> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bronto.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connect Vector to Bronto

> Configure the Vector observability data pipeline to collect, transform, and forward host, container, and application logs to Bronto over HTTP.

Vector forwards logs to Bronto using its built-in HTTP sink. This page covers Vector configuration only.

For installation instructions, see the [Vector installation guide](https://vector.dev/docs/setup/installation/).

## Endpoint and authentication

Use the ingestion endpoint for your Bronto region:

| Region | Host                                 |
| ------ | ------------------------------------ |
| EU     | `https://ingestion.eu.bronto.io:443` |
| US     | `https://ingestion.us.bronto.io:443` |

Every request requires these headers:

| Header                | Required | Description                                                                                              |
| --------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `x-bronto-api-key`    | Required | Your [Bronto API key](/Account-Management/API-Keys#create-a-new-api-key).                                |
| `x-bronto-dataset`    | Required | The dataset to route logs to.                                                                            |
| `x-bronto-collection` | Required | The collection to group datasets under.                                                                  |
| `x-bronto-tags`       | Optional | Key-value tag pairs (e.g. `env=prod,team=platform`). See [Partitions](/Search-and-Visualize/Partitions). |

## Minimal configuration

Tail a log file and forward to Bronto.

```yaml /etc/vector/vector.yaml theme={"dark"}
sources:
  app_logs:
    type: file
    include:
      - /path/to/your/logs
sinks:
  bronto:
    type: "http"
    inputs: ["app_logs"]
    uri: "https://ingestion.<REGION>.bronto.io:443/"
    compression: "gzip"
    encoding:
      codec: "json"
    framing:
      method: "newline_delimited"
    method: "post"
    request:
      headers:
        x-bronto-api-key: <YOUR_API_KEY>
        x-bronto-dataset: <YOUR_DATASET_NAME>
        x-bronto-collection: <YOUR_COLLECTION_NAME>
```

For the full HTTP sink configuration reference, see the [Vector HTTP sink documentation](https://vector.dev/docs/reference/configuration/sinks/http/).

## Verify Log Collection

Once you have applied your configuration and restarted Vector, you can expect to see your log data being ingested to Bronto and accessible via the [Search](https://app.bronto.io/search) page.