# Log incoming connection IP?
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-incoming-connection-ip/323359
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [January 17, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-incoming-connection-ip/323359 "2023-01-17T19:39:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@linkerc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/linkerc)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2023, 7:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-incoming-connection-ip/323359/1 "2023-01-17T19:39:40Z")
Maybe this has been answered before. But I can't seem to find it.
Does anybody know how to enable logging in ES to show the IP address an API is invoked from?
Things like when an index is created, I see the log with timestamp. But I would like to know from what IP is this command invoked from.
Thanks in advance.
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### Author:  [@leandrojmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/leandrojmp)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2023, 7:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-incoming-connection-ip/323359/2 "2023-01-17T19:47:25Z")
This is only possible if you enable [audit logging](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/enable-audit-logging.html#enable-audit-logging).
Audit Logging is a paid feature, so it is not available with the Basic free license.
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### Author:  [@linkerc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/linkerc)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-incoming-connection-ip/323359/3 "2023-01-17T19:55:17Z")
thanks for the quick response.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-incoming-connection-ip/323359/4 "2023-02-14T19:55:48Z")
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