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Elastic Security credentials#

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

Prerequisites#

Supported authentication methods#

  • Basic auth
  • API Key

Refer to Elastic Security's documentation for more information about the service.

Using basic auth#

To configure this credential, you'll need:

  • A Username: For the user account you log into Elasticsearch with.
  • A Password: For the user account you log into Elasticsearch with.
  • Your Elasticsearch application's Base URL (also known as the Elasticsearch application endpoint):

    1. In Elasticsearch, select the option to Manage this deployment.
    2. In the Applications section, copy the endpoint of the Elasticsearch application.
    3. Add this in n8n as the Base URL.

Custom endpoint aliases

If you add a custom endpoint alias to a deployment, update your n8n credential Base URL with the new endpoint.

Using API key#

To configure this credential, you'll need:

  • An API Key: For the user account you log into Elasticsearch with. Refer to Elasticsearch's Create API key documentation for more information.
  • Your Elasticsearch application's Base URL (also known as the Elasticsearch application endpoint):

    1. In Elasticsearch, select the option to Manage this deployment.
    2. In the Applications section, copy the endpoint of the Elasticsearch application.
    3. Add this in n8n as the Base URL.