The addStarToField() GraphQL mutation is used to add a star to a field.

For more information on fields, see the Event Fields documentation page.

Syntax

Below is the syntax for the addStarToField() mutation field:

graphql
addStarToField(
      input: AddStarToFieldInput!
   ): AddStarToFieldMutation!

Below is an example of how this mutation field might be used:

Raw
graphql
mutation {
  addStarToField(input: 
       { fieldName: "connectionSource"
         searchDomainName: "humio" } )
  { starredFields }
}
Mac OS or Linux (curl)
shell
curl -v -X POST $YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL/graphql \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d @- << EOF
{"query" : "mutation {
  addStarToField(input: 
       { fieldName: \"connectionSource\"
         searchDomainName: \"humio\" } )
  { starredFields }
}"
}
EOF
Mac OS or Linux (curl) One-line
shell
curl -v -X POST $YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL/graphql \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d @- << EOF
{"query" : "mutation {
  addStarToField(input: 
       { fieldName: \"connectionSource\"
         searchDomainName: \"humio\" } )
  { starredFields }
}"
}
EOF
Windows Cmd and curl
shell
curl -v -X POST $YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL/graphql ^
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" ^
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" ^
    -d @'{"query" : "mutation { ^
  addStarToField(input:  ^
       { fieldName: \"connectionSource\" ^
         searchDomainName: \"humio\" } ) ^
  { starredFields } ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "mutation {
  addStarToField(input: 
       { fieldName: \"connectionSource\"
         searchDomainName: \"humio\" } )
  { starredFields }
}"
}'
"$YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL/graphql"
Perl
perl
#!/usr/bin/perl

use HTTP::Request;
use LWP;

my $INGEST_TOKEN = "TOKEN";

my $uri = '$YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL/graphql';

my $json = '{"query" : "mutation {
  addStarToField(input: 
       { fieldName: \"connectionSource\"
         searchDomainName: \"humio\" } )
  { starredFields }
}"
}';
my $req = HTTP::Request->new("POST", $uri );

$req->header("Authorization" => "Bearer $TOKEN");
$req->header("Content-Type" => "application/json");

$req->content( $json );

my $lwp = LWP::UserAgent->new;

my $result = $lwp->request( $req );

print $result->{"_content"},"\n";
Python
python
#! /usr/local/bin/python3

import requests

url = '$YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL/graphql'
mydata = r'''{"query" : "mutation {
  addStarToField(input: 
       { fieldName: \"connectionSource\"
         searchDomainName: \"humio\" } )
  { starredFields }
}"
}'''

resp = requests.post(url,
                     data = mydata,
                     headers = {
   "Authorization" : "Bearer $TOKEN",
   "Content-Type" : "application/json"
}
)

print(resp.text)
Node.js
javascript
const https = require('https');

const data = JSON.stringify(
    {"query" : "mutation {
  addStarToField(input: 
       { fieldName: \"connectionSource\"
         searchDomainName: \"humio\" } )
  { starredFields }
}"
}
);


const options = {
  hostname: '$YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL/graphql',
  path: '/graphql',
  port: 443,
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Content-Length': data.length,
    Authorization: 'BEARER ' + process.env.TOKEN,
    'User-Agent': 'Node',
  },
};

const req = https.request(options, (res) => {
  let data = '';
  console.log(`statusCode: ${res.statusCode}`);

  res.on('data', (d) => {
    data += d;
  });
  res.on('end', () => {
    console.log(JSON.parse(data).data);
  });
});

req.on('error', (error) => {
  console.error(error);
});

req.write(data);
req.end();
Example Responses
Success (HTTP Response Code 200 OK)
json
{
  "data": {
    "addStarToField": {
      "starredFields": [
        "@timestamp",
        "connectionSource"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Given Datatypes

Within the parameters of the addStarToField() input, there are a some special datatypes, besides the standard ones (e.g., string). Below are tables listing the parameters of those datatypes.

The first parameter to provide when using the addStarToField() mutation, is the AddStarToFieldInput input. The parameters for it are listed in the table below, along with their datatype and a description of each.

Table: AddStarToFieldInput

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
Some arguments may be required, as indicated in the Required column. For some fields, this column indicates that a result will always be returned for this column.
Table last updated: Sep 17, 2024
fieldNamestringyes The name of the field to mark with a star.
searchDomainNamestringyes The search domain where the field can be found.

Returned Datatypes

As indicated by the syntax above, this mutation will return data using the datatype, AddStarToFieldMutation. Below is a list of the parameters of that datatype:

Table: AddStarToFieldMutation

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
Some arguments may be required, as indicated in the Required column. For some fields, this column indicates that a result will always be returned for this column.
Table last updated: Sep 23, 2024
starredFields[string]yes The fields on which to add stars.