Running a script easily from Menu with input

davedeluxe — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 11:53:14 GMT

Hi,
I have a python script that requires a hostname as input and then runs an Ansible job via AWX.
Is there a way to install this cleanly via a dashboard or in a menu in ES?
I actually just want to enter the hostname and use it to start the script.

Regards,

David

Re: Running a script easily from Menu with input

VatsalJagani — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 12:59:43 GMT

@davedeluxe- There is no direct way to run Python script from Splunk dashboard. But you can use one of the two ways below to Run Python script from a dashboard button.

Python Custom Command
- Create Javascript to initiate the Splunk search with this custom command in it.
Python Custom Rest Endpoint
- Create Javascript to make a rest call to the custom rest endpoint created by you.

And in both case you can use Javascript to pass whatever data you need to pass-along the way.

And you can put your custom python script within custom python command code or custom rest endpoint code.

And you will find number of examples online for both custom command & custom rest endpoint.

This is one is old blog about custom rest endpoint for reference - https://community.splunk.com/t5/Dashboards-Visualizations/Can-I-call-a-Python-script-from-a-dashboard-and-output-its/m-p/398088

I hope this helps!!! Kindly upvote if it does!!!!

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