Getting Data In

In Splunk Cloud, how do I delete data?

will_paxata
Explorer

For example, I want to run a query:

host="localhost" | delete

But I am given the error: "Error in 'delete' command: You have insufficient privileges to delete events."

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masonmorales
Influencer

Your user account needs to be assigned the can_delete role.

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masonmorales
Influencer

Your user account needs to be assigned the can_delete role.

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