createDashboardLinkInteraction()

The createDashboardLinkInteraction() GraphQL mutation field is used to reate a dashboard link interaction. This is a preview and subject to change.

Syntax

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

graphql
createDashboardLinkInteraction(
       input: CreateDashboardLinkInteractionInput!
    ): InteractionId!

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

Raw
graphql
mutation {
  createDashboardLinkInteraction(input:
     { path: "humio",
       dashboardLinkInteractionInput:{name: "my-dasher", 
                                      dashboardId: "X3ax4M65ZyyRRd12MytBLifzoCmT5cK0",
                                      openInNewTab: true,
                                      useWidgetTimeWindow: true,
                                      arguments: [ {key: "some", value: "thing"} ] }
     } )
  { 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 {
  createDashboardLinkInteraction(input:
     { path: \"humio\",
       dashboardLinkInteractionInput:{name: \"my-dasher\", 
                                      dashboardId: \"X3ax4M65ZyyRRd12MytBLifzoCmT5cK0\",
                                      openInNewTab: true,
                                      useWidgetTimeWindow: true,
                                      arguments: [ {key: \"some\", value: \"thing\"} ] }
     } )
  { 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 {
  createDashboardLinkInteraction(input:
     { path: \"humio\",
       dashboardLinkInteractionInput:{name: \"my-dasher\", 
                                      dashboardId: \"X3ax4M65ZyyRRd12MytBLifzoCmT5cK0\",
                                      openInNewTab: true,
                                      useWidgetTimeWindow: true,
                                      arguments: [ {key: \"some\", value: \"thing\"} ] }
     } )
  { 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 { ^
  createDashboardLinkInteraction(input: ^
     { path: \"humio\", ^
       dashboardLinkInteractionInput:{name: \"my-dasher\",  ^
                                      dashboardId: \"X3ax4M65ZyyRRd12MytBLifzoCmT5cK0\", ^
                                      openInNewTab: true, ^
                                      useWidgetTimeWindow: true, ^
                                      arguments: [ {key: \"some\", value: \"thing\"} ] } ^
     } ) ^
  { id } ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "mutation {
  createDashboardLinkInteraction(input:
     { path: \"humio\",
       dashboardLinkInteractionInput:{name: \"my-dasher\", 
                                      dashboardId: \"X3ax4M65ZyyRRd12MytBLifzoCmT5cK0\",
                                      openInNewTab: true,
                                      useWidgetTimeWindow: true,
                                      arguments: [ {key: \"some\", value: \"thing\"} ] }
     } )
  { id }
}"
}'
    "$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 {
  createDashboardLinkInteraction(input:
     { path: \"humio\",
       dashboardLinkInteractionInput:{name: \"my-dasher\", 
                                      dashboardId: \"X3ax4M65ZyyRRd12MytBLifzoCmT5cK0\",
                                      openInNewTab: true,
                                      useWidgetTimeWindow: true,
                                      arguments: [ {key: \"some\", value: \"thing\"} ] }
     } )
  { 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 {
  createDashboardLinkInteraction(input:
     { path: \"humio\",
       dashboardLinkInteractionInput:{name: \"my-dasher\", 
                                      dashboardId: \"X3ax4M65ZyyRRd12MytBLifzoCmT5cK0\",
                                      openInNewTab: true,
                                      useWidgetTimeWindow: true,
                                      arguments: [ {key: \"some\", value: \"thing\"} ] }
     } )
  { 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 {
  createDashboardLinkInteraction(input:
     { path: \"humio\",
       dashboardLinkInteractionInput:{name: \"my-dasher\", 
                                      dashboardId: \"X3ax4M65ZyyRRd12MytBLifzoCmT5cK0\",
                                      openInNewTab: true,
                                      useWidgetTimeWindow: true,
                                      arguments: [ {key: \"some\", value: \"thing\"} ] }
     } )
  { 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": {
    "createDashboardLinkInteraction": {
      "id": "WgCU7G4zMUk0ZrrF2NrOBjhqbwHAR8jR"
    }
  }
}

Given and Returned Datatypes

For CreateDashboardLinkInteractionInput, there are a couple of parameters, but several sub-paramters. Below is a list of them. For the returned datatype, InteractionId there's just the parameter, id (see example above).

Table: CreateDashboardLinkInteractionInput

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
dashboardLinkInteractionInputDashboardLinkInteractionInputyes The dashboard link to create. See DashboardLinkInteractionInput.
pathstringyes The path of the dashboard link.