# OpenSearch API The OpenSearch integration allows you to expose an OpenSearch api endpoint on one or several projects. ## Configuration To configure the OpenSearch API, follow the steps below: 1. Open your Squirro project. 2. Navigate to the Setup space. 3. Click Settings. 4. Click OpenSearch API in the left menu. [](https://s3.amazonaws.com/download.squirro.net/docs/migrated-attachments/539951122/540278842.png) This studio plugin requires some configuration. To enable it for certain projects you need to add the following configuration snippet to your frontend.ini or common.ini file: ``` [opensearch_api] # Whitelist all project ids that expose the opensearch API. # Only configure projects here that contain public data as of # today we have no authentication in place. # Multiple projects can be separated by comma. project_ids = id1,id2 # use a read-only api token for a non-admin user. token = abc... # query cache time in seconds query_cache_ttl = 60 ``` Once done, click GO TO DESCRIPTION URL to get the link and content of the OpenSearch API description file. This file can be used to integrate with any OpenSearch-compatible frameworks. For example usage, see [Salesforce Federated Search Installation](../../products/installation/salesforce-federated.md#salesforce-federated-search).