token

token

noun

A placeholder for a value that can change, such as a user selection in a form input.

Similar to programming variables, you can expand tokens in a search. For example, you can use the $click.value2$ token in a drilldown search to access the table cell value that a user selects.

For more information

In Administer Splunk Enterprise Security:

• Expand tokens in notable events using the expandtoken command

In the Splunk Enterprise Dashboards and Visualizations manual:

• Token usage in dashboards