Getting Data In

Optimum payload size for ingesting events via splunk HEC

kkarthik_splunk
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

I am trying to ingest data into Splunk via Splunk HEC using a python script. I am also sending the data in batches.

What should be the optimum size of the payload(data) that can be sent in a single post request to optimize the performance of the ingestion script?

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gjanders
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

There is a Splunk conf presentation that covers this but I'm unsure which one. It will be on https://conf.splunk.com/watch/conf-online.html

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