Help with Python code for Splunk dashboard panel screenshots

[SN1368]

Hello,

I’m working on a Python script to generate reports automatically. Specifically, I need to capture screenshots of certain panels (not all) from specific dashboards in Splunk. Then, I want to insert these screenshots into a Word file as part of the report.

Could someone guide me on how to locate a particular panel in a dashboard and capture its screenshot using Python?

Thanks in advance!

[PickleRick]

Generating a report is one thing (at least in Splunk's terms). Creating a screenshot is something different. So you might use the built-in PDF export functionality. Or you might use a browser-automatiing solution. Like Selenium or aforementioned puppeteer/pyppeteer.

[livehybrid]

Hi @SN1368 

I would recommend looking at puppeteer to achieve this, which can be used to access pages and take screenshots - see https://pptr.dev/guides/screenshots for a simple example and also https://www.zenrows.com/blog/puppeteer-screenshot#screenshot-specific-element

You would need to be able to determine the element that you want to screenshot but can selectively screenshot it, something like this:

(async () =>{

    // ...
  
    // use setTimeout to wait for the page to load
    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000));

    // obtain the specific element
    const element = await page.$('.summary.entry-summary');

    // capture a screenshot of the specific element
    await element.screenshot({ path: 'specific-element-screenshot.jpg' });

    await browser.close();
})();

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