https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Can-outputs-conf-be-reloaded-without-restarting-splunk/m-p/72383#M14760 <P>try this endpoint on the instance<BR /> <A href="https://localhost:8089/services/configs/conf-outputs/_reload">https://localhost:8089/services/configs/conf-outputs/_reload</A></P> Wed, 10 Aug 2016 00:23:02 GMT yannK 2016-08-10T00:23:02Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Can-outputs-conf-be-reloaded-without-restarting-splunk/m-p/72380#M14757 <P>Is there a rest or sysinternal command that can be executed that will reload outputs.conf. </P> Wed, 26 Sep 2012 21:23:06 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Can-outputs-conf-be-reloaded-without-restarting-splunk/m-p/72380#M14757 kbecker 2012-09-26T21:23:06Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Can-outputs-conf-be-reloaded-without-restarting-splunk/m-p/72381#M14758 <P>I don't think so. Whenever you edit a .conf file directly you need to restart splunk in order to read the changes. </P> Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:15:07 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Can-outputs-conf-be-reloaded-without-restarting-splunk/m-p/72381#M14758 fbl_itcs 2012-09-27T11:15:07Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Can-outputs-conf-be-reloaded-without-restarting-splunk/m-p/72382#M14759 <P>not always true. props/transforms edits that deal with search-time EXTRACT/REPORT can be reloaded with </P> <P><CODE>| extract reload=t</CODE></P> Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:50:48 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Can-outputs-conf-be-reloaded-without-restarting-splunk/m-p/72382#M14759 kristian_kolb 2012-09-27T14:50:48Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Can-outputs-conf-be-reloaded-without-restarting-splunk/m-p/72383#M14760 <P>try this endpoint on the instance<BR /> <A href="https://localhost:8089/services/configs/conf-outputs/_reload">https://localhost:8089/services/configs/conf-outputs/_reload</A></P> Wed, 10 Aug 2016 00:23:02 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Can-outputs-conf-be-reloaded-without-restarting-splunk/m-p/72383#M14760 yannK 2016-08-10T00:23:02Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Can-outputs-conf-be-reloaded-without-restarting-splunk/m-p/72384#M14761 <P>Don't forget to use the POST method:</P> <PRE><CODE>curl -ku admin <A href="https://localhost:8089/services/configs/conf-outputs/_reload" target="test_blank">https://localhost:8089/services/configs/conf-outputs/_reload</A> -X POST </CODE></PRE> Sat, 09 Dec 2017 00:35:57 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Can-outputs-conf-be-reloaded-without-restarting-splunk/m-p/72384#M14761 twinspop 2017-12-09T00:35:57Z