---
title: ElasticSearch
description: Resource path:
component: pingam
version: 8.1
page_id: pingam:entity-reference:sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingam/8.1/entity-reference/sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch.html
section_ids:
  sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch-realm-ops: Realm Operations
  sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch-realm-ops-create: create
  sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch-realm-ops-delete: delete
  sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch-realm-ops-getalltypes: getAllTypes
  sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch-realm-ops-getcreatabletypes: getCreatableTypes
  sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch-realm-ops-nextdescendents: nextdescendents
  sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch-realm-ops-query: query
  sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch-realm-ops-read: read
  sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch-realm-ops-update: update
  sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch-global-ops: Global Operations
  sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch-global-ops-create: create
  sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch-global-ops-delete: delete
  sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch-global-ops-getalltypes: getAllTypes
  sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch-global-ops-getcreatabletypes: getCreatableTypes
  sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch-global-ops-nextdescendents: nextdescendents
  sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch-global-ops-query: query
  sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch-global-ops-read: read
  sec-amster-entity-elasticsearch-global-ops-update: update
---

# ElasticSearch

## Realm Operations

Resource path:

```
/realm-config/services/audit/Elasticsearch
```

Resource version: `0.0`

### create

**Usage**

```
am> create ElasticSearch --realm Realm --id id --body body
```

**Parameters**

* *\--id*

  The unique identifier for the resource.

* *\--body*

  The resource in JSON format, described by the following JSON schema:

  ```json
  {
    "type" : "object",
    "properties" : {
      "elasticsearchBuffering" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "Buffering",
        "propertyOrder" : 4,
        "properties" : {
          "bufferingEnabled" : {
            "title" : "Buffering Enabled",
            "description" : "",
            "propertyOrder" : 5700,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "boolean",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "maxEvents" : {
            "title" : "Queue Capacity",
            "description" : "Maximum number of audit logs in the batch queue. Additional audit events are dropped.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5900,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "integer",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "writeInterval" : {
            "title" : "Write interval (in milliseconds)",
            "description" : "Specifies the interval in milliseconds at which buffered events are written to Elasticsearch.",
            "propertyOrder" : 6000,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "integer",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "batchSize" : {
            "title" : "Batch Size",
            "description" : "Maximum number of events that can be buffered (default: 10000)",
            "propertyOrder" : 5800,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "integer",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      },
      "elasticsearchConfig" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "Elasticsearch Configuration",
        "propertyOrder" : 2,
        "properties" : {
          "host" : {
            "title" : "Server Hostname",
            "description" : "Host name or IP address of the Elasticsearch server.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5100,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "index" : {
            "title" : "Elasticsearch Index",
            "description" : "Specifies the name of the Elasticsearch index to be used for OpenAM audit logging.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5400,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "port" : {
            "title" : "Server Port",
            "description" : "Specifies the port number used to access Elasticsearch's REST API.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5200,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "integer",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "sslEnabled" : {
            "title" : "SSL Enabled",
            "description" : "Specifies whether SSL is configured on the Elasticsearch server.<p><p>If SSL is enabled, be sure to import the CA certificate used to sign Elasticsearch node certificates into the Java keystore on the host that runs OpenAM before attempting to log audit events to Elasticsearch.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5300,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "boolean",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      },
      "commonHandlerPlugin" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "Audit Event Handler Factory",
        "propertyOrder" : 1,
        "properties" : {
          "handlerFactory" : {
            "title" : "Factory Class Name",
            "description" : "The fully qualified class name of the factory responsible for creating the Audit Event Handler. The class must implement <code>org.forgerock.openam.audit.AuditEventHandlerFactory</code>.",
            "propertyOrder" : 6100,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      },
      "commonHandler" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "General Handler Configuration",
        "propertyOrder" : 0,
        "properties" : {
          "topics" : {
            "title" : "Topics",
            "description" : "List of topics handled by an audit event handler.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5000,
            "required" : true,
            "items" : {
              "type" : "string"
            },
            "type" : "array",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "enabled" : {
            "title" : "Enabled",
            "description" : "Enables or disables an audit event handler.",
            "propertyOrder" : 4900,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "boolean",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      },
      "elasticsearchAuthentication" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "Authentication",
        "propertyOrder" : 3,
        "properties" : {
          "username" : {
            "title" : "Username",
            "description" : "Specifies the username to access the Elasticsearch server.<p><p>Required if Elasticsearch Shield authentication is configured.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5500,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "password" : {
            "title" : "Password",
            "description" : "Specifies the password to access the Elasticsearch server.<p><p>Required if Elasticsearch Shield authentication is configured.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5600,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "format" : "password",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  ```

### delete

**Usage**

