Access Live Splunk Data in Google Sheets

Google Sheets is a web-based spreadsheet program provided by Google. When integrated with Connect Spreadsheets by CData, you can effortlessly gain access to Splunk data directly within Google Sheets for tasks such as data analysis, collaboration, calculations, and more. This article offers a comprehensive guide on connecting to Splunk within Connect Spreadsheets and accessing live Splunk data seamlessly within Google Sheets.

Connect Spreadsheets is the easiest way to get all your live data into Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets - no more downloading, wrangling, and uploading files again. Just connect to your data, select the dataset you'd like to see, and import it into your spreadsheet.

Configure Splunk Connectivity for Google Sheets

Connectivity to Splunk from Google Sheets is made possible through Connect Spreadsheets. To work with Splunk data from Google Sheets, we start by creating and configuring a Splunk connection.

1. Log into Connect Spreadsheets, click Connections and click Add Connection
2. Select "Splunk" from the Add Connection panel
3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Splunk.

   To authenticate requests, set the User, Password, and URL properties to valid Splunk credentials. The port on which the requests are made to Splunk is port 8089.

   The data provider uses plain-text authentication by default, since the data provider attempts to negotiate TLS/SSL with the server.

   If you need to manually configure TLS/SSL, see Getting Started -> Advanced Settings in the data provider help documentation.

4. Click Create & Test

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Splunk data from Google Sheets.

Access Live Splunk Data from Google Sheets

The steps below outline connecting to Connect Spreadsheets from Google Sheets to access live Splunk data.

1. Log into Google Sheets, create a new sheet (or open an existing one).
2. Click Add-ons and click Get Add-ons (if you have already installed the Add-on, jump to step 5).
3. Search for Connect Spreadsheets Add-On and install the Add-on.
4. Authorize the Add-On.
5. Back in Google Sheets, click Add-ons and open the Connect Spreadsheets Add-On.
6. In the Add-On panel, click "Log in" to sign into and authenticate with your Connect Spreadsheets account
7. In the Connect Spreadsheets panel in Google Sheets, click Import
8. Choose a Connection (e.g. Splunk1), Table (e.g. DataModels, and Columns to import
9. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
10. Click Execute to import the data and opt to overwrite the existing sheet or create a new one.

Live Access to Splunk Data from Cloud Applications

New, you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live Splunk data from your Google Sheets workbook. You can add more data to your workbook for calculations, aggregations, collaboration, and more.

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