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How to count the size of json array of a single event

wood1986
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How to count the size of json array of a single event

For example {"a" : [{"b": true}, {"b": true}, {"c": true}]}

name   size
===========
a      3
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alacercogitatus
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

You can use the spath command.

your_search | spath path=a{} output=name | stats count(name) as name

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/SearchReference/Spath

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alacercogitatus
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

You can use the spath command.

your_search | spath path=a{} output=name | stats count(name) as name

http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/SearchReference/Spath

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alacercogitatus
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

your_search | spath path=a{} output=aName | spath path=z{} output=zName | stats count(aName) as a count(zName) as z by id

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wood1986
Explorer

my example is too simple. for a single event
{"id": 32413
"a" : [{"b": true}, {"b": true}, {"c": true}].
"z" : [{"a": 1}, {"d":2}]}

I want this output

id    a    z
=============
32413  3    2
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