Splunk Training + Certification
Developing with Splunk's REST API
- Free Courses
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Learning Paths
- Courses for Users
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Courses for Splunk Administrators
- Overview
- Splunk Fundamentals 1
- Splunk Fundamentals 2
- Splunk Enterprise System Administration
- Splunk Enterprise Data Administration
- Troubleshooting Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk Enterprise Cluster Administration
- Implementing Splunk SmartStore
- Splunk Workload Management
- Working with Metrics in Splunk
- Implementing Splunk Data Fabric Search (DFS)
- Implementing Splunk Data Stream Processor (DSP)
- Courses for Splunk Cloud Customers
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Courses for Splunk Architects
- Overview
- Splunk Fundamentals 1
- Splunk Fundamentals 2
- Creating Dashboards with Splunk
- Splunk Fundamentals 3
- Advanced Searching and Reporting
- Splunk Enterprise System Administration
- Splunk Enterprise Data Administration
- Troubleshooting Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk Enterprise Cluster Administration
- Architecting Splunk Enterprise Deployments
- Courses for App Developers
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Courses for Enterprise Security Administrators
- Overview
- Splunk Fundamentals 1
- Splunk Fundamentals 2
- Creating Dashboards with Splunk
- Splunk Fundamentals 3
- Advanced Searching and Reporting
- Splunk Enterprise System Administration
- Splunk Enterprise Data Administration
- Architecting Splunk Enterprise Deployments
- Administering Splunk Enterprise Security
- Courses for Enterprise Security End-Users
- Courses for IT Service Intelligence Administrators
- Courses for IT Service Intelligence End-Users
- Courses for Phantom Customers
- Courses for SignalFx Customers
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Certification Tracks
- Splunk Core Certified User
- Splunk Core Certified Power User
- Splunk Core Certified Advanced Power User
- Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin
- Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect
- Splunk Certified Developer
- Splunk Enterprise Security Certified Admin
- Splunk IT Service Intelligence Certified Admin
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Splunk Core Certified Consultant
- Overview
- Splunk Fundamentals 1
- Splunk Fundamentals 2
- Splunk Enterprise System Administration
- Splunk Enterprise Data Administration
- Architecting Splunk Enterprise Deployments
- Troubleshooting Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk Enterprise Cluster Administration
- Splunk Deployment Practical Lab
- Splunk Fundamentals 3
- Creating Dashboards with Splunk
- Advanced Searching and Reporting
- Core Consultant Labs
- Services Core Implementation
- Splunk Phantom Certified Admin
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Courses
- Splunk Fundamentals 1
- Splunk Fundamentals 2
- Splunk Fundamentals 3
- Advanced Searching and Reporting
- Creating Dashboards with Splunk
- Advanced Dashboards and Visualizations
- Building Splunk Apps
- Splunk for Analytics and Data Science
- Splunk Infrastructure Overview
- Splunk Enterprise System Administration
- Splunk Enterprise Data Administration
- Troubleshooting Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk Enterprise Cluster Administration
- Splunk Cloud Administration
- Architecting Splunk Enterprise Deployments
- Working with Metrics in Splunk
- Implementing Splunk SmartStore
- Splunk Workload Management
- Splunk Deployment Practical Lab
- Implementing Splunk Data Stream Processor (DSP)
- Developing with Splunk's REST API
- Administering Splunk Enterprise Security
- Using Splunk Enterprise Security
- Implementing Splunk IT Service Intelligence
- Using Splunk IT Service Intelligence
- Splunk User Behavior Analytics
- Administering Phantom
- Developing Phantom Playbooks
- Advanced Phantom Implementation
- SignalFx Fundamentals Series (eLearning)
- Infrastructure Monitoring Using SignalFx
- Using SignalFx to Monitor Microservices-based Applications
- Automation Using the SignalFx API
- Sending Custom Metrics to SignalFx
- Advanced Monitoring of Microservices Applications Using SignalFx
- Implementing Splunk Data Fabric Search (DFS)
- Services Core Implementation
- Core Consultant Labs
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Videos
- All Videos
- Splunk Cloud Tutorial
- Installing Splunk Enterprise on Linux
- Installing Splunk Enterprise on Windows
- Getting Data In to Splunk Enterprise (Linux)
- Getting Data In (Windows)
- Getting Data In with Forwarders
- Basic Search in Splunk Enterprise
- Create a Dashboard in Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk Certification Candidate Journey
- Creating Alerts in Splunk Enterprise
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- Program Guide + FAQ
- Download Fact Sheet
Course Description
This nine hour course teaches you to use the Splunk REST API to accomplish tasks on a Splunk server. In this course, you will use curl and Python to send requests to Splunk REST endpoints and will learn how to parse the results. The course will show you how to create a variety of objects in Splunk, how to work with and apply security to Splunk objects, issue different types of searches, and ingest data.
Instructor-led Training Schedule
Course Topics
- Introduction to the Splunk REST API
- Namespaces and Object Management
- Parsing Output
- Oneshot Searching
- Normal and Export Searching
- Advanced Searching and Job Management
- Working with Indexes
- Using the HTTP Event Collector
Course Objectives
Module 1 – Introduction to the Splunk REST API
- Use the proper case in searches
- Introduce the Splunk development environment and its REST endpoints
- Know to which Splunk server you should be connected to accomplish a desired task
- Authenticate with a Splunk server, with and without a session
Module 2 – Namespaces and Object Management
- Understand how a namespace affects access to objects
- Use the servicesNS node and a namespace to access objects
- Understand how the sharing level and access control lists affect access to objects
- Modify the sharing level and the permissions on an object
Module 3 – Parsing Output
- Understand the general structure of Atom-based output
- Format Atom-based JSON output
Module 4 – Oneshot Searching
- Review search language syntax and search best practices
- Execute a oneshot search
- Execute an export search
- Get search results
Module 5–Normal and Export Searching
- Identify types of searches
- Create normal and export searches
- Get search results, search job status and other search job properties
Module 6 – Advanced Searching and Job Management
- Executing a real time search
- Working with large results sets
- Working with saved searches
- Managing search jobs
Module 7 – Working with Indexes
- List Splunk indexes
- Get information about an index
- Create Splunk indexes
- Delete Splunk indexes
Module 8 – Using the HTTP Event Collector (HEC)
- Create and use HEC tokens
- Input data using HEC endpoints
- Get indexer event acknowledgements
Module 9– Using the rest Command
- Use the SPL rest command
- Final notes