The createDashboard() GraphQL mutation may be used to create a dashboard in LogScale.

For more information on creating dashboards, see the Create Dashboards and Widgets documentation page. You may also want to look at the Dashboards & Widgets and Dashboards pages for related information.

Syntax

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

graphql
createDashboard(
      input: CreateDashboardInput!
   ): CreateDashboardMutation!

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

Raw
graphql
mutation {
  createDashboard(input:
        { searchDomainName: "humio", 
          name: "my-dashboard",
        } )
  { dashboard {id }}
}
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 {
  createDashboard(input:
        { searchDomainName: \"humio\", 
          name: \"my-dashboard\",
        } )
  { dashboard {id }}
}"
}
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 {
  createDashboard(input:
        { searchDomainName: \"humio\", 
          name: \"my-dashboard\",
        } )
  { dashboard {id }}
}"
}
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 { ^
  createDashboard(input: ^
        { searchDomainName: \"humio\",  ^
          name: \"my-dashboard\", ^
        } ) ^
  { dashboard {id }} ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "mutation {
  createDashboard(input:
        { searchDomainName: \"humio\", 
          name: \"my-dashboard\",
        } )
  { dashboard {id }}
}"
}'
    "$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 {
  createDashboard(input:
        { searchDomainName: \"humio\", 
          name: \"my-dashboard\",
        } )
  { dashboard {id }}
}"
}';
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 {
  createDashboard(input:
        { searchDomainName: \"humio\", 
          name: \"my-dashboard\",
        } )
  { dashboard {id }}
}"
}'''

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 {
  createDashboard(input:
        { searchDomainName: \"humio\", 
          name: \"my-dashboard\",
        } )
  { dashboard {id }}
}"
}
);


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": {
    "createDashboard": {
      "dashboard": {
        "id": "r85CDJn6cfMIVeCPfXHEriM1CB93SD5O"
      }
    }
  }
}

Given Datatypes

For the input CreateDashboardInput, there are several parameters that may be given. Below is a list of them along with their datatypes and a description of each:

Table: CreateDashboardInput

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
defaultFilterIdstring  The unique identifier for the default filter.
descriptionstring  A description of the dashboard.
filters[FilterInput]yes A list of filters to use with the dashboard. See FilterInput.
labels[string]yes A list of labels to use with the dashboard.
links[LinkInput]yes A list of links for the dashboard. See LinkInput.
namestringyes The name of the dashboard to create.
parameters[ParameterInput]yes A list of parameters to use with the dashboard. See ParameterInput.
searchDomainNamestringyes The name of the search domain associated with the dashboard to create.
sections[SectionInput]yes A list of sections to use with the dashboard. See SectionInput.
updateFrequencyDashboardUpdateFrequencyInputyes The frequency with which to update the dashboard. See DashboardUpdateFrequencyInput.
widgets[WidgetInput]yes The widgets to include in the dashboard. See WidgetInput.

Returned Datatypes

For CreateDashboardMutation there's only one parameter, but with a datatype that has many parameters and sub-parameters of its own. Click on the datatype for this one paramter in the table below to see them:

Table: CreateDashboardMutation

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 24, 2024
DashboardDashboardyes The dashboard to create. See Dashboard.