Using the Splunk REST API (DSRAPI)

Formerly Developing with Splunk's REST API.

This course is designed for application developers and administrators that want to utilize the Splunk REST API. In this course, you will learn how to ma...

Formerly Developing with Splunk's REST API.

This course is designed for application developers and administrators that want to utilize the Splunk REST API. In this course, you will learn how to make REST API requests and parse the server responses. Major topics include authentication, server administration, and implementation of a variety of search types. You will also ingest data using the HTTP Event Collector and manage application data using the Key-Value Store.

Please note that this class may run over two days, with 4.5 hour sessions each day, with a total of nine hours of content.

- Administrators
- Engineers

Topic 1 – Splunk REST API


- Introduce REST
- Review HTTP requests
- Describe the Splunk REST API
- Discuss authentication methods
Topic 2 – Response Data


- Review HTTP responses
- Describe the Atom specification
- Demonstrate how to retrieve JSON
- Explain how to parse a response
Topic 3 – Administration APIs


- Introduce the administration APIs
- Update configuration files
- Work with indexes
- Manage users
Topic 4 – Namespaces and Access Control


- Introduce namespaces
- Explain names...