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Elastic

Elastic is a software company that builds search-powered solutions for observability, security, and search use cases. The Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, and related tools) lets organizations ingest, search, analyze, and visualize structured and unstructured data in real time. Elastic Cloud delivers managed Elasticsearch and Kibana deployments with REST APIs for both data operations and deployment management.

Elastic publishes 12 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Account API, Cluster API, DataViews API, and 9 more. Tagged areas include Search, Analytics, Observability, Security, and Visualization.

The Elastic catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Elastic’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, GitHub presence, developer console, pricing, engineering blog, and 7 more developer resources.

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51.7/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessEnterpriseSelf serve
12 APIs 16 Features
SearchAnalyticsObservabilitySecurityVisualizationCloud

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Composite quality — 51.7/100 · developing
Contract Quality 15.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 11.6 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 7.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 12

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Elastic Account API

Account-level information.

Elastic Cluster API

Cluster health, state, and statistics.

Elastic DataViews API

Manage data views (formerly index patterns).

Elastic Deployments API

Manage Elasticsearch and Kibana deployments.

Elastic Documents API

Index, update, retrieve, and delete documents.

Elastic Indices API

Manage indices, mappings, and settings.

Elastic SavedObjects API

Manage Kibana saved objects (dashboards, visualizations, searches).

Elastic Search API

Search and query operations across indices.

Elastic Security API

Roles, users, API keys, and access control.

Elastic Spaces API

Manage Kibana Spaces.

Elastic Status API

Kibana server status.

Elastic TrafficFilters API

IP and VPC traffic filter rulesets for deployments.

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Open Collections 3

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Elastic Cloud API

OPEN COLLECTION

Elasticsearch REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

Kibana API

OPEN COLLECTION

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Elastic GraphQL Schema

This conceptual GraphQL schema covers the Elastic platform — Elasticsearch, Kibana, APM, Machine Learning, Security, and Fleet. It maps the REST API surface described at [https:...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Elastic Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Elastic Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Elastic Finops

FINOPS

Features 16

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Elastic Cloud Hosted: resource-based with Standard/Gold/Platinum/Enterprise tiers
Elastic Serverless: VCU + storage usage-based for Search/Observability/Security
Self-managed: license-based for on-prem deployment
Multi-cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure
REST API for Elasticsearch, Kibana, APM
Bulk indexing API for high-throughput ingest
Throughput scales with cluster hardware
OAuth + API keys + JWT realm
Watcher for alerting on rules
ES|QL query language
Vector search with kNN
ELSER (Elastic Learned Sparse Encoder) for semantic search
Cross-cluster search/replication
Hot/Warm/Cold/Frozen data tiers
Index Lifecycle Management (ILM)
Compliance: SOC 2, HIPAA, FedRAMP (Enterprise)

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Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Elastic API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 5

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Deployment

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Document

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SavedObject

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SearchResponse

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Space

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

JSON Structure 1

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Elastic Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Elastic Authentication

apiKey/http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Elastic Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Elastic Trust Center

GDPR

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Elastic Agentic Access

21 operations · 7 acting

21 operations · 7 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Console
Console

