{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":30747,"path":"it-operations-management/health-log-analytics/hla-data-input-rest-api-ref.md","title":"REST API data input configuration fields","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# REST API data input configuration fields\n\nDescription of the fields on the REST API data input configuration form.\n\n## Basic configuration\n\n<table id=\"table_xy2_chq_z4b\"><thead><tr><th>\n\nField\n\n</th><th>\n\nDescription\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nName\n\n</td><td>\n\nName of the new data input. This field is required.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nDescription\n\n</td><td>\n\nDescription of the data input.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nMID Web Server\n\n</td><td>\n\nMID Server to which the log data is pulled.**Note:**\n\n-   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.\n-   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.\n\nThis field is required.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nService instance\n\n</td><td>\n\nThe service instance to which to bind the log data. **Note:** If no relevant service instance exists, [Create an service instance](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/servicenow-platform/create-it-services.md) and add CIs to it. Set the status of the new service instance to Operational.\n\nThis field is required.\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>The following fields show read-only information:\n\n<table id=\"table_fpc_shq_z4b\"><thead><tr><th>\n\nField\n\n</th><th>\n\nDescription\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nStatus\n\n</td><td>\n\nStatus of the data input.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nTransport\n\n</td><td>\n\nProtocol used to stream the log data.This data input uses REST to stream log data to your instance.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nSources count\n\n</td><td>\n\nThe number of log sources this data input has created.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nDisabled since\n\n</td><td>\n\nThe time when the data input stopped or failed.\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nLast log time\n\n</td><td>\n\nThe time when the last log streamed in the data input.\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>**Parent Topic:**[Data input configuration fields](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/health-log-analytics/hla-data-input-config-fields.md)\n\n"}}