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sendemail

sendemail

Synopsis

Emails search results to specified email addresses.

Syntax

sendemail to=<email_list> [from=<email_list>] [cc=<email_list>] [bcc=<email_list>] [format= (html|raw|text|csv)] [inline= (true|false)] [sendresults=(true|false)] [priority= (highest|high|low|lowest)] [server=string] [width_sort_columns=<bool>] [graceful=bool]

Required arguments

to
Syntax: to=<email_list>
Description: List of email addresses to send search results to.

Optional arguments

bcc
Syntax: bcc=<email_list>
Description: Blind cc line; comma-separated and quoted list of valid email addresses.
cc
Syntax: cc=<email_list>
Description: Cc line; comma-separated quoted list of valid email addresses.
format
Syntax: format= csv | html | raw |text
Description: Specifies how to format the email's contents. Defaults to HTML.
from
Syntax: from=<email_list>
Description: Email address from line. Defaults to "splunk@<hostname>".
inline
Syntax: inline= true | false
Description: Specifies whether to send the results in the message body or as an attachment. Defaults to true.
graceful
Syntax: graceful= true | false
Description: If set to true, no error is thrown, if email sending fails and thus the search pipeline continues execution as if sendemail was not there.
priority
Syntax: priority=highest | high | low | lowest
Description: Set the priority of the email as it appears in the email client. Lowest or 5, low or 4, high or 2, highest or 1; defaults to normal or 3.
sendpdf
Syntax: sendpdf=true | false
Description: Specify whether to send as pdf or not.
sendresults
Syntax: sendresults=true | false
Description: Determines whether the results should be included with the email. Defaults to false.
server
Syntax: server=<string>
Description: The SMTP server, default is localhost.
subject
Syntax: subject=<string>
Description: Specifies the subject line. Defaults to "Splunk Results".
width_sort_columns
Syntax: width_sort_columns=<bool>
Description: This is only valid when format=text. Specifies whether the columns should be sorted by their width.

Examples

Example 1: Send search results in HTML format with the subject "myresults".

... | sendemail to="elvis@splunk.com,john@splunk.com" format=html subject=myresults server=mail.splunk.com

Example 2: Send search results to the specified email.

... | sendemail to="elvis@splunk.com"

Answers

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This documentation applies to the following versions of Splunk: 4.1 , 4.1.1 , 4.1.2 , 4.1.3 , 4.1.4 , 4.1.5 , 4.1.6 , 4.1.7 , 4.1.8 , 4.2 , 4.2.1 , 4.2.2 , 4.2.3 , 4.2.4 , 4.2.5 , 4.3 , 4.3.1 , 4.3.2 View the Article History for its revisions.


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