Customize and extend Splunk Enterprise

Developers can build Splunk apps to integrate Splunk Enterprise with other tools and applications. Follow these links to help you get started.

Develop Splunk apps

Develop Splunk apps to build customized solutions for your specific data needs. For more information, see the Developer Guide for Splunk Cloud Platform and Splunk Enterprise on the Splunk Developer Portal.

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Learn about the Splunk app lifecycle	Lifecycle of a Splunk app for Splunk Cloud Platform or Splunk Enterprise
See an overview of Splunk app development	Develop Splunk apps for Splunk Cloud Platform or Splunk Enterprise
Learn how to build a Splunk app using React	Splunk React components for developers
See an overview of how to release a Splunk app	Release and maintain Splunk apps for Splunk Cloud Platform or Splunk Enterprise
See tutorials about Splunk app development	Tutorials for the Splunk platform

Use the Splunk REST API

Use the Splunk REST API to programmatically index, search, and visualize data using Splunk Enterprise in an external app.

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Learn how to use the Splunk REST API	Basic concepts about the Splunk platform REST API
See Splunk REST API tutorials	Splunk Enterprise Rest API Tutorials
Improve your logs to work with Splunk software	Logging in an app for Splunk Cloud Platform or Splunk Enterprise Logging best practices in an app or add-on for Splunk Enterprise
See the REST API Reference	Using the REST API Reference

Download and install Splunk SDKs

Find information about integrating with the Splunk platform using the Splunk SDKs.

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Learn more about the Splunk SDKs	Developer tools for Splunk Cloud Platform or Splunk Enterprise
See the code library and examples for a Splunk SDK	Downloads on the Splunk Developer Portal
See the documentation site for Splunk SDKs	Splunk SDKs

Extend Splunk platform functionality

Expand the Splunk platform to meet your specific data analysis needs.

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Extend the Splunk Search Processing Language	Create custom search commands for apps in Splunk Cloud Platform or Splunk Enterprise Define search macros in Settings Configure a script for an alert action
Create custom data inputs	Create custom data inputs for Splunk Cloud Platform or Splunk Enterprise
Create custom REST API endpoints	Extend the Splunk platform REST API with custom endpoints
Create custom workflow actions	Custom workflow actions for Splunk Cloud Platform or Splunk Enterprise
Create external lookups	Create external lookups for apps in Splunk Cloud Platform or Splunk Enterprise