# 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.