# Java Transport and Node Clients and Connections

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-transport-and-node-clients-and-connections/10396
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [January 17, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-transport-and-node-clients-and-connections/10396 "2013-01-17T19:51:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![Drew\_Kutcharian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/drew_kutcharian/32/742_2.png) [@Drew\_Kutcharian](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Drew_Kutcharian)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2013, 7:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-transport-and-node-clients-and-connections/10396/1 "2013-01-17T19:51:29Z")

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Hey Guys,

How do the Node and Transport clients handle connections? Is there a connection pool?

-- Drew

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### Author: ![Igor\_Motov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/igor_motov/32/45193_2.png) [@Igor\_Motov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Igor_Motov)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-transport-and-node-clients-and-connections/10396/2 "2013-01-18T21:16:38Z")

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Yes, client keeps a pool of connections open.  
See [https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/7-ob2IeYnMI/discussion](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/7-ob2IeYnMI/discussion)

On Thursday, January 17, 2013 2:51:29 PM UTC-5, Drew wrote:

> Hey Guys,
> 
> How do the Node and Transport clients handle connections? Is there a  
> connection pool?
> 
> -- Drew

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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 6, 2017, 2:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-transport-and-node-clients-and-connections/10396/3 "2017-07-06T02:55:36Z")

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