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+# Module: enterprisesearch
+# Docs: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/main/metricbeat-module-enterprisesearch.html
+
+- module: enterprisesearch
+  xpack.enabled: true
+  metricsets: ["health", "stats"]
+  enabled: true
+  period: 10s
+  hosts: ["http://localhost:3002"]
+  #username: "user"
+  #password: "secret"