Data interface types (admin)

A data interface type is the template for a kind of endpoint. It lists the connection parameters a digital resource of that type must provide and whether Logstash can use it. Only administrators see this tab.

Initialize Resources creates nine types — elasticsearch, kafka, http, mongodb, s3, redis, rabbitmq, beats, mqtt — documented in Interface types. Most deployments never need more.

Warehouse → Data Interface Types. This instance also has a custom MCP type.

Create or edit a type

Warehouse → Data Interface Types → Add Data Interface Type:

Field	Meaning
Name, Description	The name becomes the <INTERFACE> prefix of injected environment variables (kafka → KAFKA_…).
Interface Category	Database, API, File System, Message Queue, Streaming, WebSocket, FTP, SFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, UDP or Custom.
Logstash Compatible	Whether resources of this type may appear in Logstash pipelines. The backend additionally tracks supports Logstash input / output per type.
Parameters	For each parameter: name, key (the <KEY> part of the env var), description, category (Connection, Authentication, Data Location, Format, Advanced), type and default value.

Kafka interface template: connection parameters and Logstash compatibility.

caution

Renaming a type or a parameter key changes the environment variable names processors receive. Update the processors that rely on them.