App install using REST api and URL

[awesomo9000]

The REST API docs indicate that it is possible to install an app via "URL". Using splunk 4.1.6, this response is given when using the "name" parameter with curl and a URL to use for app install.

curl -u "user:pass" -k "https://1.2.3.4:8089/services/apps/local/appinstall/" -d name="http://1.2.3.4/test.spl"

In the xml output:

Application name can only contain the following characters: a-zA-Z0-9_

How do you install an app using REST from a URL?

[Leo · Accepted solution]

The correct endpoint to use is /apps/appinstall.

please try:

curl -u "user:pass" -k "https://1.2.3.4:8089/services/apps/appinstall" -d name="http://1.2.3.4/test.spl"