```
am> delete ElasticSearch --realm Realm --id id
```

**Parameters**

* *\--id*

  The unique identifier for the resource.

### getAllTypes

Obtain the collection of all secondary configuration types related to the resource.

**Usage**

```
am> action ElasticSearch --realm Realm --actionName getAllTypes
```

### getCreatableTypes

Obtain the collection of secondary configuration types that have yet to be added to the resource.

**Usage**

```
am> action ElasticSearch --realm Realm --actionName getCreatableTypes
```

### nextdescendents

Obtain the collection of secondary configuration instances that have been added to the resource.

**Usage**

```
am> action ElasticSearch --realm Realm --actionName nextdescendents
```

### query

Get the full list of instances of this collection. This query only supports `_queryFilter=true` filter.

**Usage**

```
am> query ElasticSearch --realm Realm --filter filter
```

**Parameters**

* *\--filter*

  A CREST formatted query filter, where "true" will query all.

### read

**Usage**

```
am> read ElasticSearch --realm Realm --id id
```

**Parameters**

* *\--id*

  The unique identifier for the resource.

### update

**Usage**

```
am> update ElasticSearch --realm Realm --id id --body body
```

**Parameters**

* *\--id*

  The unique identifier for the resource.

* *\--body*

  The resource in JSON format, described by the following JSON schema:

  ```json
  {
    "type" : "object",
    "properties" : {
      "elasticsearchBuffering" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "Buffering",
        "propertyOrder" : 4,
        "properties" : {
          "bufferingEnabled" : {
            "title" : "Buffering Enabled",
            "description" : "",
            "propertyOrder" : 5700,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "boolean",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "maxEvents" : {
            "title" : "Queue Capacity",
            "description" : "Maximum number of audit logs in the batch queue. Additional audit events are dropped.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5900,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "integer",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "writeInterval" : {
            "title" : "Write interval (in milliseconds)",
            "description" : "Specifies the interval in milliseconds at which buffered events are written to Elasticsearch.",
            "propertyOrder" : 6000,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "integer",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "batchSize" : {
            "title" : "Batch Size",
            "description" : "Maximum number of events that can be buffered (default: 10000)",
            "propertyOrder" : 5800,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "integer",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      },
      "elasticsearchConfig" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "Elasticsearch Configuration",
        "propertyOrder" : 2,
        "properties" : {
          "host" : {
            "title" : "Server Hostname",
            "description" : "Host name or IP address of the Elasticsearch server.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5100,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "index" : {
            "title" : "Elasticsearch Index",
            "description" : "Specifies the name of the Elasticsearch index to be used for OpenAM audit logging.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5400,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "port" : {
            "title" : "Server Port",
            "description" : "Specifies the port number used to access Elasticsearch's REST API.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5200,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "integer",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "sslEnabled" : {
            "title" : "SSL Enabled",
            "description" : "Specifies whether SSL is configured on the Elasticsearch server.<p><p>If SSL is enabled, be sure to import the CA certificate used to sign Elasticsearch node certificates into the Java keystore on the host that runs OpenAM before attempting to log audit events to Elasticsearch.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5300,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "boolean",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      },
      "commonHandlerPlugin" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "Audit Event Handler Factory",
        "propertyOrder" : 1,
        "properties" : {
          "handlerFactory" : {
            "title" : "Factory Class Name",
            "description" : "The fully qualified class name of the factory responsible for creating the Audit Event Handler. The class must implement <code>org.forgerock.openam.audit.AuditEventHandlerFactory</code>.",
            "propertyOrder" : 6100,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      },
      "commonHandler" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "General Handler Configuration",
        "propertyOrder" : 0,
        "properties" : {
          "topics" : {
            "title" : "Topics",
            "description" : "List of topics handled by an audit event handler.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5000,
            "required" : true,
            "items" : {
              "type" : "string"
            },
            "type" : "array",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "enabled" : {
            "title" : "Enabled",
            "description" : "Enables or disables an audit event handler.",
            "propertyOrder" : 4900,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "boolean",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      },
      "elasticsearchAuthentication" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "Authentication",
        "propertyOrder" : 3,
        "properties" : {
          "username" : {
            "title" : "Username",
            "description" : "Specifies the username to access the Elasticsearch server.<p><p>Required if Elasticsearch Shield authentication is configured.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5500,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "password" : {
            "title" : "Password",
            "description" : "Specifies the password to access the Elasticsearch server.<p><p>Required if Elasticsearch Shield authentication is configured.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5600,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "format" : "password",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  ```

