Console enables you to interact with the REST API of Elasticsearch. Note: You cannot interact with Kibana API endpoints via Console.

Go to Dev Tools > Console to get started.

Console has two main areas:

Writing requestsedit

Console understands commands in a cURL-like syntax. For example, the following is a GET request to the Elasticsearch _search API.

GET /_search
{
  "query": {
    "match_all": {}
  }
}

Here is the equivalent command in cURL:

curl -XGET "http://localhost:9200/_search" -d'
{
  "query": {
    "match_all": {}
  }
}'

If you paste the above command into Console, Kibana automatically converts it to Console syntax. Alternatively, if you want to want to see Console syntax in cURL, click the action icon () and select Copy as cURL.

For help with formatting requests, you can use Console’s auto formatting feature.

Submitting requestsedit

Once you enter a command in the editor, click the green triangle to submit the request to Elasticsearch.

You can select multiple requests and submit them together. Console sends the requests to Elasticsearch one by one and shows the output in the response pane. Submitting multiple request is helpful when you’re debugging an issue or trying query combinations in multiple scenarios.

Using autocompleteedit

When typing a command, Console makes context-sensitive suggestions. These suggestions can help you explore parameters for each API and speed up typing. To configure your preferences for autocomplete, go to Settings.

Viewing API docsedit

You can view the documentation for an API endpoint by clicking the action icon () and selecting Open documentation.

Getting your request historyedit

Console maintains a list of the last 500 requests that Elasticsearch successfully executed. To view your most recent requests, click History. If you select a request and click Apply, Kibana adds it to the editor at the current cursor position.