# Issue with API communication

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-with-api-communication/161560>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 19, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-with-api-communication/161560 "2018-12-19T16:44:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dawid\_WWW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9f8e36/32.png) [@Dawid\_WWW](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dawid_WWW)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-with-api-communication/161560/1 "2018-12-19T16:44:25Z")

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Hello,  
in our company we use [cloud.elastic.co](http://cloud.elastic.co) and I would like to configure automation new cluster deployment from existing snapshot of secondary cluster.  
I have a problem with API communication. I wanted to send request for example:  
"curl -k -X GET myuser:myPassword [https://cloud.elastic.co/api/v1/clusters/elasticsearch](https://cloud.elastic.co/api/v1/clusters/elasticsearch)" and I received "access denied". I am using correct credentials(the same like for UI).

Is it possible to connect to elastic cloud enterprise API?  
This doesn't work - [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud-enterprise/current/login.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud-enterprise/current/login.html)

```
curl -X POST "https://cloud.elastic.co/api/v1/users/auth/_login" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' 3 ↵
{
  "username" : "myuser",
  "password" : "mypass"
}
'

```

How can I generate api-key?

Thanks for yours reply.  
Regards, Dawid

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**Author:** ![Alex\_Piggott](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alex_piggott/32/11053_2.png) [@Alex\_Piggott](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alex_Piggott)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-with-api-communication/161560/2 "2018-12-19T17:33:58Z")

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The Elasticsearch Search cloud (as opposed to its on-prem sibling Elastic Cloud Enterprise) doesn't have an official API yet

We are in the process of adding that capability (no ETA, but we do have a (currently very limited) beta program - you could contact support to see if you might qualify/be interested in that?

Alex

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**Author:** ![Dawid\_WWW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9f8e36/32.png) [@Dawid\_WWW](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dawid_WWW)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 9:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-with-api-communication/161560/3 "2018-12-21T09:44:22Z")

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Thank you. At the moment we will wait for the official APi.

Dawid

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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:** [January 4, 2019, 9:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-with-api-communication/161560/4 "2019-01-04T09:44:25Z")

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