Using the Splunk REST API (DSRAPI) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

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 namespace use cases
• Implement access control

Topic 5 – Search

• Identify search components
• Review search best practices
• Create a search and retrieve results
• Discuss oneshot searches

Topic 6 – Advanced Search

• Utilize real-time searches
• Summarize export searches
• Construct saved searches
• Understand search job management

Topic 7 – HTTP Event Collector

• Describe the HTTP Event Collector
• Explain token management
• Explore data ingestion
• Implement data acknowledgement

Topic 8 – Key-Value Store

• Examine the Key-Value Store
• Define and manage a collection
• Create and manage records