Course Overview
Formerly Developing with Splunk's REST API.
This 9-hour 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.
Who should attend
Application developers and administrators.
Prerequisites
To be successful, students should have a solid understanding of the following:
- Splunk Enterprise System Administration (SESA)
- Splunk Enterprise Data Administration (SEDA)
- Python, JavaScript, or similar scripting languages
Course Objectives
- Describe the Splunk REST API
- Manage servers and knowledge objects
- Execute a search and retrieve results
- Ingest events using the HTTP Event Collector
- Use the Key-Value Store to manage data