n8n-docs/docs/integrations/builtin/credentials/elasticsecurity.md

title	description	contentType
Elastic Security credentials	Documentation for Elastic Security credentials. Use these credentials to authenticate Elastic Security in n8n, a workflow automation platform.	integration

Elastic Security credentials

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes:

• Elastic Security

Prerequisites

• Create an Elastic Security account.
• Deploy an application.

Supported authentication methods

• Basic auth

Related resources

Refer to Elastic Security's documentation{:target=_blank .external-link} for more information about the service.

Using basic auth

To configure this credential, you'll need:

• A Username: For the user account you log into Elasticsearch with.

• A Password: For the user account you log into Elasticsearch with.

• Your Elasticsearch application's Base URL (also known as the Elasticsearch application endpoint):

  1. In Elasticsearch, select the option to Manage this deployment.
  2. In the Applications section, copy the endpoint of the Elasticsearch application.
  3. Add this in n8n as the Base URL.

/// note | Custom endpoint aliases If you add a custom endpoint alias{:target=_blank .external-link} to a deployment, update your n8n credential Base URL with the new endpoint. ///