Security Requirements and Controls
API Stability Short-Term

The blockIngest() GraphQL mutation is used to block ingest to a specified repository for a number of seconds. The maximum is one year. To remove a block, use unblockIngest().

To block ingest using the LogScale UI, see the Blocking and Unblocking Ingestion section of the Blocking and Unblocking Ingestion documentation page.

Syntax

graphql
blockIngest(
     repositoryName: string!,
     seconds: integer!
   ): BlockIngestMutation!

Example

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

Raw
graphql
mutation {
  blockIngest(repositoryName: "humio", seconds: 10)
  {repository {timeOfLatestIngest, ingestBlock} }
}
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 {
  blockIngest(repositoryName: \"humio\", seconds: 10)
  {repository {timeOfLatestIngest, ingestBlock} }
}"
}
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 {
  blockIngest(repositoryName: \"humio\", seconds: 10)
  {repository {timeOfLatestIngest, ingestBlock} }
}"
}
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 { ^
  blockIngest(repositoryName: \"humio\", seconds: 10) ^
  {repository {timeOfLatestIngest, ingestBlock} } ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "mutation {
  blockIngest(repositoryName: \"humio\", seconds: 10)
  {repository {timeOfLatestIngest, ingestBlock} }
}"
}'
    "$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 {
  blockIngest(repositoryName: \"humio\", seconds: 10)
  {repository {timeOfLatestIngest, ingestBlock} }
}";
$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 {
  blockIngest(repositoryName: \"humio\", seconds: 10)
  {repository {timeOfLatestIngest, ingestBlock} }
}"
}'''

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 {
  blockIngest(repositoryName: \"humio\", seconds: 10)
  {repository {timeOfLatestIngest, ingestBlock} }
}"
}
);


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": {
    "blockIngest": {
      "repository": {
        "timeOfLatestIngest": "2024-11-15T06:34:16.311Z",
        "ingestBlock": "2024-11-15T06:35:05.947Z"
      }
    }
  }
}

Returned Datatype

The returned datatype, through sub-parameters, allows you to get information on the related repository. The table below provides a link to those sub-parameters:

Table: BlockIngestMutation

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultStabilityDescription
Some arguments may be required, as indicated in the Required column. For return datatypes, this indicates that you must specify which fields you want returned in the results.
Table last updated: Aug 19, 2025
repositoryRepositoryyes Short-TermThe repository for which to block ingesting. See Repository.