The createLogCollectorConfiguration() GraphQL mutation field is used to create a log collector configuration.

To assign a Log Collector configuration, use the assignLogCollectorConfiguration() mutation. To update a configuration, you can use publishLogCollectorConfiguration(). To To delete one, use deleteLogCollectorConfiguration(). To get the Log Collector's details, there's the getLogCollectorDetails() query.

For information on LogScale Collector, see the Falcon LogScale Collector pages in the main documentation. See the Configure Falcon LogScale Collector section for details on configuring.

API Stability Short-Term

Syntax

graphql
createLogCollectorConfiguration(
       name: string!, 
       draft: string
    ): LogCollectorConfiguration!

For the input, you'll have to give the name of the LogCollector configuration to create. See the Given Datatype section for more details.

For the results, you can get a yaml configuration for LogCollector, what version of LogCollector is running and other such data. See the Returned Datatype for more.

Example

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

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 {
  createLogCollectorConfiguration(
         name: \"my-lc-config\" )
  { id, name }
}"
}
);


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": {
    "createLogCollectorConfiguration": {
      "id": "abc123",
      "name": "my-lc-config"
    }
  }
}

Given Datatype

For the input datatype, you'll have to give the name of the LogCollector configuration to create. The table below lists the parameters:

Table: Input Using Standard Datatypes

Parameter Type Required Default Description
draft string     The configuration draft.
name string yes   The name of the LogCollector configuration.

Returned Datatype

You can get a yaml configuration for LogCollector, the user who last modified it and when, what version of LogCollector is running and other such data. The table below lists what's available:

Table: LogCollectorConfiguration

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: Jun 26, 2025
descriptionstring  Short-TermA description of the Log Collector configuration.
draftstring  Short-TermThe configuration draft.
draftModifiedAtdatetime  Short-TermThe date and time of the last draft of the configuration.
idstringyes Short-TermThe unique identifier for the log collector configuration.
instancesintegeryes Short-TermThe number of instances.
isTestRunningbooleanyes Short-TermWhether a test is running.
modifiedAtdatetimeyes Short-TermThe date and time of the current configuration.
modifiedBystringyes Short-TermWho last modified the configuration.
namestringyes Short-TermThe name assigned to the log collector configuration.
versionintegeryes Short-TermThe version used.
yamlstring  Short-TermConfiguration in YAML format.
yamlCharactersCountintegeryes Short-TermThe yaml character count.