# Https://localhost:5601/api/status fails: fail to execute the HTTP GET request: Get \\"https://localhost:5601/api/status\\": x509: certificate signed by unknown authority (status=0)

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**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** metricbeat\
**Created:** [April 9, 2024, 7:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/https-localhost-5601-api-status-fails-fail-to-execute-the-http-get-request-get-https-localhost-5601-api-status-x509-certificate-signed-by-unknown-authority-status-0/357038 "2024-04-09T07:33:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Frances\_Chu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/frances_chu/32/127298_2.png) [@Frances\_Chu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Frances_Chu)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 7:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/https-localhost-5601-api-status-fails-fail-to-execute-the-http-get-request-get-https-localhost-5601-api-status-x509-certificate-signed-by-unknown-authority-status-0/357038/1 "2024-04-09T07:33:20Z")

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fail to start metricbeat with the error message  
[https://localhost:5601/api/status](https://localhost:5601/api/status) fails: fail to execute the HTTP GET request: Get "[https://localhost:5601/api/status\](https://localhost:5601/api/status%5C)": x509: certificate signed by unknown authority (status=0).

Any idea?