Send metrics to a metrics index
If you gather metrics data, you can send the data directly to a metrics index using an HTTP Event Collector (HEC).
The most updated instructions for sending data to a metrics index are in the following topics in the Splunk Enterprise Metrics Manual:
See also
- Overview of metrics in the Splunk Enterprise Metrics manual
- Create metrics indexes in the Splunk Enterprise Managing Indexers and Clusters of Indexers manual
- /collector and /collector/raw in the Splunk Enterprise REST API Reference Manual
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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk Cloud Platform™: 9.2.2406, 8.2.2201, 8.2.2203, 8.2.2112, 8.2.2202, 9.0.2205, 9.0.2208, 9.0.2209, 9.0.2303, 9.0.2305, 9.1.2308, 9.1.2312, 9.2.2403 (latest FedRAMP release)
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