topic Re: REST API via Splunk Modular Input for BOX in Getting Data In

REST API via Splunk Modular Input for BOX

aravindp — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 08:25:14 GMT

I am trying to get data from REST API from BOX.

API endpoint is: https://api.box.com/2.0/users

ACTION = GET

I am getting below 2 errors. Kindly advise how to fix these.

1) HTTP Request error: 401 Client Error: Unauthorized host = XXXXXXX
2) Exception performing request: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='https', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: //api.box.com/2.0/users (Caused by : [Errno 11004] getaddrinfo failed)

Re: REST API via Splunk Modular Input for BOX

aravindp — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:14:40 GMT

My Inputs.Conf file is like this

[rest://my_box]
activation_key =
auth_type = oauth2
endpoint = https://api.box.com/2.0/users
http_method = GET
index_error_response_codes = 0
oauth2_client_id =
oauth2_client_secret =
oauth2_token_type =
response_type = text
sequential_mode = 0
sourcetype = box_non-prod
streaming_request = 0

Re: REST API via Splunk Modular Input for BOX

aravindp — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 01:14:43 GMT

I have not shown the values for activation_key ,oauth2_client_id, oauth2_client_secret for security reasons

Re: REST API via Splunk Modular Input for BOX

kamlesh_vaghela — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 13:17:59 GMT

@aravindp

Have you tried Splunk Add-on for Box?

Please check these URLs:

https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/2679/

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/AddOns/released/Box/About

Re: REST API via Splunk Modular Input for BOX

aravindp — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 14:23:39 GMT

Hi Kamlesh, we tried Splunk addon Box as first option, but not succeed due to proxy issues and there is no communication block from Box to Splunk.

So we want to use REST API approach.