topic Re: How to search with the metadata command using the Python API? in Splunk Search https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/How-to-search-with-the-metadata-command-using-the-Python-API/m-p/243386#M72436 <P>It turns out that while using metadata command over API, we do not require search command as a prefix.</P> Wed, 25 May 2016 09:00:59 GMT lohitkidu 2016-05-25T09:00:59Z How to search with the metadata command using the Python API? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/How-to-search-with-the-metadata-command-using-the-Python-API/m-p/243383#M72433 <P>Hi ,</P> <P>I am not sure how to use the <CODE>metadata</CODE> command using the Python API as it is required to be the first command like <CODE>| metadata type=hosts</CODE>, but when we use the Python API every search has to be appended by <CODE>search</CODE> like <CODE>search index=abc</CODE>.</P> <P>In case of metadata, if I use <CODE>search metadata type=hosts</CODE> or <CODE>search | metadata type=hosts</CODE>, none of them are working. </P> <P>Any ideas how to use it?</P> Thu, 12 May 2016 05:27:23 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/How-to-search-with-the-metadata-command-using-the-Python-API/m-p/243383#M72433 lohitkidu 2016-05-12T05:27:23Z Re: How to search with the metadata command using the Python API? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/How-to-search-with-the-metadata-command-using-the-Python-API/m-p/243384#M72434 <P>Try this as the search query</P> <PRE><CODE>search index=_internal | head 1 | map maxsearches=1 "| metadata type=hosts" </CODE></PRE> Thu, 12 May 2016 06:48:31 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/How-to-search-with-the-metadata-command-using-the-Python-API/m-p/243384#M72434 somesoni2 2016-05-12T06:48:31Z Re: How to search with the metadata command using the Python API? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/How-to-search-with-the-metadata-command-using-the-Python-API/m-p/243385#M72435 <P>Never worked for me.</P> Wed, 25 May 2016 08:41:23 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/How-to-search-with-the-metadata-command-using-the-Python-API/m-p/243385#M72435 lohitkidu 2016-05-25T08:41:23Z Re: How to search with the metadata command using the Python API? https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/How-to-search-with-the-metadata-command-using-the-Python-API/m-p/243386#M72436 <P>It turns out that while using metadata command over API, we do not require search command as a prefix.</P> Wed, 25 May 2016 09:00:59 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/How-to-search-with-the-metadata-command-using-the-Python-API/m-p/243386#M72436 lohitkidu 2016-05-25T09:00:59Z