Chapter 4: Use the Splunk Observability Cloud API to send custom data 🔗
Now that you have built-in data from your full stack flowing into Splunk Observability Cloud, assess whether there are custom data points you need to bring in. You can use the Splunk Observability Cloud API to bring in custom data.
You might want to use the API if you want to integrate with:
A third-party tool that provides an API/webhook integration only.
An application written in a language that Splunk doesn’t provide a library for.
This API integration can send all data types to Splunk Observability Cloud, including metrics, traces, and logs.
Send custom data through the API 🔗
If you have custom data, you can use the Splunk Observability Cloud API to send this data to Splunk Observability Cloud.
For information about using the Splunk Observability Cloud API to send custom data, see Send metrics, traces, and events using Splunk Observability Cloud REST APIs.
Use Splunk Observability Cloud to access your data 🔗
After you’ve configured your integration to send custom data, you can access your data in the following locations:
View traces on the APM landing page 🔗
The Splunk APM landing page shows a preview of your custom trace data. To learn how to access the APM landing page, see Assess the health of your applications with the APM landing page.
View traces in the APM Explorer view 🔗
The Splunk APM explorer view shows detailed information about your trace data, such as dependencies among your applications. To learn more, see View dependencies among your services in the service map.
Search for metrics with the Metric Finder 🔗
You can use the Splunk metric finder to search for your custom metrics. For more information, see Search for metrics in the Metric Finder.
Query logs using Log Observer Connect 🔗
If you chose to ingest logs, you can find logs in Splunk Log Observer Connect. To learn more, see View overall system health using the timeline.