# Splunk ### Connecting to Splunk APIs You must specify the URL to a valid Splunk server. By default the provider makes requests on port 8089. By default, the provider attempts to negotiate TLS/SSL with the server. ### Authenticating to Splunk Login with Splunk credentials is the only available authentication method for connecting to Splunk. #### Authenticating with Splunk credentials To authenticate with Splunk credentials, set the AuthScheme to Basic and set the User and Password to your login credentials. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.appstrategy.com/apprules-r-documentation/platform/platform-features/system-settings/data-sources/connection-settings/aimachinelearning/splunk.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.