https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Help-to-create-a-new-data-input-via-REST-API-plz/m-p/87206#M18093 <PRE><CODE>curl -k -u admin:changeme -d "name=%2Ftmp%2Fthelog.log%0A" <A href="https://localhost:8089/services/data/inputs/monitor" target="test_blank">https://localhost:8089/services/data/inputs/monitor</A> </CODE></PRE> <P>After this request Splunk should index '/tmp/thelog.log'. Note that the argument is url-encoded.</P> Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:16:12 GMT Leo 2010-11-15T03:16:12Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Help-to-create-a-new-data-input-via-REST-API-plz/m-p/87205#M18092 <P>I'm trying to configure splunk via REST API. Can anybody show working POST-request to create new data input? Just 1 complete example plz. Thanks.</P> Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:06:03 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Help-to-create-a-new-data-input-via-REST-API-plz/m-p/87205#M18092 ventilyator 2010-11-10T17:06:03Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Help-to-create-a-new-data-input-via-REST-API-plz/m-p/87206#M18093 <PRE><CODE>curl -k -u admin:changeme -d "name=%2Ftmp%2Fthelog.log%0A" <A href="https://localhost:8089/services/data/inputs/monitor" target="test_blank">https://localhost:8089/services/data/inputs/monitor</A> </CODE></PRE> <P>After this request Splunk should index '/tmp/thelog.log'. Note that the argument is url-encoded.</P> Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:16:12 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Help-to-create-a-new-data-input-via-REST-API-plz/m-p/87206#M18093 Leo 2010-11-15T03:16:12Z