# Test Rest API through python

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/test-rest-api-through-python/357531>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-monitoring\
**Created:** [April 16, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/test-rest-api-through-python/357531 "2024-04-16T16:50:13Z")\
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Thank you for reply jessgarson.

It's not working for me..as my system not compatable with flask.

I have raised another discussion. Here is the link :

> [@How to provide input from keyboard to script. Input can be service name or application](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-provide-input-from-keyboard-to-script-input-can-be-service-name-or-application/358046):
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> Hello, I have written below code to accept input from keyboard and retrieve data from elasticsearch cluster from elasticsearch import Elasticsearch from datetime import datetime es = Elasticsearch ("[https://localhost](https://localhost)", api\_key="ACKRUSGHUSGHEHYFIRHU==") Index\_pattern = "test-\*" service\_name = input("Enter service name: ") query = { "query": { "bool": { "must": [ { "range": { "@timestamp": { "gte": "now-1h" } } }, { "term": { "service.name": 'service\_name' #here using above …

Please have a look and help me out for solution...

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