Splunk for Developers

Splunk's developer platform provides open APIs that enable developers to plug into Splunk's map/reduce data processing pipeline, storage technology and management facilities. Here is what you can do with Splunk as a developer.

Who is Using Splunk?
Companies of all sizes around the world are using Splunk. Check out Splunk case studies on our marketing site.

Example Applications

Check out our example applications to get a sense for what you can build on Splunk.

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Build Big Data Applications

Splunk's developer platform enables you to build complex Big Data applications including:

  • Custom-built visualizations
  • Reporting tool integrations
  • Big Data integrations
  • Complex event processing

Extend & Enhance Splunk

You can customize Splunk's web interface and leverage our internal web server for a variety of scenarios including:

  • Monitoring
  • Application Management
  • Security

Develop Using Splunk

You can improve the overall quality of your applications and your development experience by using Splunk to search log files while:

  • Developing & testing
  • Troubleshooting production issues
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Getting Started with Splunk

Already seen enough to get started developing? You know you want to. Check out these links to get you going.

Upcoming Events

Chat with us and other developers building on Splunk.

Staying Connected

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