REST API with SAML enabled authentication

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Updated:September 29, 2026

Document ID:SPLK045457

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Applicability

Splunk Enterprise Splunk Cloud

Description

Before SAML authentication the following method is used to access REST API:

curl -u <username>:<password> https://hostname:8089/services/search/jobs

After enabling the SAML, the above method will no longer work for SAML user-based - Authentication and authorization.

Investigation

There are two methods of authentication that can be used to access REST endpoints:

Username and password
Splunk authentication tokens

Token-based authentication is the recommended way to access REST API for SAML users.

Resolution

The REST API/command lines will not work for the SAML users which is mentioned in the Troubleshoot SAML SSO documentation.

To use REST API with SAML, the users need to have token-based authentication configured.

More information under Set up authentication with tokens.

Revision History

Revision	Publish Date	Comments
1.0	29-Sep-2026	Initial Release

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