We have updated our Terms of Service, Code of Conduct, and Addendum.

How to parse a JSON object?

I have a JSON object that I'm trying to pull apart using the parser function but it's as if the parser doesn't see it as a json object. I put it into other JSON extraction tools and it works but not in Cribl. It should just be a standard "Extract JSON Object from _raw"

Answers

  • Jon Rust
    Jon Rust Posts: 475 mod

    Can you share the JSON object? Also, try an Eval with `newfield` = `JSON.parse(_raw)`

  • Shawn Cannon
    Shawn Cannon Posts: 131 ✭✭

    Beat me to it Jon

  • Eric Reusche
    Eric Reusche Posts: 40 ✭✭

    Sensitive info in the event and might be difficult to scrub. The eval to a new object didn't seem to work. For more context, they are zScaler events but I have all sources sending to the same port load balanced across our workers. In order to separate out the sourcetype because they are sending to the same port they are appending the sourcetype to the beginning of the event. The first function in each sourcetype pipeline I do a Mask and `"^<sourcetype>" -->""` and just drop the sourcetype and write it to metadata. Then all that is left is the JSON object.

  • Eric Reusche
    Eric Reusche Posts: 40 ✭✭

    Not sure why it would work in other parsers and not Cribl after that is done though

  • Jon Rust
    Jon Rust Posts: 475 mod

    Sample data would help, but there is a known issue with array-based JSON objects. Eg: ```[ { "field1": "value" }, { "field2": "value" }, { "field3": "value" } ]``` You'll notice this a) does not show as parseable in the preview pane; and b) will not be parsed by the Parser function. You can use the JSON.parse() method I mentioned above though.

  • Eric Reusche
    Eric Reusche Posts: 40 ✭✭

    ```{"LogTimestamp": "Mon Feb 27 13:59:51 2023","Customer": "-----","SessionID": "4asdasdasdasdg","ConnectionID": "4asasdsdasdqbFiS9,bJasd/asddsfdsOv","InternalReason": "BRK_MT_TERMINATED","ConnectionStatus": "close","IPProtocol": 6,"DoubleEncryption": 0,"Username": "bdfsdfsdfsdfsdf","ServicePort": 443,"ClientPublicIP": "123.1.2.3","ClientPrivateIP": "123.5.6.7","ClientLatitude": 40.000000,"ClientLongitude": -75.000000,"ClientCountryCode": "US","ClientZEN": "US","Policy": "Policy","Connector": "sdasdasd","ConnectorZEN": "US","ConnectorIP": "10.0.0.1","ConnectorPort": 56246,"Host": "host","Application": "application","AppGroup": "Apps","Server": "0","ServerIP": "10.123.33.4","ServerPort": 445,"PolicyProcessingTime": 21,"ServerSetupTime": 1085,"TimestampConnectionStart": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.001Z","TimestampConnectionEnd": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.981Z","TimestampCATx": "","TimestampCARx": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.001Z","TimestampAppLearnStart": "","TimestampZENFirstRxClient": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.101Z","TimestampZENFirstTxClient": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.036Z","TimestampZENLastRxClient": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.352Z","TimestampZENLastTxClient": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.187Z","TimestampConnectorZENSetupComplete": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.017Z","TimestampZENFirstRxConnector": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.036Z","TimestampZENFirstTxConnector": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.017Z","TimestampZENLastRxConnector": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.187Z","TimestampZENLastTxConnector": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.352Z","ZENTotalBytesRxClient": 2115,"ZENBytesRxClient": 1598,"ZENTotalBytesTxClient": 5331,"ZENBytesTxClient": 5331,"ZENTotalBytesRxConnector": 5331,"ZENBytesRxConnector": 5331,"ZENTotalBytesTxConnector": 2115,"ZENBytesTxConnector": 2115,"Idp": "IDP","ClientToClient": "0"}```

  • Eric Reusche
    Eric Reusche Posts: 40 ✭✭

    Here's a scrubbed event. Not array based

  • Eric Reusche
    Eric Reusche Posts: 40 ✭✭

    The event starts as: ```zscalerlss-zpa-app{"LogTimestamp": "Mon Feb 27 13:59:51 2023","Customer": "-----","SessionID": "4asdasdasdasdg","ConnectionID": "4asasdsdasdqbFiS9,bJasd/asddsfdsOv","InternalReason": "BRK_MT_TERMINATED","ConnectionStatus": "close","IPProtocol": 6,"DoubleEncryption": 0,"Username": "bdfsdfsdfsdfsdf","ServicePort": 443,"ClientPublicIP": "123.1.2.3","ClientPrivateIP": "123.5.6.7","ClientLatitude": 40.000000,"ClientLongitude": -75.000000,"ClientCountryCode": "US","ClientZEN": "US","Policy": "Policy","Connector": "sdasdasd","ConnectorZEN": "US","ConnectorIP": "10.0.0.1","ConnectorPort": 56246,"Host": "host","Application": "application","AppGroup": "Apps","Server": "0","ServerIP": "10.123.33.4","ServerPort": 445,"PolicyProcessingTime": 21,"ServerSetupTime": 1085,"TimestampConnectionStart": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.001Z","TimestampConnectionEnd": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.981Z","TimestampCATx": "","TimestampCARx": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.001Z","TimestampAppLearnStart": "","TimestampZENFirstRxClient": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.101Z","TimestampZENFirstTxClient": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.036Z","TimestampZENLastRxClient": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.352Z","TimestampZENLastTxClient": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.187Z","TimestampConnectorZENSetupComplete": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.017Z","TimestampZENFirstRxConnector": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.036Z","TimestampZENFirstTxConnector": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.017Z","TimestampZENLastRxConnector": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.187Z","TimestampZENLastTxConnector": "2023-02-27T13:59:51.352Z","ZENTotalBytesRxClient": 2115,"ZENBytesRxClient": 1598,"ZENTotalBytesTxClient": 5331,"ZENBytesTxClient": 5331,"ZENTotalBytesRxConnector": 5331,"ZENBytesRxConnector": 5331,"ZENTotalBytesTxConnector": 2115,"ZENBytesTxConnector": 2115,"Idp": "IDP","ClientToClient": "0"}``` And i just run a mask `^zscalerlss-zpa-app` --> `""`

  • Eric Reusche
    Eric Reusche Posts: 40 ✭✭

    I use that header to assign sourcetype

  • Jon Rust
    Jon Rust Posts: 475 mod

    Hmm. The sample you gave me above works with Parser.

  • Eric Reusche
    Eric Reusche Posts: 40 ✭✭

    This is really strange. I run the original event with the sourcetype header through and can see _raw transformed to just a json object and it won't pull it apart with parser. I copy the event to a new sample file and run it through the pipeline and it will parse it as a JSON object no problem

  • Jon Rust
    Jon Rust Posts: 475 mod

    possibly a pack would help to troubleshoot? create a new pack, add your scrubbed sample data to it, and your pipeline. export and paste here or DM me. or open a ticket with <mailto:support@cribl.io|support@cribl.io>

  • Jon Rust
    Jon Rust Posts: 475 mod

    or we can try a screenshare

  • Jon Rust
    Jon Rust Posts: 475 mod

    i can join a screen share after 3p PST