An initial alpha release of a new Rust client for Elasticsearch has been announced, aimed at leveraging Rust's popularity as a fast and memory-safe programming language. This client, available on crates.io, is designed to take advantage of Rust's async-await capabilities to create efficient and reliable data interactions with Elasticsearch. The client is structured to handle the extensive range of Elasticsearch APIs by generating much of its code from Elasticsearch and X-Pack REST API specifications, simplifying maintenance and reducing errors. It employs a builder pattern for API calls, supports both JSON and NDJSON request bodies, and models API URL variants with enums to improve user experience. The project aims to align functionally with other official Elasticsearch clients and plans to evolve towards a general availability release, focusing on a user-friendly and idiomatic API that meets the Rust community's needs. Feedback is encouraged to refine the client and enhance its functionality and usability.