Getting Data In

How to connect to external lookup using Python script?

nnimbe1
Path Finder

We were using below script to connect and download csv and store it in folder. But now website has changed and it asks for the username and password. Can somebody suggests any required changes where we can connect to URL, Authenticate with username and password, and download the file?

import os

import urllib2

response = urllib2.urlopen('URL')

data = response.read()

filename = os.path.join(os.environ['SPLUNK_HOME'], 'etc', 'apps', 'SPLAPP', 'lookups', "Splunk_Monitored_Hosts.csv")

file_ = open(filename, 'w')

file_.write(data)
#file_.close()
0 Karma

jpass
Contributor

I know this is a bit old but here's how I authenticate with Basic HTTP Auth:

import requests
from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth

username = "<user>"
apikey = "<pass>"
apiurl = "<theurlyouconnectto>"

with requests.Session() as s:
    s.auth = (username,apikey)
    r = s.get(apiurl)    
0 Karma
Got questions? Get answers!

Join the Splunk Community Slack to learn, troubleshoot, and make connections with fellow Splunk practitioners in real time!

Meet up IRL or virtually!

Join Splunk User Groups to connect and learn in-person by region or remotely by topic or industry.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Cisco Data Fabric from Architecture to Investigation, Better SOC Visibility, and More ...

Splunk Lantern is Splunk’s customer success center that provides practical guidance from Splunk experts on key ...

The Trust Gap: Why a Data Foundation is Fundamental to an Agentic Enterprise

The Trust Gap: Why a data foundation is fundamental to an  Agentic Enterprise.   Agentic AI is transforming ...

Data Management Digest – September 2026

    Welcome to the September 2026 edition of Data Management Digest! September brought a fresh wave of ...