# ODBC SQL SELECT queries for DataStreams?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/odbc-sql-select-queries-for-datastreams/372762
**Category:** Elastic Observability
**Tags:** eql-elastic-query-language
**Created:** [January 3, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/odbc-sql-select-queries-for-datastreams/372762 "2025-01-03T16:25:22Z")
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### Author: ![Yechezkal\_Gutfreund](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/yechezkal_gutfreund/32/140364_2.png) [@Yechezkal\_Gutfreund](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Yechezkal_Gutfreund)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/odbc-sql-select-queries-for-datastreams/372762/1 "2025-01-03T16:25:22Z")

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I see that ESQL can easily be used to query a DataStream. What about the SQL queries supported by the ODBC connector? I want use the ODBC connector to look at data in my ELK Cloud stack. Thank you.

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#### Post date: [January 3, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/odbc-sql-select-queries-for-datastreams/372762/2 "2025-01-03T18:14:56Z")

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#### Post date: [January 3, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/odbc-sql-select-queries-for-datastreams/372762/3 "2025-01-03T18:46:59Z")

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### Author: ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2025, 12:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/odbc-sql-select-queries-for-datastreams/372762/4 "2025-01-04T00:50:04Z")

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Hi @Yechezkal_Gutfreund

Yes you can query datastream with Elastic SQL

First command queries multiple data streams, the second queries a specific data stream. I just tested this on 8.16.1

```auto
POST /_sql?format=txt
{
  "query": """SELECT * FROM "logs-*" LIMIT 10"""
}

POST /_sql?format=txt
{
  "query": """SELECT * FROM "logs-kubernetes.container_logs-default" LIMIT 10"""
}

```