Dashboards & Visualizations

Can we create dashboards through a python script?

guru_mahesh
New Member

There are python scripts which add the data to Splunk , index it, query it etc.
In the similar way can we create a dashboard in Splunk through a python program

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kamlesh_vaghela
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

@guru_mahesh

You can use REST API to create and update the dashboards. Please check below link for same.

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/7.2.0/RESTREF/RESTknowledge#data.2Fui.2Fviews

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manish_singh_77
Builder

@kamlesh_vaghela

Can we use python script to automate dashboard permissions in splunk?

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kamlesh_vaghela
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

@manish_singh_777

Yes, You can use Splunk REST Api in python script to change dashboard permissions.

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