The Splunk REST API provides specific endpoints for interacting with the KV Store. To manipulate individual records (data) within a collection, the endpoint path must include /storage/collections/data/. The complete endpoint for deleting a specific record is DELETE /storage/collections/data/{collection}/{key}. For this question, the collection is sales and the key is smith, which correctly forms the endpoint /storage/collections/data/sales/smith. This structure distinguishes data manipulation from collection configuration management.

A. This endpoint is incorrect because it omits the required /data/ path segment, which is necessary to specify an operation on the records within the collection.

B. This endpoint is invalid. The standard KV Store data access path begins with /storage/collections/ and does not include a /kvstore/ segment.

D. This endpoint is invalid. It incorrectly includes /kvstore/ and omits the mandatory /data/ segment needed to access collection records.

1. Splunk Enterprise REST API Reference Manual: The documentation for the storage/collections/data/{collection}/{key} endpoint explicitly details its usage.

Reference: Splunk Enterprise Documentation

REST API Reference Manual

"Endpoints: storage/collections/data/{collection}/{key}".

Details: This section states

"Use the DELETE method to delete a specific record in a collection

specified by key." This confirms that the correct path structure for deleting a record with a specific key is /storage/collections/data/{collection}/{key}.

2. Splunk Developer Documentation: The developer guide on using the KV Store API provides examples that reinforce the correct endpoint structure.

Reference: Splunk Developer Documentation

Develop with the Splunk platform

"Use the KV Store API".

Details: In the section "Manage KV Store records

" the examples for deleting a single record consistently use the DELETE method with the URI format /services/storage/collections/data/{collection}/{keyid}. (Note: /services is the standard prefix for Splunk REST API calls).