Splunk Search

How to extract fields if the event is in JSON format?

maityayan1996
Path Finder

Hi,

I have a below event in json format, I want the fields to be created as "key1","key2",etc. I am trying the following code but it is not working:

index="BBB"   sourcetype=AAA | spath output=AA path=message.eumObject.eumInfo.customKeys.key1

Please HELP !!

 level:  info   
     message:    {"eumObject":{"eumInfo":{"eumId":"123456","eumCoRelationId":"","appId":"xxxxx","timeStamp":"2018-08-1316:21:16","pageUrl":"yyyyyy","pageName":"Operations","mmmmm":"","server":"","responseTime":833,"totalResponseTime":1679.081623,"projectId":""},"timingInfo":{"navigationStart":0,"unloadEventStart":0,"unloadEventEnd":0,"redirectStart":0,"redirectEnd":0,"fetchStart":4,"domainLookupStart":4,"domainLookupEnd":4,"connectStart":4,"connectEnd":4,"secureConnectionStart":0,"requestStart":4,"responseStart":17,"responseEnd":17,"domLoading":23,"domInteractive":803,"domContentLoadedEventStart":844,"domContentLoadedEventEnd":850,"domComplete":1169,"loadEventStart":1169,"loadEventEnd":1169},"userInfo":{"upi":"qqqqq","emailId":"","browserInfo":"Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:54.0) Gecko/20100101Firefox/54.0","timeZone":"","screenResolution":"1366x637"},"appInfo":{},"errorInfo":{"errorCode":"","errorDescription":"","errorType":""},"resourcesInfo":[],"customKeys":{"key1":833,"key2":1433,"key3":846,"key4":844,"key5":833,"key6":833,"key7":1067,"key8":"","key9":"","key10":""}}}   
0 Karma
1 Solution

maityayan1996
Path Finder

Well, I got the answer myself !!

Thanks a lot 🙂

index="BBB" sourcetype=AAA | spath input=message | rename "eumObject.customKeys.key1" as KEY1 ,"eumObject.customKeys.key2" as KEY2

View solution in original post

0 Karma

maityayan1996
Path Finder

Well, I got the answer myself !!

Thanks a lot 🙂

index="BBB" sourcetype=AAA | spath input=message | rename "eumObject.customKeys.key1" as KEY1 ,"eumObject.customKeys.key2" as KEY2

0 Karma
Got questions? Get answers!

Join the Splunk Community Slack to learn, troubleshoot, and make connections with fellow Splunk practitioners in real time!

Meet up IRL or virtually!

Join Splunk User Groups to connect and learn in-person by region or remotely by topic or industry.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

May 2026 Splunk Expert Sessions: Security & Observability

Level Up Your Operations: May 2026 Splunk Expert Sessions Whether you are refining your security posture or ...

Network to App: Observability Unlocked [May & June Series]

In today’s digital landscape, your environment is no longer confined to the data center. It spans complex ...

SPL2 Deep Dives, AppDynamics Integrations, SAML Made Simple and Much More on Splunk ...

Splunk Lantern is Splunk’s customer success center that provides practical guidance from Splunk experts on key ...