Configure a Connection Profile

From the CData ribbon, click Get Data and select From Splunk connection/s to launch the CData Query window. To setup a new connection, you will have to click the New Splunk Connection button. Here you can set the connection settings, test the connection, and save the connection profile.

Connecting to Splunk APIs

You must specify the URL to a valid Splunk server. By default the add-in makes requests on port 8089.

By default, the add-in attempts to negotiate TLS/SSL with the server. For more information on TLS/SSL configuration, see SSL Configuration.

Authenticating to Splunk

There are two ways to authenticate to Splunk data: logging in with Splunk credentials, or using a Splunk authentication token.

Splunk Credentials

To authenticate with Splunk credentials, set User and Password to your login credentials.

Splunk Token

When you access Splunk via an authentication token, you can access the Splunk platform using Representational State Transfer (REST) calls. On Splunk Enterprise, you can also use the CLI. Both of these methods enable you to access the instance and make requests without having to authenticate via credentials.

Note: Unless you are accessing a search head cluster (where you can use the same token to access all available head clusters), you must have a separate token for each instance being accessed.

To authenticate with a Splunk token:

1. In the Splunk UI, navigate to Users and Authentication > Tokens to access your assigned authentication token. If you do not have one, request one from the administrator of the instance you want to access.
2. Set the AuthScheme to AccessToken; and the AccessToken property to your Splunk token.

Connection Properties

The Connection properties describe the various options that can be used to establish a connection.

Managing Connections

After successfully authenticating to Splunk you will be able to customize the data you are importing. To learn more about this, see Managing Connections.

See Also

• Querying Data: Use the data selection wizard to pull data into a spreadsheet. You can also configure scheduled data refresh here.
• Using the Excel Add-In: Find other ways to interact with Splunk data, such as using the available CData Excel Functions.