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# REST API data input configuration fields

# REST API data input configuration fields {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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Description of the fields on the REST API data input configuration form.
Note:  
REST API integrations support only UTF-8 encoding for incoming data.

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| Field | Description |
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| Name | Name of the new data input. This field is required. |
| Description | Description of the data input. |
| MID Web Server | MID Server to which the log data is pulled. Note: * You can select only MID Servers that support basic authentication. MID Servers that support mTLS are not listed. When you select the MID Server, the MID and Port fields are completed automatically. * The default maximum number of data inputs streaming logs to a single MID Server is 10. You can modify this number in the MID Server properties. {#hla-data-input-rest-api-ref__ul_nvc_4hj_nsb} This field is required. |
| Service instance | The service instance to which to bind the log data. Note: If no relevant service instance exists, [Create an service instance](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=create-it-services&version=yokohama&pubname=yokohama-servicenow-platform&ft:locale=en-US) and add CIs to it. Set the status of the new service instance to Operational.This field is required. |
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| Field | Description |
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| Status | Status of the data input. |
| Transport | Protocol used to stream the log data. This data input uses REST to stream log data to your instance. |
| Sources count | The number of log sources this data input has created. |
| Disabled since | The time when the data input stopped or failed. |
| Last log time | The time when the last log streamed in the data input. |
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