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The createOrUpdateRemoteTableConfig() GraphQL mutation is used to create or update a remote table configuration.

Syntax

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

graphql
createOrUpdateRemoteTableConfig(
       input: CreateOrUpdateRemoteTableConfigInput!
    ): RemoteTableConfig!

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

Raw
graphql
mutation {
  createOrUpdateRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { connectionName: "connect-1",
             externalTableConfigInput {
               remoteUrl: "http://address.com/something"",
               description: "table-1",
               parameters: [ {"parameter1": "some-setting"} ]
             }
    }
  ) ExternalTableConfig { connectionName }
}
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 {
  createOrUpdateRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { connectionName: \"connect-1\",
             externalTableConfigInput {
               remoteUrl: \"http://address.com/something\"\",
               description: \"table-1\",
               parameters: [ {\"parameter1\": \"some-setting\"} ]
             }
    }
  ) ExternalTableConfig { connectionName }
}"
}
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 {
  createOrUpdateRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { connectionName: \"connect-1\",
             externalTableConfigInput {
               remoteUrl: \"http://address.com/something\"\",
               description: \"table-1\",
               parameters: [ {\"parameter1\": \"some-setting\"} ]
             }
    }
  ) ExternalTableConfig { connectionName }
}"
}
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 { ^
  createOrUpdateRemoteTableConfig( ^
    input: { connectionName: \"connect-1\", ^
             externalTableConfigInput { ^
               remoteUrl: \"http://address.com/something\"\", ^
               description: \"table-1\", ^
               parameters: [ {\"parameter1\": \"some-setting\"} ] ^
             } ^
    } ^
  ) ExternalTableConfig { connectionName } ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "mutation {
  createOrUpdateRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { connectionName: \"connect-1\",
             externalTableConfigInput {
               remoteUrl: \"http://address.com/something\"\",
               description: \"table-1\",
               parameters: [ {\"parameter1\": \"some-setting\"} ]
             }
    }
  ) ExternalTableConfig { connectionName }
}"
}'
    "$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 {
  createOrUpdateRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { connectionName: \"connect-1\",
             externalTableConfigInput {
               remoteUrl: \"http://address.com/something\"\",
               description: \"table-1\",
               parameters: [ {\"parameter1\": \"some-setting\"} ]
             }
    }
  ) ExternalTableConfig { connectionName }
}";
$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 {
  createOrUpdateRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { connectionName: \"connect-1\",
             externalTableConfigInput {
               remoteUrl: \"http://address.com/something\"\",
               description: \"table-1\",
               parameters: [ {\"parameter1\": \"some-setting\"} ]
             }
    }
  ) ExternalTableConfig { connectionName }
}"
}'''

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 {
  createOrUpdateRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { connectionName: \"connect-1\",
             externalTableConfigInput {
               remoteUrl: \"http://address.com/something\"\",
               description: \"table-1\",
               parameters: [ {\"parameter1\": \"some-setting\"} ]
             }
    }
  ) ExternalTableConfig { connectionName }
}"
}
);


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": {
    "createOrUpdateRemoteTableConfig": {
      "ExternalTableConfig": 
         { "connectionName": "connect-1" }
    }
  }
}

Given Datatypes

For the CreateOrUpdateRemoteTableConfigInput given datatype, there are a few parameters. Below is a list of them, along with a description of each.

Table: CreateOrUpdateRemoteTableConfigInput

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultStabilityDescription
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: Oct 21, 2025
connectionNamestringyes PreviewThe name of the remote table configuration. This must be unique in the organization.
externalTableConfigInputExternalTableConfigInput  PreviewThe configuration for an external table. See ExternalTableConfigInput.

Returned Datatypes

RemoteTableConfig, is a union with ExternalTableConfig. Its parameters are listed in the table below:

Table: ExternalTableConfig

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultStabilityDescription
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: Oct 21, 2025
connectionNamestringyes PreviewThe name of the remote table.
descriptionstringyes PreviewThe description of the remote table configuration.
parameters[ExternalTableConfigParameter]yes PreviewThe parameters for the remote table configuration. See ExternalTableConfigParameter.
remoteUrlstringyes PreviewThe URL for the remote table configuration.