Splunk Enterprise

How to create a search based on search results using command 'sendemail'?

gl_splunkuser
Path Finder

Hello, I am using Splunk enterprise 7.3.5.

I would like to send an email, using the command sendemail, but I would like to create it based on a search result, so I am trying:

 

eventtype = myeventype | table message_subject, sender_address |sendemail sendresults=true inline=true from=$sender_address$ subject=$message_subject$ to=myemail

 

Where

message_subject and sender_address, are fields of the search. 

But when I received the email, looks like- (see the attached image)

Basically, the parameters are not working, I received the email without any of those parameters set.

 

email_bySplunk.PNG

How can I fix that?

Tags (2)
0 Karma
1 Solution

gjanders
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust
0 Karma

gl_splunkuser
Path Finder

Sendresults as I read don't have the feature to set parameters in the value - sender: The sender (from) address of the emails - requires quotes. Defaults to Splunk SMTP sender setting. The same sender is used for all emails sent and not customizable on a per-email basis. - 

And I need to set that value as a parameter.

 

Thanks for your help. 

Tags (1)
0 Karma

gjanders
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Quoting the details page of sendresults app from SplunkBase:

"The Search Command version of Sendresults supports the following syntax and optional arguments:

sendresults [sender=string] [subject=string] [body=string] [footer=string] [maxrcpts=int] [msgstyle=string] [format_columns=string] [bcc=string] [showresults=boolean] [showemail=boolean] [showsubj=boolean] [showbody=boolean] [showfooter=boolean]

sender: The sender (from) address of the emails - requires quotes. Defaults to Splunk SMTP sender setting. The same sender is used for all emails sent and not customizable on a per-email basis."

gl_splunkuser
Path Finder

I used the app sendresults, works pretty well, but I modify the sendresults.py to have the capability to use the sender as a parameter.

Code:

sender = event['sender']

And sent it as a parameter of sendemail function. 

Thanks for the suggestion @gjanders 

0 Karma
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Splunk Observability for AI

Don’t miss out on an exciting Tech Talk on Splunk Observability for AI!Discover how Splunk’s agentic AI ...

Splunk Enterprise Security 8.x: The Essential Upgrade for Threat Detection, ...

Watch On Demand the Tech Talk on November 6 at 11AM PT, and empower your SOC to reach new heights! Duration: ...

Splunk Observability as Code: From Zero to Dashboard

For the details on what Self-Service Observability and Observability as Code is, we have some awesome content ...