Splunk Observability Cloud
Splunk Observability Cloud is the observability platform Splunk built on SignalFx and now runs as part of Cisco: infrastructure monitoring, APM, real user monitoring, synthetics, Log Observer and incident response over OpenTelemetry-native ingest. Its control plane is the largest API surface Splunk operates — 48 OpenAPI documents and 242 operations covering charts, dashboards, detectors, incidents and muting rules, metrics and dimension metadata, SignalFlow, SLOs, org and session tokens, teams, integrations and twenty distinct Synthetics services — alongside a SignalFlow WebSocket/SSE streaming interface and a hosted MCP server for agents. Authentication is a single X-SF-TOKEN header, the realm is part of the hostname, and Splunk publishes no downloadable spec file: the contract is embedded in its own reference pages.
Splunk Observability Cloud publishes 49 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including APM service topology API, APM visibility filters API, Automated archival API, and 46 more. Tagged areas include Observability, APM, Monitoring, Telemetry, and OpenTelemetry.
The Splunk Observability Cloud catalog on APIs.io includes 2 event-driven AsyncAPI specifications and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.
Splunk Observability Cloud’s developer surface includes developer portal, documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, pricing, signup flow, support, and 87 more developer resources.
Kin Score
Markets this provider is in provisional
The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.
| Market | Position | Depth | Registered MCP server | Declares compatibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco DevNet Ecosystem (builders on Meraki, Catalyst, ISE, ThousandEyes, Splunk) | distribution | 19.2 (thin) | - | - |
Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.
Standards implemented 2
Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.
APIs 49
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Splunk Observability Cloud MCP Server
Hosted Model Context Protocol server for Splunk Observability Cloud, using the streamable HTTP transport. Twelve tools across metrics/SignalFlow, APM and alerting. Authenticated...
Splunk Observability Cloud APM service topology API
The APM service topology API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 2 operation(s) for apm service topology.
Splunk Observability Cloud APM visibility filters API
The APM visibility filters API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 3 operation(s) for apm visibility filters.
Splunk Observability Cloud Automated archival API
The Automated archival API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 3 operation(s) for automated archival.
Splunk Observability Cloud Backfill API
The Backfill API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 1 operation(s) for backfill.
Splunk Observability Cloud Charts API
The Charts API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 2 operation(s) for charts.
Splunk Observability Cloud Client Inventory API
The Client Inventory API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 5 operation(s) for client inventory.
Splunk Observability Cloud Dashboard groups API
The Dashboard groups API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 3 operation(s) for dashboard groups.
Splunk Observability Cloud Dashboards API
The Dashboards API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 3 operation(s) for dashboards.
Splunk Observability Cloud Data links API
The Data links API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 2 operation(s) for data links.
Splunk Observability Cloud Detectors API
The Detectors API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 7 operation(s) for detectors.
Splunk Observability Cloud Download APM traces API
The Download APM traces API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 3 operation(s) for download apm traces.
Splunk Observability Cloud Incidents and alerts API
The Incidents and alerts API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 7 operation(s) for incidents and alerts.
Splunk Observability Cloud Integrations API
The Integrations API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 3 operation(s) for integrations.
Splunk Observability Cloud Metric ruleset API
The Metric ruleset API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 4 operation(s) for metric ruleset.
Splunk Observability Cloud Metrics metadata API
The Metrics metadata API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 8 operation(s) for metrics metadata.
Splunk Observability Cloud Navigators API
The Navigators API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 5 operation(s) for navigators.
Splunk Observability Cloud Org tokens API
The Org tokens API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 3 operation(s) for org tokens.
Splunk Observability Cloud Organizations API
The Organizations API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 6 operation(s) for organizations.
Splunk Observability Cloud Passwords API
The Passwords API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 1 operation(s) for passwords.
Splunk Observability Cloud Retrieve events V1 API
The Retrieve events V1 API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 1 operation(s) for retrieve events v1.
