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title: "Generate a Splunk Event Collector token"
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Splunk Event Collector tokens  handle the authentication of data shared from your ServiceNow instance to Splunk. Each token has a unique value consisting of a 128-bit number that is represented as a 32-character globally unique identifier (GUID). You will need to provide the token that is generated for your Splunk instance to  Perspectium Support  so that the sharing of ServiceNow data to Splunk can be properly configured.  Learn more about Splunk Event Collector tokens . Prerequisites  First, you will need to  create a ServiceNow bulk/dynamic share for Splunk .   You will also need to  point your Splunk HTTP Event Collector port to the Perspectium Integration Mesh . Procedure To generate a token for your Splunk Event Collector token, follow these steps: Next steps View your event collections in Splunk Similar topics Contact Perspectium Support US:  1 888 620 8880 UK:  44 208 068 5953 support@perspectium.com