## Global Operations

Resource path:

```
/global-config/services/audit/Elasticsearch
```

Resource version: `1.0`

### create

**Usage**

```
am> create ElasticSearch --global --id id --body body
```

**Parameters**

* *\--id*

  The unique identifier for the resource.

* *\--body*

  The resource in JSON format, described by the following JSON schema:

  ```json
  {
    "type" : "object",
    "properties" : {
      "elasticsearchBuffering" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "Buffering",
        "propertyOrder" : 4,
        "properties" : {
          "writeInterval" : {
            "title" : "Write interval (in milliseconds)",
            "description" : "Specifies the interval in milliseconds at which buffered events are written to Elasticsearch.",
            "propertyOrder" : 6000,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "integer",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "batchSize" : {
            "title" : "Batch Size",
            "description" : "Maximum number of events that can be buffered (default: 10000)",
            "propertyOrder" : 5800,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "integer",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "bufferingEnabled" : {
            "title" : "Buffering Enabled",
            "description" : "",
            "propertyOrder" : 5700,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "boolean",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "maxEvents" : {
            "title" : "Queue Capacity",
            "description" : "Maximum number of audit logs in the batch queue. Additional audit events are dropped.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5900,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "integer",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      },
      "commonHandler" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "General Handler Configuration",
        "propertyOrder" : 0,
        "properties" : {
          "topics" : {
            "title" : "Topics",
            "description" : "List of topics handled by an audit event handler.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5000,
            "required" : true,
            "items" : {
              "type" : "string"
            },
            "type" : "array",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "enabled" : {
            "title" : "Enabled",
            "description" : "Enables or disables an audit event handler.",
            "propertyOrder" : 4900,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "boolean",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      },
      "elasticsearchConfig" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "Elasticsearch Configuration",
        "propertyOrder" : 2,
        "properties" : {
          "host" : {
            "title" : "Server Hostname",
            "description" : "Host name or IP address of the Elasticsearch server.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5100,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "index" : {
            "title" : "Elasticsearch Index",
            "description" : "Specifies the name of the Elasticsearch index to be used for OpenAM audit logging.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5400,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "sslEnabled" : {
            "title" : "SSL Enabled",
            "description" : "Specifies whether SSL is configured on the Elasticsearch server.<p><p>If SSL is enabled, be sure to import the CA certificate used to sign Elasticsearch node certificates into the Java keystore on the host that runs OpenAM before attempting to log audit events to Elasticsearch.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5300,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "boolean",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "port" : {
            "title" : "Server Port",
            "description" : "Specifies the port number used to access Elasticsearch's REST API.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5200,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "integer",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      },
      "elasticsearchAuthentication" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "Authentication",
        "propertyOrder" : 3,
        "properties" : {
          "password" : {
            "title" : "Password",
            "description" : "Specifies the password to access the Elasticsearch server.<p><p>Required if Elasticsearch Shield authentication is configured.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5600,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "format" : "password",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "username" : {
            "title" : "Username",
            "description" : "Specifies the username to access the Elasticsearch server.<p><p>Required if Elasticsearch Shield authentication is configured.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5500,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      },
      "commonHandlerPlugin" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "Audit Event Handler Factory",
        "propertyOrder" : 1,
        "properties" : {
          "handlerFactory" : {
            "title" : "Factory Class Name",
            "description" : "The fully qualified class name of the factory responsible for creating the Audit Event Handler. The class must implement <code>org.forgerock.openam.audit.AuditEventHandlerFactory</code>.",
            "propertyOrder" : 6100,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  ```

### delete

**Usage**

```
am> delete ElasticSearch --global --id id
```

**Parameters**

* *\--id*

  The unique identifier for the resource.

### getAllTypes

Obtain the collection of all secondary configuration types related to the resource.

**Usage**

