The createIPFilter() GraphQL mutation may be used to create a new IP filter.

For more information on IP filters, see the IP Filter reference page.

Syntax

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

graphql
createIPFilter(
      input: IPFilterInput!
   ): IPFilter!

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

Raw
graphql
mutation {
  createIPFilter(input:
       { name: "no-local-filter"
         ipFilter: "deny 127.0.0.1" } )
  { 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 {
  createIPFilter(input:
       { name: \"no-local-filter\"
         ipFilter: \"deny 127.0.0.1\" } )
  { 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 {
  createIPFilter(input:
       { name: \"no-local-filter\"
         ipFilter: \"deny 127.0.0.1\" } )
  { 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 { ^
  createIPFilter(input: ^
       { name: \"no-local-filter\" ^
         ipFilter: \"deny 127.0.0.1\" } ) ^
  { id } ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "mutation {
  createIPFilter(input:
       { name: \"no-local-filter\"
         ipFilter: \"deny 127.0.0.1\" } )
  { id }
}"
}'
    "$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 {
  createIPFilter(input:
       { name: \"no-local-filter\"
         ipFilter: \"deny 127.0.0.1\" } )
  { 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 {
  createIPFilter(input:
       { name: \"no-local-filter\"
         ipFilter: \"deny 127.0.0.1\" } )
  { 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 {
  createIPFilter(input:
       { name: \"no-local-filter\"
         ipFilter: \"deny 127.0.0.1\" } )
  { 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": {
    "createIPFilter": {
      "id": "Qh1jpLGO2jfN0uSvla53FlyPlO1gqtVb"
    }
  }
}

Given Datatypes

For the input IPFilterInput, there are a couple of parameters that may be given. Below is a list of them:

Table: IPFilterInput

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 18, 2024
ipFilterstringyes The IP filter to use.
namestringyes The name of the IP filter.

Returned Datatypes

For IPFilter, there are a few parameters. Below is a list of them along with a description of each:

Table: IPFilter

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.
idstringyes The unique identifier for the IP filter.
ipFilterstringyes The IP filter itself.
namestringyes The name for the IP filter.