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Splunk HEC extract value incorrect when there is curly braces in value of key-value pairs.

cdp_fap
Observer

Using HTTP Event Collector to receier data. When there is unwanted curly brace(s) in value. Event parse incorrect. How can I extract the data when there is {} in the data?

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to4kawa
Ultra Champion

props.conf

SEDCMD-trim = s/{(.*)}/\1/g s/=([^\"].*?)(,|$)/="\1"\2/g
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cdp_fap
Observer

I receiver data via SPLUNK HEC, and the {} is in data, not in the filed name.

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to4kawa
Ultra Champion

well, Is it JSON format?

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cdp_fap
Observer

Yes JSON fomat. something like: {key1=value1, key2=value2,....key3="xxxx{yyyyy", keyn1=valuen1}. The curly brace in value3 will result incorrect event parse.

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to4kawa
Ultra Champion

please provide actual log. (PII data masking)

your log looks like non-valid JSON.

reference: https://www.json.org/json-en.html

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cdp_fap
Observer

{RCD=MC, ASID=006F, TIMESTAMP=20132 07.04.48.140 -0400, SMFID=MYSSTEM , TEXT=" +This is a control {line FAPFENG} This is the last message line", path=SYSLOG, timezone=-0400, sourcetype=SYSLOG-logmsg, system=XY}

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to4kawa
Ultra Champion

TIMESTAMP=20132 07.04.48.140 -0400 really?
how about my updated answer?

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