https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Error-in-getting-REST-API-Data-into-Splunk/m-p/428124#M75003 <P>I have configured the Data Input REST API settings as per the following link. While trying with the REST URL in browser I am getting the JSON response. But, when I tried to test it in Splunk, I am getting the following error in splunkd</P> <PRE><CODE>-0500 ERROR ExecProcessor - message from "python "C:\Program Files\Splunk\etc\apps\rest_ta\bin\rest.py"" Exception performing request: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='api.nytimes.com', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /svc/search/v2/articlesearch.json?api-key=7d61953a50c1446e9e95aa634f35fa9c&amp;sort=newest&amp;q=snow (Caused by &lt;class 'socket.error'&gt;: [Errno 10054] An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host) </CODE></PRE> <P>I am getting the same error for any REST API. I have used REST API Modular Input app, Splunk Add-on Builder App to test this REST API Input, but with no luck.</P> Wed, 17 Oct 2018 11:27:02 GMT Naren26 2018-10-17T11:27:02Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Error-in-getting-REST-API-Data-into-Splunk/m-p/428124#M75003 <P>I have configured the Data Input REST API settings as per the following link. While trying with the REST URL in browser I am getting the JSON response. But, when I tried to test it in Splunk, I am getting the following error in splunkd</P> <PRE><CODE>-0500 ERROR ExecProcessor - message from "python "C:\Program Files\Splunk\etc\apps\rest_ta\bin\rest.py"" Exception performing request: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='api.nytimes.com', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /svc/search/v2/articlesearch.json?api-key=7d61953a50c1446e9e95aa634f35fa9c&amp;sort=newest&amp;q=snow (Caused by &lt;class 'socket.error'&gt;: [Errno 10054] An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host) </CODE></PRE> <P>I am getting the same error for any REST API. I have used REST API Modular Input app, Splunk Add-on Builder App to test this REST API Input, but with no luck.</P> Wed, 17 Oct 2018 11:27:02 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Error-in-getting-REST-API-Data-into-Splunk/m-p/428124#M75003 Naren26 2018-10-17T11:27:02Z