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 LlmsText
LlmsText

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub
GitHub

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 License
License

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: elastic
name: Elastic
description: Elastic is a software company that builds search-powered solutions for observability, security, and search use
  cases. The Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, and related tools) lets organizations ingest, search, analyze, and visualize
  structured and unstructured data in real time. Elastic Cloud delivers managed Elasticsearch and Kibana deployments with
  REST APIs for both data operations and deployment management.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: enterprise
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Enterprise · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Producer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/elastic.png
tags:
- Search
- Analytics
- Observability
- Security
- Visualization
- Cloud
created: '2025-01-08'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/elastic/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: elastic:elastic-account-api
  name: Elastic Account API
  description: Account-level information.
  humanURL: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  baseURL: https://api.elastic-cloud.com
  tags:
  - Account
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/elastic-account-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/elastic-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/cloud
- aid: elastic:elastic-cluster-api
  name: Elastic Cluster API
  description: Cluster health, state, and statistics.
  humanURL: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  baseURL: https://api.elastic-cloud.com
  tags:
  - Cluster
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/elastic-cluster-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/elastic-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/cloud
- aid: elastic:elastic-dataviews-api
  name: Elastic DataViews API
  description: Manage data views (formerly index patterns).
  humanURL: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  baseURL: https://api.elastic-cloud.com
  tags:
  - DataViews
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/elastic-dataviews-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/elastic-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/cloud
- aid: elastic:elastic-deployments-api
  name: Elastic Deployments API
  description: Manage Elasticsearch and Kibana deployments.
  humanURL: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  baseURL: https://api.elastic-cloud.com
  tags:
  - Deployments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/elastic-deployments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/elastic-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/cloud
- aid: elastic:elastic-documents-api
  name: Elastic Documents API
  description: Index, update, retrieve, and delete documents.
  humanURL: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  baseURL: https://api.elastic-cloud.com
  tags:
  - Documents
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/elastic-documents-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/elastic-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/cloud
- aid: elastic:elastic-indices-api
  name: Elastic Indices API
  description: Manage indices, mappings, and settings.
  humanURL: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  baseURL: https://api.elastic-cloud.com
  tags:
  - Indices
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/elastic-indices-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/elastic-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/cloud
- aid: elastic:elastic-savedobjects-api
  name: Elastic SavedObjects API
  description: Manage Kibana saved objects (dashboards, visualizations, searches).
  humanURL: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  baseURL: https://api.elastic-cloud.com
  tags:
  - SavedObjects
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/elastic-savedobjects-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/elastic-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/cloud
- aid: elastic:elastic-search-api
  name: Elastic Search API
  description: Search and query operations across indices.
  humanURL: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  baseURL: https://api.elastic-cloud.com
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/elastic-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/elastic-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/cloud
- aid: elastic:elastic-security-api
  name: Elastic Security API
  description: Roles, users, API keys, and access control.
  humanURL: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  baseURL: https://api.elastic-cloud.com
  tags:
  - Security
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/elastic-security-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/elastic-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/cloud
- aid: elastic:elastic-spaces-api
  name: Elastic Spaces API
  description: Manage Kibana Spaces.
  humanURL: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  baseURL: https://api.elastic-cloud.com
  tags:
  - Spaces
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/elastic-spaces-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/elastic-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/cloud
- aid: elastic:elastic-status-api
  name: Elastic Status API
  description: Kibana server status.
  humanURL: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  baseURL: https://api.elastic-cloud.com
  tags:
  - Status
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/elastic-status-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/elastic-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/cloud
- aid: elastic:elastic-trafficfilters-api
  name: Elastic TrafficFilters API
  description: IP and VPC traffic filter rulesets for deployments.
  humanURL: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  baseURL: https://api.elastic-cloud.com
  tags:
  - TrafficFilters
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/elastic-trafficfilters-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/elastic-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/cloud
integrations:
- name: Become a partner
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/elastic-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/elastic-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/elastic-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/elastic-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elastic-co
- name: Elastic Website
  url: https://www.elastic.co
  type: Website
- name: Elastic Documentation
  url: https://www.elastic.co/guide/index.html
  type: Documentation
- name: Elastic GitHub Organization
  url: https://github.com/elastic
  type: GitHub
- name: Elastic Cloud Console
  url: https://cloud.elastic.co
  type: Console
- name: Elastic Pricing
  url: https://www.elastic.co/pricing
  type: Pricing
- name: Elastic License
  url: https://www.elastic.co/licensing/elastic-license
  type: License
- type: Features
  data:
  - 'Elastic Cloud Hosted: resource-based with Standard/Gold/Platinum/Enterprise tiers'
  - 'Elastic Serverless: VCU + storage usage-based for Search/Observability/Security'
  - 'Self-managed: license-based for on-prem deployment'
  - 'Multi-cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure'
  - REST API for Elasticsearch, Kibana, APM
  - Bulk indexing API for high-throughput ingest
  - Throughput scales with cluster hardware
  - OAuth + API keys + JWT realm
  - Watcher for alerting on rules
  - ES|QL query language
  - Vector search with kNN
  - ELSER (Elastic Learned Sparse Encoder) for semantic search
  - Cross-cluster search/replication
  - Hot/Warm/Cold/Frozen data tiers
  - Index Lifecycle Management (ILM)
  - 'Compliance: SOC 2, HIPAA, FedRAMP (Enterprise)'
  sources:
  - https://www.elastic.co/pricing
  updated: '2026-05-04'
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.elastic.co/integrations
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://api.elastic-cloud.com/llms.txt
- url: https://www.elastic.co/blog/feed
  type: Blog