Splunk Observability Cloud Retrieve events V2 API
The Retrieve events V2 API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 1 operation(s) for retrieve events v2.
Splunk Observability Cloud Retrieve metric time series (MTS) API
The Retrieve metric time series (MTS) API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 1 operation(s) for retrieve metric time series (mts).
Splunk Observability Cloud Role API
The Role API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 4 operation(s) for role.
Splunk Observability Cloud Send traces, metrics and events API
The Send traces, metrics and events API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 5 operation(s) for send traces, metrics and events.
Splunk Observability Cloud Session tokens API
The Session tokens API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 1 operation(s) for session tokens.
Splunk Observability Cloud Signal Flow API
The SignalFlow API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 6 operation(s) for signalflow.
Splunk Observability Cloud Splunk Observability Cloud Audit Events API
The Splunk Observability Cloud Audit Events API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 1 operation(s) for splunk observability cloud audit events.
Splunk Observability Cloud Synthetics API tests (V1) API
The Synthetics API tests (V1) API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 5 operation(s) for synthetics api tests (v1).
Splunk Observability Cloud Synthetics API tests V2 API
The Synthetics API tests V2 API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 5 operation(s) for synthetics api tests v2.
Splunk Observability Cloud Synthetics artifacts API
The Synthetics artifacts API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 3 operation(s) for synthetics artifacts.
Splunk Observability Cloud Synthetics audit API
The Synthetics audit API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 1 operation(s) for synthetics audit.
Splunk Observability Cloud Synthetics Browser tests (V1) API
The Synthetics Browser tests (V1) API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 5 operation(s) for synthetics browser tests (v1).
Splunk Observability Cloud Synthetics Browser tests V2 API
The Synthetics Browser tests V2 API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 5 operation(s) for synthetics browser tests v2.
Splunk Observability Cloud Synthetics CA certificates API
The Synthetics CA certificates API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 2 operation(s) for synthetics ca certificates.
Splunk Observability Cloud Synthetics certificates API
The Synthetics certificates API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 2 operation(s) for synthetics certificates.
Splunk Observability Cloud Synthetics Chrome flags API
The Synthetics Chrome flags API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 1 operation(s) for synthetics chrome flags.
Splunk Observability Cloud Synthetics devices API
The Synthetics devices API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 1 operation(s) for synthetics devices.
Splunk Observability Cloud Synthetics downtime configurations API
The Synthetics downtime configurations API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 3 operation(s) for synthetics downtime configurations.
Splunk Observability Cloud Synthetics excluded files API
The Synthetics excluded files API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 1 operation(s) for synthetics excluded files.
Splunk Observability Cloud Synthetics global variables API
The Synthetics global variables API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 2 operation(s) for synthetics global variables.
Splunk Observability Cloud Synthetics HTTP tests API
The Synthetics HTTP tests API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 5 operation(s) for synthetics http tests.
Splunk Observability Cloud Synthetics locations API
The Synthetics locations API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 4 operation(s) for synthetics locations.
Splunk Observability Cloud Synthetics Port tests API
The Synthetics Port tests API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 5 operation(s) for synthetics port tests.
Splunk Observability Cloud Synthetics runs API
The Synthetics runs API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 1 operation(s) for synthetics runs.
Splunk Observability Cloud Synthetics SSL Certificate Tests API
The Synthetics SSL Certificate Tests API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 2 operation(s) for synthetics ssl certificate tests.
Splunk Observability Cloud Synthetics tests API
The Synthetics tests API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 7 operation(s) for synthetics tests.
Splunk Observability Cloud Teams API
The Teams API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 4 operation(s) for teams.
Splunk Observability Cloud SL Os API
The SLOs API from Splunk Observability Cloud — 4 operation(s) for slos.
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MCP Servers 1
Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.
Splunk MCP server (Splunk AI Assistant in Observability Cloud)
Remote MCP server at region-pdx10.api.scs.splunk.com over HTTP requiring an API key; 12 tools listed.
