Splunk Training + Certification
Developing with Splunk's REST API
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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
