Exam guide · SPLK-4001
The SPLK-4001 exam has 58 questions and takes 60 minutes. Splunk doesn’t publish a passing score. It costs $130 (per attempt, through Pearson VUE). Splunk hasn’t announced a retirement date.
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Exam domains
Each domain’s share of the exam, as Splunk publishes it. Spend your study time in the same proportion.
1Get Metrics In with OpenTelemetry
10%
2Metrics Concepts
15%
3Monitor Using Built-in Content
10%
4Introduction to Visualizing Metrics
15%
5Introduction to Alerting on Metrics with Detectors
10%
6Create Efficient Dashboards and Alerts
10%
7Using Analytics to Gain Insights
15%
8Detectors for Common Use Cases
15%
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The SPLK-4001 exam has 58 questions, and you get 60 minutes.
Splunk doesn’t publish a passing score for SPLK-4001. Splunk shows results as pass or fail.
$130 (per attempt, through Pearson VUE). Check Splunk’s site for the price in your country.
Splunk hasn’t announced one yet. We check Splunk’s site every week, and this page changes the day it does.
None: Splunk sets no prerequisites for O11y Metrics User. Knowing the exam’s domains well is what counts.
Weight your time like the exam: Metrics Concepts, Introduction to Visualizing Metrics, Using Analytics to Gain Insights and Detectors for Common Use Cases carry the most (15% each). Take the free practice test to find your weakest domains, make a study plan around them, and before you book, sit full-length timed practice exams until you pass them comfortably.
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