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title: ingestion-format-support
description: Ingest logs into OpenObserve in JSON or HEC format through simple cURL endpoints, making it easy to migrate from Splunk or ship HEC-formatted log files.
---

OpenObserve supports ingestion in both JSON and HEC formats. 

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:::tab[Ingest JSON-formatted Logs]
If your log files are in JSON format, use the following endpoint:

```
https://api.openobserve.ai/api/<organization_id>/<stream_id>/_json
```
**Example:** 
Ingest JSON-formatted Logs Using cURL
```
curl https://api.openobserve.ai/api/<organization_id>/<stream_id>/_hec -i -u "root@example.com:Complexpass#123"  -d "@k8slogs_json.json" 
```
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:::tab[Ingest HEC-formatted Logs]
If your log files are in HEC format, use the following endpoint:

```
https://api.openobserve.ai/api/<organization_id>/<stream_id>/_hec
```
This ingestion method is useful for teams migrating from Splunk or using tools that generate logs in HEC format.

**Example:**
Ingest HEC-formatted Logs Using cURL
```
curl https://api.openobserve.ai/api/<organization_id>/<stream_id>/_hec -i -u "root@example.com:Complexpass#123"  -d "@logs_hec.hec" 
```
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:::note[Note]
Ensure that the log file matches the required format for the selected endpoint. Improperly formatted files will result in ingestion errors.
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