# Amazon Elasticsearch Service

Apica Ascent supports **Amazon Elasticsearch Service** as a Data Source which makes it easy for you to perform interactive log analytics, real-time application monitoring, a website search, and more. OpenSearch is an open-source, distributed search and analytics suite derived from Elasticsearch

Let's see how Amazon Elasticsearch Service works

![Working method of Amazon Elasticsearch Service](https://2948796384-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LmzGprckLqwd5v6bs6m%2Fuploads%2FikPOcmyRtbqgLBBlPpb9%2Faes-1.png?alt=media\&token=7497648f-3a75-495a-bb45-3ae1b094ac8d)

### Creating and Adding Amazon Elastic Service Data Source

The first step is to add Amazon Elasticsearch Service Data Source to your Apica Ascent. Fill out the below fields while configuring the data source

* **Name**: Name of the data source
* **Endpoint**: The endpoint of the Amazon Elasticsearch Service instance
* **Region**: The region of the Amazon Elasticsearch Service instance
* **Access Key (optional)**: Access Key of the IAM user
* **Secret Key (optional)**: Secret of the IAM user

![Selecting Amazon Elasticsearch Service Data Source](https://2948796384-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LmzGprckLqwd5v6bs6m%2Fuploads%2FlEaHuMZecLlRgPyD4nMZ%2Faes-2.png?alt=media\&token=a3189117-6d34-41ee-a622-a44bb36221cb)

![Configuring the Amazon Elasticsearch Service Data Source](https://2948796384-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LmzGprckLqwd5v6bs6m%2Fuploads%2FppM8drJcuIsEm6o4Rhvs%2Faes-3.png?alt=media\&token=0b7d2f7e-ac33-41bc-a6a7-e166df28ccc6)

That's all. The next step is to navigate to the Query editor page and start querying the data


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.apica.io/data-sources/aws/amazon-elasticsearch-service.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.