# HighLevelRestClient vs Sniffer

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/highlevelrestclient-vs-sniffer/106215>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 2, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/highlevelrestclient-vs-sniffer/106215 "2017-11-02T15:32:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Derrick](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/derrick/32/49944_2.png) [@Derrick](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Derrick)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/highlevelrestclient-vs-sniffer/106215/1 "2017-11-02T15:32:52Z")

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HI Support,

whether HighLevelRestClient needs to be set sniffer? like other client?

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**Author:** ![javanna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/javanna/32/4698_2.png) [@javanna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/javanna)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2017, 9:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/highlevelrestclient-vs-sniffer/106215/2 "2017-11-10T09:12:07Z")

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Hi, could you please clarify your question?

You can certainly use the sniffer with the high-level REST client, you just have to configure it once you build the underlying low-level REST client. Let me know if you have any further questions.

Cheers  
Luca

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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 8, 2017, 9:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/highlevelrestclient-vs-sniffer/106215/3 "2017-12-08T09:23:40Z")

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