# Track user that query elasticsearch

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/track-user-that-query-elasticsearch/83398
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [April 24, 2017, 10:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/track-user-that-query-elasticsearch/83398 "2017-04-24T10:14:57Z")
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### Author: ![ultimate.duwal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/2acd7d/32.png) [@ultimate.duwal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ultimate.duwal)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2017, 10:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/track-user-that-query-elasticsearch/83398/1 "2017-04-24T10:14:57Z")

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Is there any way to track the user may be ipaddress of the user, from where a query is hit to elasticsearch cluster ?

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### Author: ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2017, 6:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/track-user-that-query-elasticsearch/83398/2 "2017-04-28T06:22:00Z")

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The [X-Pack](https://www.elastic.co/products/x-pack) plugin provides [auditing functionality](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/x-pack/current/auditing.html) that can do that for you.

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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: [May 26, 2017, 6:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/track-user-that-query-elasticsearch/83398/3 "2017-05-26T06:29:20Z")

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