Getting Data In

REST API via Splunk Modular Input for BOX

aravindp
Explorer

I am trying to get data from REST API from BOX.

API endpoint is: https://api.box.com/2.0/users

ACTION = GET

I am getting below 2 errors. Kindly advise how to fix these.

1) HTTP Request error: 401 Client Error: Unauthorized host = XXXXXXX
2) Exception performing request: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='https', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: //api.box.com/2.0/users (Caused by : [Errno 11004] getaddrinfo failed)

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aravindp
Explorer

Hi Kamlesh, we tried Splunk addon Box as first option, but not succeed due to proxy issues and there is no communication block from Box to Splunk.

So we want to use REST API approach.

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kamlesh_vaghela
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

@aravindp

Have you tried Splunk Add-on for Box?

Please check these URLs:

https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/2679/

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/AddOns/released/Box/About

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aravindp
Explorer

My Inputs.Conf file is like this

[rest://my_box]
activation_key =
auth_type = oauth2
endpoint = https://api.box.com/2.0/users
http_method = GET
index_error_response_codes = 0
oauth2_client_id =
oauth2_client_secret =
oauth2_token_type =
response_type = text
sequential_mode = 0
sourcetype = box_non-prod
streaming_request = 0

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aravindp
Explorer

I have not shown the values for activation_key ,oauth2_client_id, oauth2_client_secret for security reasons

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