MCP SERVERAgent Skills 5
Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.
Splunk Observability Cloud API pricing
Prices published by Splunk Observability Cloud, read 2026-10-28 from www.splunk.com/en_us/products/pricing.html#observability.
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Splunk Observability Cloud — Infrastructure | Starts at $15 per host/month billed anually Includes: Infrastructure Monitoring, Log Observer Connect, Network Explorer, Synthetic Uptime Monitoring |
| Splunk Observability Cloud — App & Infra | Starts at $60 per host/month billed anually Includes: Adds APM (incl. Always On Profiling), Synthetic API Monitoring |
| Splunk Observability Cloud — End-to-End | Starts at $75 per host/month billed anually Includes: Adds Real User Monitoring, Synthetic Browser Monitoring |
| Splunk Agent Observability | Starting at just $100 per month per 1.2 million spans annually, billed annually Includes: 500 million Luna tokens and 5 Luna fine-tuning runs per year |
| Splunk AppDynamics — Infrastructure Edition | Starts at $6 per vCPU/month billed anually Includes: Infrastructure Monitoring |
| Splunk AppDynamics — Premium Edition | Starts at $33 per host/month billed anually Includes: Adds APM, Database Monitoring, Log Observability |
| Splunk AppDynamics — Enterprise Edition | Starts at $50 per host/month billed anually Includes: Adds Transaction Analytics |
| Add-on: Application Security | $13.75/month, per CPU core, billed anually |
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Rate limits
- SignalFlow job start limit: minute
- Event search limit: minute
Billed by: host · FinOps profile →
Pricing Plans 2
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Splunk Observability Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSService Levels 1
Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.
FinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Event Specifications 2
AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.
Splunk Observability Cloud — SignalFlow streaming
The SignalFlow streaming analytics service. A client opens a WebSocket connection, authenticates with a session token within 5 seconds, then starts computations on named channel...
ASYNCAPISplunk Observability Webhooks
ASYNCAPISpectral Rules 1
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Splunk Observability Cloud API Rules
SPECTRALOpenAPI Overlays 48
Overlays applied on top of this provider's contracts. Each card says who wrote it: a document the provider publishes, or one API Evangelist derived or generated.
Splunk Observability Slo Overlay
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Security Posture 4
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Splunk Observability Trust Center
SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, CSA STAR
SECURITYResources
Get Started 5
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 3
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 4
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 6
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
Build 7
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
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Access & Security 7
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
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Operate 7
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
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Commercial 4
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 2
The organization behind the API
Other 49
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
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Source (apis.yml)
Splunk Observability Cloud API — frequently asked questions
Does Splunk Observability Cloud have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 49 APIs from Splunk Observability Cloud, including Splunk Observability Cloud MCP Server, Splunk Observability Cloud APM service topology API and Splunk Observability Cloud APM visibility filters API, and 46 more.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Splunk Observability Cloud API?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 48 OpenAPI specifications for Splunk Observability Cloud, each linked for download from this page.
How do I authenticate with the Splunk Observability Cloud API?
Splunk Observability Cloud uses bearer-token authentication (apiKey · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Splunk Observability Authentication.
How much does the Splunk Observability Cloud API cost?
Splunk Observability Cloud publishes its prices; its Splunk Observability Cloud — Infrastructure plan is Starts at $15 per host/month billed anually as of 2026-10-28. APIs.io lists 13 pricing plans for Splunk Observability Cloud, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.
Does Splunk Observability Cloud have an MCP server?
Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for Splunk Observability Cloud: Remote MCP server at region-pdx10.api.scs.splunk.com over HTTP requiring an API key; 12 tools listed.
Is the Splunk Observability Cloud API ready for AI agents?
Splunk Observability Cloud has a Kin Score of 69.5 out of 100 (exemplar) and an Agent Readiness score of 34.4 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.
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