MySQL and Splunk integration

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How to connect MySQL and Splunk

Step 1: Create a new workflow
Step 2: Add and configure nodes
Step 3: Connect
Step 4: Customize and extend your integration
Step 5: Test and activate your workflow

Step 1: Create a new workflow and add the first step

In n8n, click the "Add workflow" button in the Workflows tab to create a new workflow. Add the starting point – a trigger on when your workflow should run: an app event, a schedule, a webhook call, another workflow, an AI chat, or a manual trigger. Sometimes, the HTTP Request node might already serve as your starting point.

MySQL and Splunk integration: Create a new workflow and add the first step

Step 2: Add and configure MySQL and Splunk nodes

You can find MySQL and Splunk in the nodes panel. Drag them onto your workflow canvas, selecting their actions. Click each node, choose a credential, and authenticate to grant n8n access. Configure MySQL and Splunk nodes one by one: input data on the left, parameters in the middle, and output data on the right.

MySQL and Splunk integration: Add and configure MySQL and Splunk nodes

Step 3: Connect MySQL and Splunk

A connection establishes a link between MySQL and Splunk (or vice versa) to route data through the workflow. Data flows from the output of one node to the input of another. You can have single or multiple connections for each node.

MySQL and Splunk integration: Connect MySQL and Splunk

Step 4: Customize and extend your MySQL and Splunk integration

Use n8n's core nodes such as If, Split Out, Merge, and others to transform and manipulate data. Write custom JavaScript or Python in the Code node and run it as a step in your workflow. Connect MySQL and Splunk with any of n8n’s 1000+ integrations, and incorporate advanced AI logic into your workflows.

MySQL and Splunk integration: Customize and extend your MySQL and Splunk integration

Step 5: Test and activate your MySQL and Splunk workflow

Save and run the workflow to see if everything works as expected. Based on your configuration, data should flow from MySQL to Splunk or vice versa. Easily debug your workflow: you can check past executions to isolate and fix the mistake. Once you've tested everything, make sure to save your workflow and activate it.

MySQL and Splunk integration: Test and activate your MySQL and Splunk workflow

Build your own MySQL and Splunk integration

Create custom MySQL and Splunk workflows by choosing triggers and actions. Nodes come with global operations and settings, as well as app-specific parameters that can be configured. You can also use the HTTP Request node to query data from any app or service with a REST API.

MySQL supported actions

Database

Delete

Delete an entire table or rows in a table

Execute SQL

Execute an SQL query

Insert

Insert rows in a table

Insert or Update

Insert or update rows in a table

Select

Select rows from a table

Update

Update rows in a table

Splunk supported actions

Alert
Report
Search
User

Get Fired Alerts

Retrieve a fired alerts report

Get Metrics

Retrieve metrics

Create From Search

Create a search report from a search job

Delete

Delete a search report

Get

Retrieve a search report

Get Many

Retrieve many search reports

Create

Create a search job

Delete

Delete a search job

Get

Retrieve a search job

Get Many

Retrieve many search jobs

Get Result

Get the result of a search job

Create

Create an user

Delete

Delete an user

Get

Retrieve an user

Get Many

Retrieve many users

Update

Update an user

MySQL and Splunk integration details

The relational database management system MySQL is free and open-source. Although MySQL includes standalone clients that let users communicate with a MySQL database directly using SQL, it is more frequently used in conjunction with other applications to develop applications that require relational database functionality.

MySQL node docs + examples

MySQL credential docs

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Data & Storage

Splunk is a platform for storing raw data from a multitude of systems. It allows you to monitor and search from a single repository of data, coming from multiple sources.

Splunk node docs + examples

Splunk credential docs

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