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How to get the sourcetype in an index and its types like int, string or char etc by api?

kitkit321
Explorer

Hi all,

I am new to API.
I want to use api to get all the sourcetype and its type in the index.
what should I do ?

Many Thanks.

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GaetanVP
Contributor

Hello @kitkit321,

You could try something like this (if you are connected on your Search Head, otherwise you'll need to replace https://localhost with the url of the Search Head you want to target).

 

curl -k -u admin:"<your_password>" https://localhost:8089/services/search/jobs -d search="| metadata type=sourcetypes index=<your_index> | table sourcetype"

curl -k -u admin:"<your_password>" https://localhost:8089/services/services/search/jobs/<sid_returned_on_previous_command>/results

 

Hope it helps !

GaetanVP

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Gr0und_Z3r0
Contributor

hi @kitkit321 
Use the metadata command to get the details.

|metadata type=sourcetypes index=my_index

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kitkit321
Explorer

How can i use the api to do it?

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