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Splunk query to extract json key value

sahuask
Loves-to-Learn

Please help to extract payload data from logs entries and extract the PlatformVersion and PlatformClient values. Need in python code.

Log Entries: 

"tracking~2015~526F3D98","2015:1302",164,1,"2022-02-07 11:10:08.744 INFO [threadPoolTaskExecutorTransformed5 - ?] saving event to log =core-server-event-tracking-api, payload={""PlatformVersion"":""6.34.36 - 4.18.6"",""PlatformClient"":""html""},53
"tracking~2015~526F3D98","2015:130",164423,1,"2022-02-07 11:10:08.744 INFO [threadPoolTaskExecutorTransformed5 - ?] saving event to log =core-server-event-tracking-api, payload={""PlatformVersion"":""6.34.37 - 4.18.7"",""PlatformClient"":""xml""},54

 

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johnhuang
Motivator

Regex:

payload\=\{\"+PlatformVersion[\"\:]*(?<platform_ver>[^\"]*)[\"\,"]*(?<platform_client>[^\"]*)\"

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sahuask
Loves-to-Learn

Thanks @johnhuang . 

I am using python and im getting error- Mismatched ']'. 

Can you please provide me the python version of this regex. Thanks

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venkatasri
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @sahuask 

You shall be bit more specific, the SH automatically extract the JSON fields automatically if props.conf having correct settings.

What you mentioned was about python code,  meaning how you going to read the data in python code? 
probably API?

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sahuask
Loves-to-Learn

I dont have the control for the configuration setting. the ask is to extract from the log entries as text.

Yes, I need a to use splunk api in python code.

 

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