projectdiscovery/nuclei · error

"splunk responded with an error: " + string(b)

Error message

"splunk responded with an error: " + string(b)

What it means

Error ""splunk responded with an error: " + string(b)" thrown in projectdiscovery/nuclei.

Source

Thrown at pkg/reporting/exporters/splunk/splunkhec.go:130

	d := data{Event: event}
	b, err := json.Marshal(&d)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	req.Body = io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(b))

	res, err := exporter.splunk.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	b, err = io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		return errors.New(err.Error() + "error thrown by splunk " + string(b))
	}
	if res.StatusCode >= http.StatusMultipleChoices {
		return errors.New("splunk responded with an error: " + string(b))
	}
	return nil
}

// Close closes the exporter after operation
func (exporter *Exporter) Close() error {
	return nil
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/reporting/exporters/splunk/splunkhec.go:130 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of projectdiscovery/nuclei@265b3a3dec (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/b55e7fb0813f8c03. Report an issue: GitHub.