Summary

The assignTasks() GraphQL mutation is used to assign node tasks. This is not a replacement, but will add to the existing assigned node tasks. It returns the set of assigned tasks after the assigned operation has completed.

API Stability Short-Term

Syntax

graphql
assignTasks(
      nodeID: integer!,
      tasks: [NodeTaskEnum]!
   ): [NodeTaskEnum]!

For the input, you have to provide the unique number of the node, and a comma-separated list of tasks. For the results, you can get a list of tasks assigned — the ones you added and those added previously. See the Import Parameters and the Returned Values sections for details.

Example

Raw
graphql
mutation {
  assignTasks(nodeID: 1, tasks: [digest, query])
}
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 {
  assignTasks(nodeID: 1, tasks: [digest, query])
}"
}
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 {
  assignTasks(nodeID: 1, tasks: [digest, query])
}"
}
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 { ^
  assignTasks(nodeID: 1, tasks: [digest, query]) ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "mutation {
  assignTasks(nodeID: 1, tasks: [digest, query])
}"
}'
    "$YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL/graphql"
Perl
perl
#!/usr/bin/perl

use HTTP::Request;
use LWP;

my $TOKEN = "TOKEN";

my $uri = '$YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL/graphql';

my $query = "mutation {
  assignTasks(nodeID: 1, tasks: [digest, query])
}";
$query =~ s/\n/ /g;
my $json = sprintf('{"query" : "%s"}',$query);
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 {
  assignTasks(nodeID: 1, tasks: [digest, query])
}"
}'''

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 {
  assignTasks(nodeID: 1, tasks: [digest, query])
}"
}
);


const options = {
  hostname: '$YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL',
  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": {
    "assignTasks": [
      "digest",
      "query"
    ]
  }
}

Input Parameters

For the input, you would provide the unique number of the node. You'll also have to give a comma-separated list of tasks.

Table: Input Parameters & Datatypes

Parameter Type Required Default Description
This table includes all input parameters for this mutation. Since one of the parameters uses a special datatype, an additional table is included below with its parameters.
nodeID integer yes   The unique identifier of the node.
tasks [NodeTaskEnum] yes   A comma-separated list of tasks to assign. See table in Returned Values section.

Returned Values

For the results, there are a couple of choices. They're listed and described here:

Table: NodeTaskEnum Enum Datatype

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultStabilityDescription
Some input parameters may be required, as indicated in the Required column. For return values, this indicates that you are assured a value if the field is requested for the results.
Table last updated: Jun 23, 2025
digestboolean  Short-TermIndicates a digest task.
queryboolean  Short-TermRepresents a query task.