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HTTP Event Collector (HEC)
The HTTP Event Collector (HEC) enables external applications to send data directly to Splunk over HTTPS using a simple token-authenticated JSON POST request.
HEC is the modern, scalable method for ingesting data from cloud services, IoT devices, or custom applications without installing a forwarder.
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List all currently configured HEC tokens by querying the REST API: `| rest /services/data/inputs/http`.
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