" username: "elastic" password: "m4gN3s!@.123" indices: - index: "sbx-%{+yyyy.MM.dd}" when.regexp: hostname: "^SBX-SS01.\*" processors: - add\_host\_metadata: when.not.contains.tags: forwarded - add\_cloud\_metadata: ~ - add\_docker\_metadata: ~ - add\_kubernetes\_metadata: ~ setup.ilm.overwrite: true \ ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-error-fail-to-execute-the-http-get-request-get-https-172-30-169-50-5000-api-status-x509-certificate-signed-by-unknown-authority/308057/2 "2022-06-23T22:45:21Z")
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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 21, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-error-fail-to-execute-the-http-get-request-get-https-172-30-169-50-5000-api-status-x509-certificate-signed-by-unknown-authority/308057/3 "2022-07-21T22:45:27Z")
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