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How to create indexes in Splunk cloud using rest API?

pimco_rgoyal
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I need to automate a new deployment at our end and for Splunk monitoring to be automated need to make a rest call to create index in Cloud on the fly. Is that doable?

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mayurr98
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If you are looking for How to create index using REST API in a clustered environment?
Then have a look at this answer
https://answers.splunk.com/answers/387133/how-to-create-index-using-rest-api-in-a-clustered.html

let me know if this helps!

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mayurr98
Super Champion

If you are looking for How to create index using REST API in a clustered environment?
Then have a look at this answer
https://answers.splunk.com/answers/387133/how-to-create-index-using-rest-api-in-a-clustered.html

let me know if this helps!

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tiagofbmm
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Hey yes just follow this doc to create indexes via REST API

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.0.2/Indexer/Setupmultipleindexes

curl -k -u admin:pass https://localhost:8089/services/data/indexes  \
    -d name=mymetricsindex                                          \
    -d datatype=metric
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