Splunk Data Inputs API

Endpoints for configuring and managing data inputs including monitors, TCP/UDP inputs, scripted inputs, and HTTP Event Collector (HEC) tokens. Data inputs define how Splunk ingests data.

Operations 13

GET /services/data/inputs/monitor List File and Directory Monitor Inputs #
POST /services/data/inputs/monitor Create a File or Directory Monitor Input #
GET /services/data/inputs/monitor/{name} Get Monitor Input Details #
POST /services/data/inputs/monitor/{name} Update a Monitor Input #
DELETE /services/data/inputs/monitor/{name} Delete a Monitor Input #
GET /services/data/inputs/tcp/cooked List Cooked Tcp Inputs #
GET /services/data/inputs/tcp/raw List Raw Tcp Inputs #
GET /services/data/inputs/udp List Udp Inputs #
GET /services/data/inputs/http List Http Event Collector Tokens #
POST /services/data/inputs/http Create an Http Event Collector Token #
POST /services/collector/event Send Events via Http Event Collector #
POST /services/collector/raw Send Raw Data via Http Event Collector #
POST /services/collector/ack Check Indexer Acknowledgment Status #

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OpenAPI Specification

splunk-data-inputs-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Splunk Enterprise REST Data Inputs API
  description: The Splunk Enterprise REST API provides programmatic access to Splunk Enterprise functionality including search, indexing, data inputs, and system management. All requests are made over HTTPS to the splunkd management port (default 8089). Authentication is required via Splunk authentication tokens or HTTP Basic authentication with a valid Splunk username and password. Responses are available in JSON and XML formats.
  version: 9.4.0
  contact:
    name: Splunk Inc.
    url: https://www.splunk.com
    email: devinfo@splunk.com
  license:
    name: Splunk Terms of Service
    url: https://www.splunk.com/en_us/legal/splunk-general-terms.html
  x-apisguru-categories:
  - analytics
  - monitoring
  - security
  x-logo:
    url: https://www.splunk.com/content/dam/splunk2/images/icons/favicons/favicon.ico
servers:
- url: https://{host}:{port}
  description: Splunk Enterprise management endpoint
  variables:
    host:
      default: localhost
      description: Hostname or IP address of the Splunk Enterprise instance
    port:
      default: '8089'
      description: splunkd management port
security:
- BearerAuth: []
- BasicAuth: []
tags:


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