Splunk Splunk Certified Developer Exam SPLK-2001 Exam Dumps: Updated Questions & Answers (October 2025)

The token filter that encodes URL values is tokenn​ame∣u. This filter applies the URL encoding to the token value, which replaces special characters with percent-encoded characters. This is useful for passing token values as query parameters in a drilldown. The other token filters are either invalid or used for different purposes. For more information, see [Token filters].

 The correct answer is B and D, because they are the files within an app that contain permissions information. Permissions information refers to the access control settings for the app, such as who can read and write to the app, and whether the app is visible to all users or only to the app owner. The files that contain permissions information are the metadata/local.meta and metadata/default.meta files, which are located in the metadata folder of the app. The local/metadata.conf and default/metadata.conf files do not exist, and are not valid configuration files for an app.

The requirements for arguments sent to the data/indexes endpoint are to specify the datatype and include the name argument. The datatype argument specifies the type of data that is being indexed, such as event, metric, or http. The name argument specifies the name of the index that is being created or updated. The other arguments are either optional or invalid. For more information, see Create an index.

 The correct answer is A, C, and D because these are the application security best practices that should be adhered to while developing an app for Splunk. Option A is correct because reviewing the OWASP Top Ten List can help you identify and avoid the most common web application security risks. Option C is correct because reviewing the OWASP Secure Coding Practices Quick Reference Guide can help you learn and apply the best practices for secure coding. Option D is correct because ensuring that third-party libraries that the app depends on have no outstanding CVE vulnerabilities can help you prevent potential exploits and attacks. Option B is incorrect because storing passwords in clear text in .conf files is a bad practice that can compromise the security and privacy of your app and your data. You can find more information about the application security best practices in the Splunk Developer Guide.

The type of vulnerability in the Python code snippet is CWE-404: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. This vulnerability occurs when a resource is not released or closed properly after use, which can lead to resource exhaustion or unexpected behavior. In this case, the open() and readline() commands could fail to close the file handle, which could prevent other processes from accessing the file or cause a memory leak. The other types of vulnerabilities are not relevant to this scenario. For more information, see CWE-404: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release.

 The correct answer is B, C, and D, because they are all valid parent elements for the event action shown below. The event action is a element, which is used to set the value of a token based on a user interaction, such as a click or a change. The element can be nested inside a , a , or a element, depending on the type and context of the event. The element is not a valid parent element for the element, but a sibling element that can be used to evaluate an expression and set the value of a token.

The correct answer is B because the best way to identify processor bottlenecks of a search is to use the search job inspector. The search job inspector is a tool that provides detailed information about the performance and resource consumption of a search job, such as CPU time, memory usage, scan count, and event count. The search job inspector can help you identify which parts of your search are causing processor bottlenecks and how to optimize them. Option A is incorrect because using the REST API does not provide as much information as the search job inspector. Option C is incorrect because using the Splunk Monitoring Console does not provide information about individual search jobs, but rather about the overall health and performance of your Splunk deployment. Option D is incorrect because searching the Splunk logs using index=“internal” does not provide information about processor bottlenecks, but rather about errors and warnings that occurred during the search execution. You can find more information about the search job inspector in the Splunk Developer Guide.

 Auto-refresh applies to inline searches and saved searches, and post-processing searches are refreshed when their base searches are refreshed. Enabling auto-refresh for a report does not require editing XML, but rather using the Edit Schedule option in the report menu. Each post-processing search using the same base search cannot have a different refresh time, but rather inherits the refresh time of the base search. For more information, see Set up auto-refresh for dashboard panels.

The correct answer is A, because data can be added to a KV Store collection only in JSON format. KV Store is a feature that allows Splunk to store and manage data in collections of key-value pairs. A KV Store collection is a logical grouping of key-value pairs that can be accessed and manipulated by Splunk apps. Data can be added to a KV Store collection either by using the Splunk Web interface, the Splunk REST API, or the Splunk SDKs. In all cases, the data must be formatted as JSON objects, which are collections of name-value pairs enclosed in curly braces1. The other formats, such as XML, CSV, and TXT, are not supported by KV Store.

A KV store collection can be associated with a namespace for users in the admin, power, and splunk-system-user roles. These roles have the capability to create and manage KV store collections. The nobody user cannot access any KV store collection, and the users in the admin and power roles alone cannot access the collections in the splunk-system-user namespace. For more information, see KV Store namespaces.