topic How can I ask HTTP/HTTPS GET request to REST and output response to Splunk? in Getting Data In https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-can-I-ask-HTTP-HTTPS-GET-request-to-REST-and-output-response/m-p/383277#M69050 <P>I use Splunk Cloud so I can't use Splunk REST API Modular Input. On my instance I'm not able to browse REST in data inputs. <BR /> Is any option to deal with outside REST data? <BR /> Would you be so kind to answer me?</P> <P>Szymon</P> Thu, 02 Aug 2018 13:22:38 GMT slipinski 2018-08-02T13:22:38Z How can I ask HTTP/HTTPS GET request to REST and output response to Splunk? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-can-I-ask-HTTP-HTTPS-GET-request-to-REST-and-output-response/m-p/383277#M69050 <P>I use Splunk Cloud so I can't use Splunk REST API Modular Input. On my instance I'm not able to browse REST in data inputs. <BR /> Is any option to deal with outside REST data? <BR /> Would you be so kind to answer me?</P> <P>Szymon</P> Thu, 02 Aug 2018 13:22:38 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-can-I-ask-HTTP-HTTPS-GET-request-to-REST-and-output-response/m-p/383277#M69050 slipinski 2018-08-02T13:22:38Z Re: How can I ask HTTP/HTTPS GET request to REST and output response to Splunk? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-can-I-ask-HTTP-HTTPS-GET-request-to-REST-and-output-response/m-p/383278#M69051 <P>Currently, the best way to do this is with a Splunk Heavy Forwarder. The HF can be at your site or in any Cloud provider (AWS, Azure, etc.) then push the data to your SplunkCloud instance.</P> Thu, 02 Aug 2018 13:57:47 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-can-I-ask-HTTP-HTTPS-GET-request-to-REST-and-output-response/m-p/383278#M69051 aivarson_splunk 2018-08-02T13:57:47Z Re: How can I ask HTTP/HTTPS GET request to REST and output response to Splunk? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-can-I-ask-HTTP-HTTPS-GET-request-to-REST-and-output-response/m-p/383279#M69052 <P>For that you should use the HTTP Event Collector (HEC).</P> <P>It’s basically REST inputs with pre shared keys.</P> <P><A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.1.2/Data/UsetheHTTPEventCollector">http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.1.2/Data/UsetheHTTPEventCollector</A></P> Thu, 02 Aug 2018 14:44:19 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/How-can-I-ask-HTTP-HTTPS-GET-request-to-REST-and-output-response/m-p/383279#M69052 jkat54 2018-08-02T14:44:19Z