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+# Deprecated
+Newer version available at [aws-elasticsearch-js](https://github.com/gosquared/aws-elasticsearch-js) for more recent versions of Elasticsearch and elasticsearch-js.
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 # Connection handler for Amazon ES [<img title="Version" src="https://img.shields.io/npm/v/http-aws-es.svg?style=flat-square" />](https://www.npmjs.org/package/http-aws-es)
 Makes [elasticsearch-js](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-js) compatible with Amazon ES. It uses the aws-sdk to make signed requests to an Amazon ES endpoint.