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Can I combine two searches and group by _time using a regex filter?

sdtruesdale
Engager

Hello,

I'm relatively new to Splunk, so please bear with me. What I am trying to accomplish is a time chart using tstats, but filtering the results using a regex. Specifically, this is for counting the number of times someone connects over HTTP/S to a naked IP (IP specified instead of a URL). The following two queries work, but when I try to combine them I get zero results:

| tstats count(Web.dest) AS destCount FROM datamodel=Web WHERE Web.action=blocked GROUPBY Web.dest | regex Web.dest="\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}$"  

As you can see in the below screenshot, when grouped by Web.dest I get a table with counts and the regex filter works fine.

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| tstats count(Web.dest) AS destCount FROM datamodel=Web WHERE Web.action=blocked GROUPBY _time span=1m

As you can see in the below screenshot, when grouped by _time without the regex, I get a nice table which I can then use to create a time chart.

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However, if I try to combine the two queries and group by _time using a regex filter, I get zero results (screenshot not needed I think).

| tstats count(Web.dest) AS destCount FROM datamodel=Web WHERE Web.action=blocked GROUPBY _time span=1m | regex Web.dest="\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}$"  

Can anyone assist me and/or confirm if what I'm trying to do is even possible? Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

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somesoni2
Revered Legend

The query your tried is just grouping by _time to no Web.dest field is available to filter. Try like this

|  tstats count(Web.dest) AS destCount FROM datamodel=Web WHERE Web.action=blocked GROUPBY Web.dest _time span=1m | regex Web.dest="\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}$"  
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