topic Is it possible to index .mp3 files? in Getting Data In https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Is-it-possible-to-index-mp3-files/m-p/148702#M97916 <P>I can't seem to find a definitive answer anywhere if it was possible to do this, or if not, why? When I attempt to manually index an .mp3 file I can preview stuff like lyrics or comments but the other parts of the file shows up in binary format.</P> Wed, 01 Oct 2014 21:20:19 GMT ntguru5 2014-10-01T21:20:19Z Is it possible to index .mp3 files? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Is-it-possible-to-index-mp3-files/m-p/148702#M97916 <P>I can't seem to find a definitive answer anywhere if it was possible to do this, or if not, why? When I attempt to manually index an .mp3 file I can preview stuff like lyrics or comments but the other parts of the file shows up in binary format.</P> Wed, 01 Oct 2014 21:20:19 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Is-it-possible-to-index-mp3-files/m-p/148702#M97916 ntguru5 2014-10-01T21:20:19Z Re: Is it possible to index .mp3 files? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Is-it-possible-to-index-mp3-files/m-p/148703#M97917 <P>No, it is not. Out of curiosity, what kind of results were you expecting?</P> Wed, 01 Oct 2014 21:24:25 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Is-it-possible-to-index-mp3-files/m-p/148703#M97917 Ayn 2014-10-01T21:24:25Z Re: Is it possible to index .mp3 files? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Is-it-possible-to-index-mp3-files/m-p/148704#M97918 <P>Well...it is a binary file.... Splunk does not index binary data. You can look at <A href="http://blogs.splunk.com/2011/07/19/the-naughty-bits-how-to-splunk-binary-logfiles/">this blog</A> for some ideas about how to handle binary log data. But are you talking about indexing the mp3 itself? What data are you trying to get to?</P> Wed, 01 Oct 2014 21:26:33 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Is-it-possible-to-index-mp3-files/m-p/148704#M97918 ChrisG 2014-10-01T21:26:33Z Re: Is it possible to index .mp3 files? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Is-it-possible-to-index-mp3-files/m-p/148705#M97919 <P>I was just hoping if I could possibly chart lyrics or get stats on how many times an artist appeared as a guest...stuff like that.</P> <P>Thanks for the quick reply!</P> Wed, 01 Oct 2014 21:37:47 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Is-it-possible-to-index-mp3-files/m-p/148705#M97919 ntguru5 2014-10-01T21:37:47Z