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How to invoke post request to REST service configured using REST API Modular input

cse9423
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I have configured the REST data input for my rest webservice and i was able to call the get request easily (index=main sourcetype=myrestoperation_configured_at_datainput). I also have post method which takes json input. how do i invoke post rest request from splunk query? I appreciate any help.

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kitwalker12
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@cse9423 were you able to invoke the webservice

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Damien_Dallimor
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cse9423
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Thanks Damien for your reply.

I have already done this. How do i pass json input to post webservice from splunk query?

The splunk query for get: index=main sourcetype=getrequest ---> work fine

i am looking for post: index=main sourcetype=postrequest ---> how do i pass json input here??

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