# Is reading elastic logs from a node directly possible?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-reading-elastic-logs-from-a-node-directly-possible/341473>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 23, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-reading-elastic-logs-from-a-node-directly-possible/341473 "2023-08-23T12:11:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![mscch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mscch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mscch)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-reading-elastic-logs-from-a-node-directly-possible/341473/1 "2023-08-23T12:11:48Z")

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Hi all

Is there a way to read logs (sent to elastic by Logstash) directly from an Elasticsearch node? Our Elasticsearch version is 8.30.  
Because of a Ransomware attack, we currently do not have access to the Kibana VM. If possible, we would like to refrain from setting up a new Kibana VM.

Alternatively, is there a way to read them with curl -XGET?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Wolfram\_Haussig](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/wolfram_haussig/32/70528_2.png) [@Wolfram\_Haussig](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Wolfram_Haussig)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-reading-elastic-logs-from-a-node-directly-possible/341473/2 "2023-08-23T12:57:05Z")

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Hi,

I am sorry to hear that you were the target of a ransomware attack. The good news is that you do not need to setup a Kibana instance - you can use the normal Elasticsearch REST API to search your logs: [Search API | Elasticsearch Guide [8.9] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/search-search.html#search-search-api-example)

Best regards  
Wolfram

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**Author:** ![mscch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mscch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mscch)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-reading-elastic-logs-from-a-node-directly-possible/341473/3 "2023-08-23T13:41:19Z")

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Hi Wolfram

I will try that.  
Thanks for the tip.

Best Regards.

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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:** [September 20, 2023, 1:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-reading-elastic-logs-from-a-node-directly-possible/341473/4 "2023-09-20T13:41:58Z")

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