# Port for heartbeat

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/port-for-heartbeat/358479>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** metricbeat, heartbeat\
**Created:** [April 30, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/port-for-heartbeat/358479 "2024-04-30T10:33:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![vikascateina](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vikascateina/32/123762_2.png) [@vikascateina](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vikascateina)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/port-for-heartbeat/358479/1 "2024-04-30T10:33:17Z")

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Hi, I would like to know whether the elasticsearch heartbeat has a specific port where it listens for incoming requests. I am running the elasticsearch heartbeat in AWS ECS. Are there any specific container ports for Heartbeat, like elasticsearch, which has ports 9200 and 9300?

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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Cholakian1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrew_cholakian1/32/3612_2.png) [@Andrew\_Cholakian1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andrew_Cholakian1)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/port-for-heartbeat/358479/2 "2024-04-30T14:19:12Z")

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Heartbeat by default doesn't run an HTTP server, it makes outbound requests only. It can run one for debugging and reporting internal stats, but that is an atypical use-case.