diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fece0b9c..fc8426c2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 /icingabeat
 /icingabeat.test
 *.pyc
+logs/
diff --git a/_meta/beat.yml b/_meta/beat.yml
index ac9e90e5..a4e97817 100644
--- a/_meta/beat.yml
+++ b/_meta/beat.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,11 @@
 icingabeat:
   # Defines how often an event is sent to the output
   period: 1s
+  # Icinga 2 API endpoint
+  host: "localhost"
+  # Port of Icinga 2 API
+  port: 5665
+  # User for Icinga 2 API
+  user: "icinga"
+  # Password for the Icinga 2 API user
+  password: "icinga"
diff --git a/beater/icingabeat.go b/beater/icingabeat.go
index c03eaf48..6f6cf842 100644
--- a/beater/icingabeat.go
+++ b/beater/icingabeat.go
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 package beater
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/beat"
@@ -12,13 +19,56 @@ import (
 	"github.com/icinga/icingabeat/config"
 )
 
+// Icingabeat type
 type Icingabeat struct {
-	done   chan struct{}
 	config config.Config
 	client publisher.Client
+
+	closer io.Closer
+	mutex  sync.Mutex
 }
 
-// Creates beater
+func requestURL(icingabeat *Icingabeat, method, path string) *http.Response {
+	transport := &http.Transport{
+		TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true},
+	}
+
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Transport: transport,
+	}
+
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s:%v%s", icingabeat.config.Host, icingabeat.config.Port, path)
+
+	request, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, nil)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalln(err)
+	}
+
+	request.Header.Add("Accept", "application/json")
+	request.SetBasicAuth(icingabeat.config.User, icingabeat.config.Password)
+	response, err := client.Do(request)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalln(err)
+	}
+
+	return response
+}
+
+func apiStatus(icingabeat *Icingabeat) bool {
+
+	response := requestURL(icingabeat, "GET", "/v1/status")
+
+	if response.StatusCode == 200 {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	log.Println("Request:", response.Request.URL)
+	log.Fatalln("Error:", response.Status)
+	return false
+}
+
+// New beater
 func New(b *beat.Beat, cfg *common.Config) (beat.Beater, error) {
 	config := config.DefaultConfig
 	if err := cfg.Unpack(&config); err != nil {
@@ -26,35 +76,71 @@ func New(b *beat.Beat, cfg *common.Config) (beat.Beater, error) {
 	}
 
 	bt := &Icingabeat{
-		done:   make(chan struct{}),
 		config: config,
 	}
 	return bt, nil
 }
 
+// Run Icingabeat
 func (bt *Icingabeat) Run(b *beat.Beat) error {
 	logp.Info("icingabeat is running! Hit CTRL-C to stop it.")
 
 	bt.client = b.Publisher.Connect()
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(bt.config.Period)
+
+	if apiStatus(bt) {
+		logp.Info("API is here!!!")
+	} else {
+		logp.Info("API not available")
+	}
+
+	response := requestURL(bt, "POST", "/v1/events?queue=icingabeat&types=CheckResult")
+	reader := bufio.NewReader(response.Body)
+	bt.mutex.Lock()
+	bt.closer = response.Body
+	bt.mutex.Unlock()
+
 	for {
-		select {
-		case <-bt.done:
-			return nil
-		case <-ticker.C:
+		line, err := reader.ReadBytes('\n')
+		if err != nil {
+			bt.mutex.Lock()
+			tst := bt.closer == nil
+			bt.mutex.Unlock()
+
+			if tst {
+				break
+			}
+			logp.Err("Error reading line %#v", err)
 		}
 
-		event := common.MapStr{
-			"@timestamp": common.Time(time.Now()),
-			"type":       b.Name,
-			"event":      "icingabeat to come here",
+		var event common.MapStr
+
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(line, &event); err != nil {
+			logp.Info("Unmarshal problem %v", err)
+			bt.mutex.Lock()
+			tst := bt.closer == nil
+			bt.mutex.Unlock()
+
+			if tst {
+				break
+			}
+			continue
 		}
+		event["@timestamp"] = common.Time(time.Now())
+		event["type"] = b.Name
 		bt.client.PublishEvent(event)
 		logp.Info("Event sent")
 	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
+// Stop Icingabeat
 func (bt *Icingabeat) Stop() {
 	bt.client.Close()
-	close(bt.done)
+	bt.mutex.Lock()
+	if bt.closer != nil {
+		bt.closer.Close()
+		bt.closer = nil
+	}
+	bt.mutex.Unlock()
 }
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index a4ad302e..27860b53 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -5,10 +5,18 @@ package config
 
 import "time"
 
+// Config options
 type Config struct {
-	Period time.Duration `config:"period"`
+	Period   time.Duration `config:"period"`
+	Host     string        `config:"host"`
+	Port     int           `config:"port"`
+	User     string        `config:"user"`
+	Password string        `config:"password"`
 }
 
+// DefaultConfig values
 var DefaultConfig = Config{
 	Period: 1 * time.Second,
+	Host:   "localhost",
+	Port:   5665,
 }
diff --git a/icingabeat.full.yml b/icingabeat.full.yml
index 9e56b985..0245578e 100644
--- a/icingabeat.full.yml
+++ b/icingabeat.full.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
 icingabeat:
   # Defines how often an event is sent to the output
   period: 1s
+  # Icinga 2 API endpoint
+  host: "localhost"
+  # Port of Icinga 2 API
+  port: 5665
+  # User for Icinga 2 API
+  user: "icinga"
+  # Password for the Icinga 2 API user
+  password: "icinga"
 
