Elasticsearch 7 and Elastic Stack - In Depth and Hands On! - Logstash Input Plug-ins -Part 3: HTTP Poller

The video tutorial explains the use of the Logstash HTTP plugin for polling HTTP endpoints and storing responses in Elasticsearch. It covers testing an external API using apitester.com and the Elasticsearch cluster health API using curl. The tutorial details the Logstash configuration for HTTP polling, running the configuration, and querying Elasticsearch indices to retrieve data.

What is one of the primary uses of the Logstash HTTP Poller plugin?

• To create new databases

• To manage user authentication

• To pull HTTP endpoints and store responses in Elasticsearch

• To send emails periodically

Which website is used to test the POST request in the tutorial?

• postman.com

• httpbin.org

• jsonplaceholder.com

• apitester.com

What command is used to test the Elasticsearch cluster health API?

• curl -X PUT

• curl -X POST

• curl -X GET

• curl -X DELETE

In the Logstash configuration, what is the purpose of the 'tags' field?

• To specify the HTTP method

• To define the output index

• To set the scheduling interval

• To identify the response source

What is the scheduling interval for the external API in the Logstash configuration?

• Every hour

• Every 5 seconds

• Every 10 seconds

• Every minute

How is the Logstash configuration executed in the tutorial?

• By clicking a button in a GUI

• By typing a command in the terminal

• By using a web interface

• By running a Python script

What is the purpose of querying the indices after running Logstash?

• To restart the Logstash service

• To update the configuration

• To verify that data has been stored correctly

• To delete the stored data