Getting Data In

How to configure props.conf for a Unix timestamp in a JSON log file?

daniel333
Builder

All,

I have a json log file we're bringing in.

Its time is logged as:

"start":"1461191869.576”

Any idea on where I would start with props.conf for timestamping?

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1 Solution

twinspop
Influencer

Try this:

[your_sourcetype]
TIME_PREFIX = "start":"
TIME_FORMAT = %s.%3N

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twinspop
Influencer

Try this:

[your_sourcetype]
TIME_PREFIX = "start":"
TIME_FORMAT = %s.%3N
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