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How to search with the metadata command using the Python API?

lohitkidu
Path Finder

Hi ,

I am not sure how to use the metadata command using the Python API as it is required to be the first command like | metadata type=hosts, but when we use the Python API every search has to be appended by search like search index=abc.

In case of metadata, if I use search metadata type=hosts or search | metadata type=hosts, none of them are working.

Any ideas how to use it?

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lohitkidu
Path Finder

It turns out that while using metadata command over API, we do not require search command as a prefix.

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lohitkidu
Path Finder

It turns out that while using metadata command over API, we do not require search command as a prefix.

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somesoni2
Revered Legend

Try this as the search query

search index=_internal | head 1 | map maxsearches=1 "| metadata type=hosts"
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lohitkidu
Path Finder

Never worked for me.

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