Graph

Analyze the relationships in your data

There are potential relationships living among the documents in your Elastic Stack; linkages between people, places, preferences, products, you name it. Graph offers a relationship-oriented approach that lets you explore the connections in your data using the relevance capabilities of Elasticsearch.

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Graph analytics documentation

Getting started with Elasticsearch: Store, search, and analyze with the free and open Elastic Stack.

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Intro to ELK: Get started with logs, metrics, data ingestion and custom vizualizations in Kibana.

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Getting started with Elastic Cloud: Launch your first deployment.

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Explore your Elasticsearch data in a new way

Graph is an API- and UI-driven tool that helps you surface relevant relationships in your data while leveraging Elasticsearch features like distributed query execution, real-time data availability, and indexing at any scale.

  • Fraud

    Discover which vendor is responsible for a group of compromised credit cards by exploring the shops where purchases were made.

  • Recommendations

    Suggest the next best song for a listener who digs Mozart based on their preferences and keep them engaged and happy.

  • Security

    Identify potential bad actors and other unexpected associates by looking at external IPs that machines on your network are talking to.

Popular is not always the same as relevant

Common in most datasets are "super connectors" — things like Amazon for purchase history data, the Beatles for music, and Shawshank Redemption for movies. They're like actor Kevin Bacon; you're never separated by more than a few hops.

It's the ability to identify the difference between popularity and relevance that is key. We've taken our deep knowledge of information retrieval and combined it with the rich statistics that Elasticsearch generates while indexing to calculate the relevance of the relationships — bringing back the most meaningful links first.

Explore your existing Elasticsearch indices

It's easy to get started with exploring the connections living in your existing Elasticsearch indices. There are no new data formats to fiddle with. No new indices to create. No third-party systems to maintain. No higher taxes. Just go and be curious.

Integrate the Graph API into your application

The Graph API leverages Elasticsearch's aggregations and query language, providing a simple API for graph exploration. There is no need to define complex ontologies and learn a new query language. It's flexible, it's natural, and lets you guide your exploration using powerful search features like geospatial filters.

Visualize the relationships in Kibana

A single link in a graph may represent thousands of documents, like banking transactions between two accounts. The Graph UI in Kibana lets you visualize these connections.

Drill down into the details using any of the maps, timelines, pie charts, or raw document visualizations in Kibana. Click through and interact with your graph of networked entities, view the strength of connections, and even customize colors and icons.

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Graph for the Elastic Stack

Relationships don't have to be complicated. Find out why. Have questions? Visit the graph analytics documentation or join us on the graph analytics forum.

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