https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/How-to-get-jobID-or-savedsearch-from-custom-Python-command/m-p/455771#M8296 <P>Hello Splunk experts</P> <P>I'm trying to figure out what the best way to get a jobID or monitor job status for a search executed via the Splunk Web UI which is then piped <CODE>|</CODE> to my custom command. I'd like to ensure I am working with completed data/results, so I'm trying to do something similar to the below, which I usually do when kicking-off jobs directly from the API. I am not sure how to pull job status/job id information for a job that is being executed within the UI then piped | to a custom command.</P> <PRE><CODE>while not job.is_done(): sleep(.2) </CODE></PRE> <P>Sample of what my search would look like</P> <PRE><CODE>index=_internal |eval x=blah |stats count by x, y | table y | customCommandHere </CODE></PRE> Mon, 23 Jul 2018 15:50:48 GMT splunker1981 2018-07-23T15:50:48Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/How-to-get-jobID-or-savedsearch-from-custom-Python-command/m-p/455771#M8296 <P>Hello Splunk experts</P> <P>I'm trying to figure out what the best way to get a jobID or monitor job status for a search executed via the Splunk Web UI which is then piped <CODE>|</CODE> to my custom command. I'd like to ensure I am working with completed data/results, so I'm trying to do something similar to the below, which I usually do when kicking-off jobs directly from the API. I am not sure how to pull job status/job id information for a job that is being executed within the UI then piped | to a custom command.</P> <PRE><CODE>while not job.is_done(): sleep(.2) </CODE></PRE> <P>Sample of what my search would look like</P> <PRE><CODE>index=_internal |eval x=blah |stats count by x, y | table y | customCommandHere </CODE></PRE> Mon, 23 Jul 2018 15:50:48 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Dev/How-to-get-jobID-or-savedsearch-from-custom-Python-command/m-p/455771#M8296 splunker1981 2018-07-23T15:50:48Z