Getting Data In

Pass data into spluk using a web service instead of using a forwarder

janvanautgaerde
Engager

Is there a way to pass log data to splunk without using a forwarder that needs to be installed on a machine e.g. by calling a web service instead?

pradeepkumarg
Influencer

If you are running 6.3 or later, you can use HTTP Event Collector

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.3.0/Data/UsetheHTTPEventCollector

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