# Feedback: Experimental Feature - Connect to External Data Sources
**URL:** https://forum.opensearch.org/t/feedback-experimental-feature-connect-to-external-data-sources/11144
**Category:** General Feedback
**Created:** [November 16, 2022, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/feedback-experimental-feature-connect-to-external-data-sources/11144 "2022-11-16T08:00:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@KrooshalUX](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/KrooshalUX)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2022, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/feedback-experimental-feature-connect-to-external-data-sources/11144/1 "2022-11-16T08:00:00Z")
In OpenSearch 2.4, we are introducing Multi Data Source Connections as an experimental feature.
The OpenSearch team is actively looking for your feedback and ideas to enhance our experimental features and capabilities. Please include a description of your use cases to help understand the context of your feedback.
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### Author:  [@huan](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/huan)
#### Post date: [November 29, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/feedback-experimental-feature-connect-to-external-data-sources/11144/2 "2022-11-29T20:41:02Z")
Here is [show case dashboards on playground](https://playground.opensearch.org/app/dashboards#/view/084aed50-6f48-11ed-a3d5-1ddbf0afc873?_g=(filters:!(),refreshInterval:(pause:!f,value:900000),time:(from:'2022-11-22T05:28:45.013Z',to:'2022-11-29T05:28:54.583Z'))&_a=(description:'Analyze%20mock%20global%20orders%20and%20revenue%20from%20Multiple%20Data%20Sources',filters:!(),fullScreenMode:!f,options:(hidePanelTitles:!f,useMargins:!t),query:(language:kuery,query:''),timeRestore:!t,title:'%5BMultiple%20Data%20Sources%5D%20Global%20Revenue%20Dashboard',viewMode:view)) by leveraging the [Multiple Data Source feature](https://opensearch.org/blog/community/2022/11/multiple-data-source/).
It demonstrates capability to connect to multiple remote data source(OpenSearch) and render the visualization on one Dashboards pane without login to multiple place.
- Show case Global Controls as filter
- Show case support for Gauge, Pie, Metric, Tag Cloud, Area
- Show case support for Saved Queries
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### Author:  [@OleksiiK](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/OleksiiK)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/feedback-experimental-feature-connect-to-external-data-sources/11144/3 "2023-01-04T14:48:10Z")
Thanks for the feature! One more thing will be in demand for us. Access to external DS with Dev Console.
> **[Running queries in the console](https://opensearch.org/docs/2.4/dashboards/run-queries/)**
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> Running queries in the console
Maybe it is planned roadmap already.
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### Author:  [@CyberGod](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/CyberGod)
#### Post date: [January 9, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/feedback-experimental-feature-connect-to-external-data-sources/11144/4 "2023-01-09T02:24:18Z")
You’re right. Integrate multiple datasource with dev console is our plan. It’s part of this [issue](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/issues/2455)
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### Author:  [@jackevans](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/jackevans)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/feedback-experimental-feature-connect-to-external-data-sources/11144/5 "2023-03-13T11:50:23Z")
This looks great! I’ve tried using it with [proxy auth](https://opensearch.org/docs/2.4/security/authentication-backends/proxy/) but it didn’t set the headers on outgoing requests to opensearch, like dashboards does when using the default data source. I didn’t try the other authentication types.
I think this will be pretty key for non-trivial use cases, as you’ll want the backend to audit the real user doing the query, and have different permissions for different users
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### Author:  [@dhirajguptaa](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/dhirajguptaa)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/feedback-experimental-feature-connect-to-external-data-sources/11144/6 "2023-06-27T00:33:08Z")
I am not able to connect to remote OpenSearch cluster with SSL enabled…it’s failing with error code 400. irrespective of whatever I do…I am able to use curl to get the response from remote cluster. any pointes or help.
Error what I am getting while test connection:-
{
“statusCode”: 400,
“error”: “Bad Request”,
“message”: “Data Source Error: unable to get local issuer certificate”,
“attributes”: {
“error”: “Data Source Error: unable to get local issuer certificate”
}
}
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### Author:  [@nico007](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/nico007)
#### Post date: [September 8, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/feedback-experimental-feature-connect-to-external-data-sources/11144/7 "2023-09-08T15:29:07Z")
I can’t connect,
Is the idea to connect two OpenSearch clusters under one dashboards page?
Cluster A Dashboards\> Query Cluster B Cluster
What goes in the endpoint URL? Cluster B Dashboards:5601? or an Opensearch:9200 URL
Regardless I’m getting
“Failed Connecting to the endpoint using the provided authentication method”
Am I missing something?
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### Author:  [@Gsmitt](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/Gsmitt)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2023, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/feedback-experimental-feature-connect-to-external-data-sources/11144/8 "2023-09-09T04:45:11Z")
Works great,
I conencted to another instance (i.e., Graylog) and grabbed my data, create dahboard, searches. etc… from there I create alerts, Visualizations.
+1 for me
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### Author:  [@pjanzen](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/pjanzen)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/feedback-experimental-feature-connect-to-external-data-sources/11144/9 "2024-02-01T13:38:49Z")
HI,
I am try to set this up but I am unable to. [see also this post I made](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/multiple-data-sources/17580). Would you be able to advice here?
Thanks.
Paul.