---
title: Istio module
description: This is the Istio module. When using versions prior to 1.5 then the mesh, mixer, pilot, galley, citadel metricsets should be used. In such case, the Istio...
url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-module-istio
products:
  - Beats
  - Metricbeat
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Beta
  - Elastic Stack: Beta
---

# Istio module
<warning>
  This functionality is in beta and is subject to change. The design and code is less mature than official GA features and is being provided as-is with no warranties. Beta features are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features.
</warning>

This is the Istio module. When using versions prior to `1.5` then the `mesh`, `mixer`, `pilot`, `galley`, `citadel` metricsets should be used.
In such case, the Istio module collects metrics from the pre v1.5 Istio [prometheus exporters endpoints](https://istio.io/v1.4/docs/tasks/observability/metrics/querying-metrics/#about-the-prometheus-add-on).
For versions after `1.5`, the `istiod` and `proxy` metricsets should be used. In such case, the `istiod` endpoint collects metrics directly from the Istio Daemon while the `proxy` endpoint collects from each of the proxy sidecars. The metrics exposed by Istio after version `1.5` are documented on [Istio Documentation > Reference > Configuration > Istio Standard Metrics](https://istio.io/latest/docs/reference/config/metrics/).

## Compatibility

The Istio module is tested with Istio `1.4` for `mesh`, `mixer`, `pilot`, `galley`, `citadel`. The Istio module is tested with Istio `1.7` for `istiod` and `proxy`.

## Dashboard

The Istio module includes predefined dashboards:
1. Overview information about Istio Daemon.
2. Traffic information collected from istio-proxies.

These dashboards are only compatible with versions of Istio after `1.5` which should be monitored with `istiod` and `proxy` metricsets.
![metricbeat istio overview](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/beats/metricbeat/images/metricbeat-istio-overview.png)
![metricbeat istio traffic](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/beats/metricbeat/images/metricbeat-istio-traffic.png)

## Example configuration

The Istio module supports the standard configuration options that are described in [Modules](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/beats/metricbeat/configuration-metricbeat). Here is an example configuration:
```yaml
metricbeat.modules:
# Istio mesh. To collect all Mixer-generated metrics. For versions of Istio prior to 1.5.
- module: istio
  metricsets: ["mesh"]
  period: 10s
  # use istio-telemetry.istio-system:42422, when deploying Metricbeat in a kubernetes cluster as Pod or Daemonset
  hosts: ["localhost:42422"]

# Istio mixer. To monitor Mixer itself. For versions of Istio prior to 1.5.
- module: istio
  metricsets: ["mixer"]
  period: 10s
  # use istio-telemetry.istio-system:15014, when deploying Metricbeat in a kubernetes cluster as Pod or Daemonset
  hosts: ["localhost:15014"]

# Istio galley. To collect all Galley-generated metrics. For versions of Istio prior to 1.5.
- module: istio
  metricsets: ["galley"]
  period: 10s
  # use istio-galley.istio-system:15014, when deploying Metricbeat in a kubernetes cluster as Pod or Daemonset
  hosts: ["localhost:15014"]

# Istio pilot. To collect all Pilot-generated metrics. For versions of Istio prior to 1.5.
- module: istio
  metricsets: ["pilot"]
  period: 10s
  # use istio-pilot.istio-system:15014, when deploying Metricbeat in a kubernetes cluster as Pod or Daemonset
  hosts: ["localhost:15014"]

# Istio citadel. To collect all Citadel-generated metrics. For versions of Istio prior to 1.5.
- module: istio
  metricsets: ["citadel"]
  period: 10s
  # use istio-pilot.istio-system:15014, when deploying Metricbeat in a kubernetes cluster as Pod or Daemonset
  hosts: ["localhost:15014"]

# Istio istiod to monitor the Istio Daemon for versions of Istio after 1.5.
- module: istio
  metricsets: ['istiod']
  period: 10s
  # use istiod.istio-system:15014, when deploying Metricbeat in a kubernetes cluster as Pod or Daemonset
  hosts: ['localhost:15014']

# Istio proxy to monitor Envoy sidecars for versions of Istio after 1.5.
- module: istio
  metricsets: ['proxy']
  period: 10s
  # it's recommended to deploy this metricset with autodiscovery, see metricset's docs for more info
  hosts: ['localhost:15090']
```

This module supports TLS connections when using `ssl` config field, as described in [SSL](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/beats/metricbeat/configuration-ssl). It also supports the options described in [Standard HTTP config options](/docs/reference/beats/metricbeat/configuration-metricbeat#module-http-config-options).

## Metricsets

The following metricsets are available:
- [citadel](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-metricset-istio-citadel)  <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Beta</applies-to>
- [galley](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-metricset-istio-galley)  <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Beta</applies-to>
- [istiod](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-metricset-istio-istiod)  <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Beta</applies-to>
- [mesh](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-metricset-istio-mesh)  <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Beta</applies-to>
- [mixer](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-metricset-istio-mixer)  <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Beta</applies-to>
- [pilot](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-metricset-istio-pilot)  <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Beta</applies-to>
- [proxy](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-metricset-istio-proxy)  <applies-to>Elastic Stack: Beta</applies-to>