Pulling XML from a website at 60 second interval and parse it to get required detail

[arifaq]

Hello Gurus,

I have website which display data through XML files , data refresh at rate of 60 seconds.
I need to pull XML and parse required data.
I am new to Splunk , Can you please suggest what are the steps required to implement solution.

[arifaq]

Thank you , it worked

[LukeMurphey]

Depending on the data you want to pull in, you may be able to use the Website Input app.

[martin_mueller]

The easiest way to periodically poll a website over HTTP is to use the REST modular input: http://apps.splunk.com/app/1546/
That'll do all the hard work for you and lets you index whatever URL you want at any interval.

[somesoni2]

You can define your custom script/executable/API to get the xml data from the website and then you can configure scripted data input in Splunk to run the script every 60 second. More details on setting up script input:
http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Data/Setupcustominputs