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title: How to access the Elastic Cloud API
description: To consume the Elastic Cloud API, you can choose from one of the following methods: Elastic Cloud Control, The command line, A REST application (Postman),...
url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/cloud/cloud-hosted/ec-api-access
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Hosted
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Hosted: Generally available
---

# How to access the Elastic Cloud API
To consume the Elastic Cloud API, you can choose from one of the following methods:
- [Elastic Cloud Control](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/cloud/cloud-hosted/ec-api-ecctl)
- [The command line](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/cloud/cloud-hosted/ec-api-command-line)
- [A REST application (Postman)](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/cloud/cloud-hosted/ec-api-client-app)
- [The Elastic Cloud Terraform provider](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/cloud/cloud-hosted/ec-api-terraform)