Configure the Splunk HTTP Event Collector for use with additional technologies

The HTTP Event Collector (HEC) is a fast and efficient way to send data to Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud Platform. Notably, HEC enables you to send data over HTTP (or HTTPS) directly to Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud Platform from your application. HEC was created with application developers in mind, so that all it takes is a few lines of code added to an app for the app to send data. Also, HEC is token-based, so you never need to hard-code your Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud Platform credentials in your app or supporting files. HTTP Event Collector provides a new way for developers to send application logging and metrics directly to Splunk Cloud Platform and Splunk Enterprise via HTTP in a highly efficient and secure manner.

For more about using HEC, see:

• Set up and use HTTP Event Collector in Splunk Web in the Splunk Cloud Platform Getting Data In manual
• Set up and use HTTP Event Collector in Splunk Web in the Splunk Enterprise Getting Data In manual

For more about configuring HEC NGINX or AWS Lambda, see:

• Configure an NGINX load balancer for HTTP Event Collector
• Use AWS Lambda with HTTP Event Collector

For more about configuring HEC with logging libraries, see:

• Logging for Java
• Logging for .NET
• Logging for JavaScript