topic Re: Why does REST API Modular Input app not show up on home page after installation? in All Apps and Add-ons

Why does REST API Modular Input app not show up on home page after installation?

carlkennedy — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 00:28:40 GMT

After installing the app, it shows up as rest_ta under Managed Apps. Visibility for this app shows as "No" and it does not show up on the Home page. I tried installing both from the GUI and by un-tarring the file and copying to the ~/etc/apps directory. My assumption is that something should show up on the Home page. Suggestions?

Regards,

Carl

Re: Why does REST API Modular Input app not show up on home page after installation?

Damien_Dallimor — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:36:20 GMT

It is not an App so will not show up on the home page.
It is an Add-on (a Modular Input).

You ,must browse to "Data Inputs" and you will see a category for "Rest".

http://blogs.splunk.com/2014/07/22/what-are-splunk-apps-and-add-ons/

Re: Why does REST API Modular Input app not show up on home page after installation?

strive — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 06:53:58 GMT

REST API Modular Input app's app.conf has is_visible value set to 0. Which is false.

[ui]
is_visible = 0
label = rest_ta

From splunk documentation

[ui]

is_visible = true | false  
* Indicates if this app should be visible/navigable as a UI app  
* Apps require at least 1 view to be available from the UI

Re: Why does REST API Modular Input app not show up on home page after installation?

carlkennedy — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:29:10 GMT

Thanks, I see it now.

Re: Why does REST API Modular Input app not show up on home page after installation?

stanwin — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 16:34:26 GMT

splunk 6.4.4

Doesn't show up on the Data inputs page.