 #================================ General ======================================
 
diff --git a/icingabeat.yml b/icingabeat.yml
index 3f23eaa8..6220991a 100644
--- a/icingabeat.yml
+++ b/icingabeat.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
 icingabeat:
   # Defines how often an event is sent to the output
   period: 1s
+  # Icinga 2 API endpoint
+  host: "demo.icinga.com"
+  # Port of Icinga 2 API
+  port: 5665
+  # User for Icinga 2 API
+  user: "root"
+  # Password for the Icinga 2 API user
+  password: "icinga"
 
 #================================ General =====================================
 
@@ -29,7 +37,7 @@ icingabeat:
 #-------------------------- Elasticsearch output ------------------------------
 output.elasticsearch:
   # Array of hosts to connect to.
-  hosts: ["localhost:9200"]
+  hosts: ["demo.icinga.com:9200"]
 
   # Optional protocol and basic auth credentials.
   #protocol: "https"
diff --git a/logs/icingabeat b/logs/icingabeat
index 2d961d8f..50136ec0 100644
--- a/logs/icingabeat
+++ b/logs/icingabeat
@@ -1,27 +1,11 @@
-2016-12-02T11:47:19+01:00 INFO Setup Beat: icingabeat; Version: 6.0.0-alpha1
-2016-12-02T11:47:19+01:00 INFO Metrics logging every 30s
-2016-12-02T11:47:19+01:00 INFO Loading template enabled. Reading template file: /Users/bsheqa/go/src/github.com/icinga/icingabeat/icingabeat.template.json
-2016-12-02T11:47:19+01:00 INFO Loading template enabled for Elasticsearch 2.x. Reading template file: /Users/bsheqa/go/src/github.com/icinga/icingabeat/icingabeat.template-es2x.json
-2016-12-02T11:47:19+01:00 INFO Elasticsearch url: http://localhost:9200
-2016-12-02T11:47:19+01:00 INFO Activated elasticsearch as output plugin.
-2016-12-02T11:47:19+01:00 INFO Publisher name: Blerims-MacBook-Pro.local
-2016-12-02T11:47:19+01:00 INFO Flush Interval set to: 1s
-2016-12-02T11:47:19+01:00 INFO Max Bulk Size set to: 50
-2016-12-02T11:47:19+01:00 INFO icingabeat start running.
-2016-12-02T11:47:19+01:00 INFO icingabeat is running! Hit CTRL-C to stop it.
-2016-12-02T11:47:20+01:00 INFO Event sent
-2016-12-02T11:47:21+01:00 INFO Event sent
-2016-12-02T11:47:21+01:00 ERR Connecting error publishing events (retrying): Get http://localhost:9200: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:9200: getsockopt: connection refused
-2016-12-02T11:47:22+01:00 INFO Event sent
-2016-12-02T11:47:22+01:00 ERR Connecting error publishing events (retrying): Get http://localhost:9200: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:9200: getsockopt: connection refused
-2016-12-02T11:47:23+01:00 INFO Event sent
-2016-12-02T11:47:24+01:00 INFO Event sent
-2016-12-02T11:47:24+01:00 ERR Connecting error publishing events (retrying): Get http://localhost:9200: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:9200: getsockopt: connection refused
-2016-12-02T11:47:25+01:00 INFO Event sent
-2016-12-02T11:47:26+01:00 INFO Event sent
-2016-12-02T11:47:27+01:00 INFO Event sent
-2016-12-02T11:47:28+01:00 INFO Event sent
-2016-12-02T11:47:28+01:00 ERR Connecting error publishing events (retrying): Get http://localhost:9200: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:9200: getsockopt: connection refused
-2016-12-02T11:47:29+01:00 INFO Total non-zero values:  libbeat.publisher.messages_in_worker_queues=9 libbeat.publisher.published_events=9
-2016-12-02T11:47:29+01:00 INFO Uptime: 9.720728469s
-2016-12-02T11:47:29+01:00 INFO icingabeat stopped.
+2016-12-08T17:15:46+01:00 INFO Home path: [/Users/bsheqa/go/src/github.com/icinga/icingabeat] Config path: [/Users/bsheqa/go/src/github.com/icinga/icingabeat] Data path: [/Users/bsheqa/go/src/github.com/icinga/icingabeat/data] Logs path: [/Users/bsheqa/go/src/github.com/icinga/icingabeat/logs]
+2016-12-08T17:15:46+01:00 INFO Setup Beat: icingabeat; Version: 6.0.0-alpha1
+2016-12-08T17:15:46+01:00 INFO Loading template enabled. Reading template file: /Users/bsheqa/go/src/github.com/icinga/icingabeat/icingabeat.template.json
+2016-12-08T17:15:46+01:00 INFO Loading template enabled for Elasticsearch 2.x. Reading template file: /Users/bsheqa/go/src/github.com/icinga/icingabeat/icingabeat.template-es2x.json
+2016-12-08T17:15:46+01:00 INFO Elasticsearch url: http://localhost:9200
+2016-12-08T17:15:46+01:00 INFO Activated elasticsearch as output plugin.
+2016-12-08T17:15:46+01:00 INFO Publisher name: blerims-mbp.int.netways.de
+2016-12-08T17:15:46+01:00 INFO Flush Interval set to: 1s
+2016-12-08T17:15:46+01:00 INFO Max Bulk Size set to: 50
+2016-12-08T17:15:46+01:00 INFO icingabeat start running.
+2016-12-08T17:15:46+01:00 INFO icingabeat is running! Hit CTRL-C to stop it.