Elastic Stack

Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Fleet outputs API

Fleet outputs APIs enable you to manage Fleet outputs, including creating, updating, and deleting output configurations, generating Logstash API keys, and monitoring output health.

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Operations 7

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

POST /api/fleet/logstash_api_keys Generate a Logstash API key for Fleet · Generate a Logstash API key #
Ask an LLM
“How do I get an API key so Logstash can receive data from a Fleet output?”
“Can Fleet generate the Logstash credentials for me?”
Tell an agent
Generate a Logstash API key for a Fleet output, sending kbn-xsrf {kbn_xsrf}.
Create new Logstash credentials for Fleet with kbn-xsrf header {kbn_xsrf}.
GET /api/fleet/outputs List Fleet outputs · Get outputs #
Ask an LLM
“Where are my Elastic Agents configured to ship data?”
“Which Fleet outputs exist, and which one is the default?”
Tell an agent
List all Fleet outputs.
Show every configured Fleet output destination.
POST /api/fleet/outputs Create a Fleet output · Create output #
Ask an LLM
“How do I add a new output, like Elasticsearch, Kafka or Logstash, for agents to send data to?”
“Can I create a second Fleet output for a different cluster?”
Tell an agent
Create a new Fleet output, sending kbn-xsrf {kbn_xsrf}.
Add a Fleet output destination for my agents with kbn-xsrf header {kbn_xsrf}.
DELETE /api/fleet/outputs/{outputId} Delete a Fleet output · Delete output #
Ask an LLM
“How do I remove a Fleet output I no longer use?”
“Is deleting an output permanent?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete Fleet output {outputId}.
Remove output {outputId}.
GET /api/fleet/outputs/{outputId} Get a Fleet output · Get output #
Ask an LLM
“What hosts and settings does a specific Fleet output use?”
“Can I look up one output by id?”
Tell an agent
Get Fleet output {outputId}.
Show the configuration of output {outputId}.
PUT /api/fleet/outputs/{outputId} Update a Fleet output · Update output #
Ask an LLM
“Can I change the hosts of an existing Fleet output?”
“How do I edit an output my agents already use?”
Tell an agent
Update Fleet output {outputId}.
Edit the settings of output {outputId}.
GET /api/fleet/outputs/{outputId}/health Check a Fleet output's health · Get the latest output health #
Ask an LLM
“Is my Fleet output healthy and receiving data?”
“What's the latest health status reported for an output?”
Tell an agent
Check the health of output {outputId}.
Show the latest health state of Fleet output {outputId}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch
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APIReference
https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/
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Documentation
https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/kibana
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APIReference
https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/elk-stack/refs/heads/main/openapi/elk-stack-fleet-outputs-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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SourceCode
https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-specification
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SourceCode
https://github.com/elastic/kibana
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/elk-stack/refs/heads/main/mcp/elk-stack-tool-crosswalk.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

elk-stack-fleet-outputs-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact:
    name: Kibana Team
  description: The Kibana REST APIs enable you to manage resources such as connectors, data views, and saved objects.
  title: Kibana Fleet outputs API
  version: ''
  x-doc-license:
    name: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
    url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
  x-feedbackLink:
    label: Feedback
    url: https://github.com/elastic/docs-content/issues/new?assignees=&labels=feedback%2Ccommunity&projects=&template=api-feedback.yaml&title=%5BFeedback%5D%3A+
servers:
- url: https://{kibana_url}
  variables:
    kibana_url:
      default: localhost:5601
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
- basicAuth: []
tags:


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