Summary

The createHumioRepoAction() GraphQL mutation may be used to create a LogScale repository action.

API Stability Long-Term
Security Requirement & Control CreateActions API permission

Syntax

graphql
createHumioRepoAction(
      input: CreateHumioRepoAction!
   ): HumioRepoAction!

For the input, you'll have to give the name of the view, and the Humio ingest token for the dataspace to ingest into. See the Input Parameters section for details.

For the results, you can get plenty on the action. See the Returned Values section for what's available.

Example

Raw
graphql
mutation {
  createHumioRepoAction(input:
       { viewName: "humio"
         name: "acting-up",
         ingestToken: "test-token" } )
  { 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 {
  createHumioRepoAction(input:
       { viewName: \"humio\"
         name: \"acting-up\",
         ingestToken: \"test-token\" } )
  { 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 {
  createHumioRepoAction(input:
       { viewName: \"humio\"
         name: \"acting-up\",
         ingestToken: \"test-token\" } )
  { 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 { ^
  createHumioRepoAction(input: ^
       { viewName: \"humio\" ^
         name: \"acting-up\", ^
         ingestToken: \"test-token\" } ) ^
  { id } ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "mutation {
  createHumioRepoAction(input:
       { viewName: \"humio\"
         name: \"acting-up\",
         ingestToken: \"test-token\" } )
  { id }
}"
}'
    "$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 {
  createHumioRepoAction(input:
       { viewName: \"humio\"
         name: \"acting-up\",
         ingestToken: \"test-token\" } )
  { id }
}";
$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 {
  createHumioRepoAction(input:
       { viewName: \"humio\"
         name: \"acting-up\",
         ingestToken: \"test-token\" } )
  { 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 {
  createHumioRepoAction(input:
       { viewName: \"humio\"
         name: \"acting-up\",
         ingestToken: \"test-token\" } )
  { id }
}"
}
);


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": {
    "createHumioRepoAction": {
      "id": "abc123"
    }
  }
}

Input Parameters

For the input, you would provide the name of the view associated with the action to create, and the Humio ingest token for the dataspace to ingest into. These are listed and explained in the table below:

Table: CreateHumioRepoAction Input 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: Sep 17, 2024
ingestTokenstringyes Long-TermLogScale ingest token for the dataspace into which the action should ingest.
namestringyes Long-TermName of the action.
viewNamestringyes Long-TermName of the view of the action.

Returned Values

For the results, you can get a list allowed actions, when the action was created and modified last and by whom, and other items.

Table: HumioRepoAction 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: Sep 30, 2025
allowedActions[AssetAction]yes Short-TermThe allowed asset actions. This is a preview and may change. See AssetAction .
createdInfoAssetCommitMetadata  Long-TermMetadata related to the creation of the action. See AssetCommitMetadata.
displayNamestringyes Long-TermThe display name of the action.
idstringyes Long-TermThe unique identifier of the action.
ingestTokenstringyes Long-TermThe LogScale ingest token for the dataspace into which the action should ingest.
isAllowedToRunbooleanyes Long-TermWhether this type of action is allowed.
labels[string]  PreviewA list of actions, if any, associated with the action.
modifiedInfoAssetCommitMetadata  Long-TermMetadata related to the latest modification of the action. See AssetCommitMetadata.
namestringyes Long-TermThe name of the action.
packagePackageInstallation  Long-TermThe package, if any, of which the action is part (see PackageInstallation Table).
packageIdVersionedPackageSpecifier  Long-TermThe unique identifier of the package used. VersionedPackageSpecifier is a scalar.
requiresOrganizationOwnedQueriesPermissionToEditbooleanyes Long-TermWhether this action is used by triggers, where the query is run by the organization. The OrganizationOwnedQueries permission is required to edit the action.
resourcestringyes Short-TermThe resource identifier for the action.
yamlTemplateYAMLyes Long-TermA template that can be used to recreate the action. YAML is a scalar.