# Understanding HTTP\_Poller

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/understanding-http-poller/284639>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [September 20, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/understanding-http-poller/284639 "2021-09-20T16:41:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![tofubeats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@tofubeats](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tofubeats)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/understanding-http-poller/284639/1 "2021-09-20T16:41:57Z")

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Hi,

if I were to use HTTP\_Poller plugin on a logstash instance to query an ES API on another machine, would it hit the transport interface or the HTTP interface?

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/understanding-http-poller/284639/2 "2021-09-21T01:13:06Z")

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HTTP.

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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:** [October 19, 2021, 1:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/understanding-http-poller/284639/3 "2021-10-19T01:13:08Z")

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