Splunk SDKs Overview

So, you want to roll your own? Go for it. The SDKs are written on top of the REST APIs. The intent is to give you broad coverage of the REST API in a language specific fashion to ease your access to the Splunk engine.

Scroll down to get more details and then check out the Essential References on the right and get started using our SDKs today.

Available Splunk SDKs

Currently the Python SDK is publicly available as a Preview release. Learn more about the Python SDK.

Splunk SDK Roadmap

We are starting with Python and will be doing much more very soon. By end of 2011 we expect to have Java and JavaScript covered.

What Can You Do with the SDKs

Here are a few things that our customers are doing. We want to hear what you are doing or want to do. Ping us at: Splunk Dev Info

• Integrate with 3rd Party Reporting Tools & Portals
• Log Directly to Splunk
• Integrate Splunk Search Results into Your Application
• Extract Data for Archiving
• Build a UI on the Web Stack of Your Choice
• ... and a lot more...

REST API Coverage by Splunk SDKs

Already familiar with the REST API and want to know how we are covering with the SDKs? We have covered all the endpoints that you need in order to effectively write apps.

• Search
• Working with Search Jobs
• Authentication
• Indexes
• Data Inputs & Outputs
• Data Transformations