gistfile1.txt

#User varables
$LIhost = "10.10.10.10" #IP or FQDN
$Provider = "Local" #Local, ActiveDirectory
$Username = "admin"
$Password = "VMware1!"

#SSL certificate trust - Trust all certs
add-type @"
     using System.Net;
     using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
     public class TrustAllCertsPolicy : ICertificatePolicy {
         public bool CheckValidationResult(
             ServicePoint srvPoint, X509Certificate certificate,
             WebRequest request, int certificateProblem) {
             return true;
         }
     }
"@
[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::CertificatePolicy = New-Object TrustAllCertsPolicy
#^End of SSL certificate trust

#Login to Log Insight - make creds as json
$creds = @{
provider=$Provider
username=$Username
password=$Password
}
$json = $creds | ConvertTo-Json

#Get session infomation
$response = Invoke-RestMethod "https://$LIHost/api/v1/sessions" -Method POST -Body $json -ContentType "application/json"

#Create header infomation used when quering Log Insight
$headers = New-Object "System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary[[String],[String]]"
$headers.Add("Authorization", "Bearer "+($response.sessionId))	

#Get data from Log Insight
$Query = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://$LIHost/api/v1/events/" -Headers $Headers

#Display data
($Query.Content | ConvertFrom-Json).events