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- Improve wording about bulk indexing - Add link to buffer section on spot Signed-off-by: ChrsMark <chrismarkou92@gmail.com>
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![](/images/plugins/output/elasticsearch.png)
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The `out_elasticsearch` Output plugin writes records into Elasticsearch. By
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default, it creates records by bulk write operation. This means that when you
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first import records using the plugin, no record is created immediately.
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default, it creates records using [bulk api](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/docs-bulk.html) which performs multiple indexing operations in a single API call. This reduces overhead and can greatly increase indexing speed. This means that when you
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first import records using the plugin, records are not immediately pushed to Elasticsearch.
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The record will be created when the `chunk_keys` condition has been met. To
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Records will be sent to Elasticsearch when the `chunk_keys` condition has been met. To
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change the output frequency, please specify the `time` in `chunk_keys` and
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specify `timekey` value in the configuration.
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For more information about buffer options checkout the [Buffer Section Configuration](/configuration/buffer-section.md).
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### `logstash_format` (optional)
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