https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/App-install-using-REST-api-and-URL/m-p/73629#M15094 <P>The correct endpoint to use is /apps/appinstall.</P> <P>please try:</P> <PRE><CODE>curl -u "user:pass" -k "https://1.2.3.4:8089/services/apps/appinstall" -d name="http://1.2.3.4/test.spl" </CODE></PRE> Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:46:44 GMT Leo 2012-02-28T23:46:44Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/App-install-using-REST-api-and-URL/m-p/73628#M15093 <P>The REST API docs indicate that it is possible to install an app via "URL". Using splunk 4.1.6, this response is given when using the "name" parameter with curl and a URL to use for app install.</P> <PRE><CODE>curl -u "user:pass" -k "https://1.2.3.4:8089/services/apps/local/appinstall/" -d name="http://1.2.3.4/test.spl" </CODE></PRE> <P>In the xml output:</P> <P>Application name can only contain the following characters: a-zA-Z0-9_</P> <P>How do you install an app using REST from a URL?</P> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:11:28 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/App-install-using-REST-api-and-URL/m-p/73628#M15093 awesomo9000 2012-02-17T13:11:28Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/App-install-using-REST-api-and-URL/m-p/73629#M15094 <P>The correct endpoint to use is /apps/appinstall.</P> <P>please try:</P> <PRE><CODE>curl -u "user:pass" -k "https://1.2.3.4:8089/services/apps/appinstall" -d name="http://1.2.3.4/test.spl" </CODE></PRE> Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:46:44 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/App-install-using-REST-api-and-URL/m-p/73629#M15094 Leo 2012-02-28T23:46:44Z