Splunk Search

REST vs. Normal Search

itsmevic
Communicator

What is the difference between a normal search in Splunk and a search that incorporates the REST command?

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

One of them uses the rest command and the other doesn't. There's no material difference.

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itsmevic
Communicator

Would the REST command pull more information than a regular search?

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richgalloway
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

It shouldn't. Did you have a specific rest command in mind?

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itsmevic
Communicator

No, nothing in particular just the standard | REST ... Okay, thank you kindly for your input.

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