```
am> action ElasticSearch --global --actionName getAllTypes
```

### getCreatableTypes

Obtain the collection of secondary configuration types that have yet to be added to the resource.

**Usage**

```
am> action ElasticSearch --global --actionName getCreatableTypes
```

### nextdescendents

Obtain the collection of secondary configuration instances that have been added to the resource.

**Usage**

```
am> action ElasticSearch --global --actionName nextdescendents
```

### query

Get the full list of instances of this collection. This query only supports `_queryFilter=true` filter.

**Usage**

```
am> query ElasticSearch --global --filter filter
```

**Parameters**

* *\--filter*

  A CREST formatted query filter, where "true" will query all.

### read

**Usage**

```
am> read ElasticSearch --global --id id
```

**Parameters**

* *\--id*

  The unique identifier for the resource.

### update

**Usage**

```
am> update ElasticSearch --global --id id --body body
```

**Parameters**

* *\--id*

  The unique identifier for the resource.

* *\--body*

  The resource in JSON format, described by the following JSON schema:

  ```json
  {
    "type" : "object",
    "properties" : {
      "elasticsearchBuffering" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "Buffering",
        "propertyOrder" : 4,
        "properties" : {
          "writeInterval" : {
            "title" : "Write interval (in milliseconds)",
            "description" : "Specifies the interval in milliseconds at which buffered events are written to Elasticsearch.",
            "propertyOrder" : 6000,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "integer",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "batchSize" : {
            "title" : "Batch Size",
            "description" : "Maximum number of events that can be buffered (default: 10000)",
            "propertyOrder" : 5800,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "integer",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "bufferingEnabled" : {
            "title" : "Buffering Enabled",
            "description" : "",
            "propertyOrder" : 5700,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "boolean",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "maxEvents" : {
            "title" : "Queue Capacity",
            "description" : "Maximum number of audit logs in the batch queue. Additional audit events are dropped.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5900,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "integer",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      },
      "commonHandler" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "General Handler Configuration",
        "propertyOrder" : 0,
        "properties" : {
          "topics" : {
            "title" : "Topics",
            "description" : "List of topics handled by an audit event handler.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5000,
            "required" : true,
            "items" : {
              "type" : "string"
            },
            "type" : "array",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "enabled" : {
            "title" : "Enabled",
            "description" : "Enables or disables an audit event handler.",
            "propertyOrder" : 4900,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "boolean",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      },
      "elasticsearchConfig" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "Elasticsearch Configuration",
        "propertyOrder" : 2,
        "properties" : {
          "host" : {
            "title" : "Server Hostname",
            "description" : "Host name or IP address of the Elasticsearch server.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5100,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "index" : {
            "title" : "Elasticsearch Index",
            "description" : "Specifies the name of the Elasticsearch index to be used for OpenAM audit logging.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5400,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "sslEnabled" : {
            "title" : "SSL Enabled",
            "description" : "Specifies whether SSL is configured on the Elasticsearch server.<p><p>If SSL is enabled, be sure to import the CA certificate used to sign Elasticsearch node certificates into the Java keystore on the host that runs OpenAM before attempting to log audit events to Elasticsearch.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5300,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "boolean",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "port" : {
            "title" : "Server Port",
            "description" : "Specifies the port number used to access Elasticsearch's REST API.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5200,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "integer",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      },
      "elasticsearchAuthentication" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "Authentication",
        "propertyOrder" : 3,
        "properties" : {
          "password" : {
            "title" : "Password",
            "description" : "Specifies the password to access the Elasticsearch server.<p><p>Required if Elasticsearch Shield authentication is configured.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5600,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "format" : "password",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          },
          "username" : {
            "title" : "Username",
            "description" : "Specifies the username to access the Elasticsearch server.<p><p>Required if Elasticsearch Shield authentication is configured.",
            "propertyOrder" : 5500,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      },
      "commonHandlerPlugin" : {
        "type" : "object",
        "title" : "Audit Event Handler Factory",
        "propertyOrder" : 1,
        "properties" : {
          "handlerFactory" : {
            "title" : "Factory Class Name",
            "description" : "The fully qualified class name of the factory responsible for creating the Audit Event Handler. The class must implement <code>org.forgerock.openam.audit.AuditEventHandlerFactory</code>.",
            "propertyOrder" : 6100,
            "required" : true,
            "type" : "string",
            "exampleValue" : ""
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  ```
