# Elasticsearch

UI Bakery allows you to easily connect to an Elasticsearch database with no need for additional layers like APIs or third-party services.

## Configuration

### Prerequisites

If your database is hosted behind a Firewall, you need to add our [IP addresses](/concepts/data-sources.md#whitelisting-ip-addresses) to the Firewall whitelist.

### Connecting the data source

Now, to connect your data source, follow the steps below:

1. On the **Data sources** page, click **Connect**, and select *Elasticsearch* in the Data sources list.
2. Specify the required credentials:
   1. *URL* - copy from your Elasticsearch project.
   2. Select the preferred authentication settings - *Basic Auth* or *API Key*. \
      You can copy the API Key from your project as well, it will be generated once you register.
3. Finally, click **Test connection** to check whether the data source can be connected, and then click **Connect Datasource** to complete the setup.

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## Usage

Once you have established the connection between UI Bakery and Elasticsearch, you can access its data - load it and send it back.&#x20;

UI Bakery supports the [Elasticsearch Command](/reference/working-with-actions/elasticsearch-command.md) action step for this data source.


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