Elasticsearch 7 and Elastic Stack - In Depth and Hands On! - Logstash Input Plug-ins -Part 4: Twitter

This video tutorial demonstrates how to use the Twitter input plugin with Logstash to stream Twitter events directly to Elasticsearch. It covers setting up a Twitter developer account, obtaining necessary API keys and tokens, configuring Logstash, and running tests to collect Twitter data. The tutorial also includes steps for cleaning up indices and concludes with a brief overview of other input plugins available in Logstash.

What is required to use the Twitter input plugin?

Describe the process of creating a Twitter app for the first time.

What information do you need to collect in order to use the Twitter plugin for Logstash?

How do you configure the Logstash input plugin for Twitter?

What command is used to run Logstash with the configuration file?

What types of analytics can be performed on the tweets collected using the Twitter plugin?

What should you do if you want to clean up the indices created during the exercise?