# 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:

{% hint style="info" %}
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](/get-started/onboarding-guide/review-data-feeds.md).


---

# 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://public-docs.anvilogic.com/get-started/onboarding-guide/select-your-data-repository-and-get-data-in/integrate-splunk-as-your-data-repository/connect-to-the-anvilogic-platform.md?ask=<question>
```

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.