# Connect to the Anvilogic platform

## Connect the app to the Anvilogic platform <a href="#connect-the-app-to-the-anvilogic-platform" id="connect-the-app-to-the-anvilogic-platform"></a>

Perform the following steps to complete your initial configurationand connect the Anvilogic App for Splunk to the Anvilogic platform:

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You must have the avl\_admin role to edit the app configuration page.
{% endhint %}

1. In Splunk Web, select **Apps > Anvilogic** to access the Anvilogic App for Splunk.
2. If this is your first time installing the Anvilogic App for Splunk, you are prompted to set up the app. Click **Continue to app setup page**. To access the app configuration settings after the initial configuration, go to **Settings > App Configuration**.
3. Complete the general settings.
   1. On the Anvilogic platform, select **Settings > Generate API Ke**y. Copy the generated API key.
   2. Navigate to the Anvilogic App for Splunk.
   3. Select **Setting > App Configuration**.
   4. Click and expand the **General Settings** section.
   5. Click and expand the **API Settings** section.
   6. Paste the API key you copied earlier into the **API Key** field.
4. If your network requires a proxy to connect to Anvilogic, configure the proxy settings in the Anvilogic App for Splunk configuration page.
5. Click **Save**.

## Verify the connection <a href="#verify-the-connection" id="verify-the-connection"></a>

In your Splunk instance, run the following Splunk search to verify your app's connection with the Anvilogic platform:

```splunk-spl
| avlmanage command=check_app_health
```

You can view your connection status along with other system health information in the Health Monitoring dashboard in the Anvilogic App for Splunk.&#x20;

## Next step

[review-data-feeds](https://public-docs.anvilogic.com/get-started/onboarding-guide/review-data-feeds "mention").