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The createRemoteTableConfig() GraphQL mutation is used to create a remote table configuration.

Syntax

graphql
createRemoteTableConfig(
      input: CreateOrUpdateRemoteTableConfigInput!
   ): RemoteTableConfig!

Example

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

Raw
graphql
mutation {
  createRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { 
      connectionName: "some-table",
      connectionDescription: "Some Table"
    }
  ) { 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 {
  createRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { 
      connectionName: \"some-table\",
      connectionDescription: \"Some Table\"
    }
  ) { 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 {
  createRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { 
      connectionName: \"some-table\",
      connectionDescription: \"Some Table\"
    }
  ) { 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 { ^
  createRemoteTableConfig( ^
    input: {  ^
      connectionName: \"some-table\", ^
      connectionDescription: \"Some Table\" ^
    } ^
  ) { connectionName } ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "mutation {
  createRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { 
      connectionName: \"some-table\",
      connectionDescription: \"Some Table\"
    }
  ) { connectionName }
}"
}'
    "$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 {
  createRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { 
      connectionName: \"some-table\",
      connectionDescription: \"Some Table\"
    }
  ) { 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 {
  createRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { 
      connectionName: \"some-table\",
      connectionDescription: \"Some Table\"
    }
  ) { 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 {
  createRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { 
      connectionName: \"some-table\",
      connectionDescription: \"Some Table\"
    }
  ) { connectionName }
}"
}
);


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": {
    "createRemoteTableConfig": {
      "connectionName": "some-table"
    }
  }
}

Given Datatype

For this input datatype, you would give the name of the remote table configuration, and any additional parameters needed for you situation when creating the configuration item — or that you want to change for an existing one. These parameters are listed and described below:

Table: CreateOrUpdateRemoteTableConfigInput

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: Feb 16, 2026
connectionConfigGenericGenericConnectionConfigInput  PreviewThe configuration of a generic remote table. See GenericConnectionConfigInput.
connectionDescriptionstringyes PreviewThe description of the remote table configuration.
connectionNamestringyes PreviewThe name of the remote table configuration. This must be unique in the organization.
extraRequirementsExtraRequirementInput  PreviewAny extra requirements that must be fulfilled to run a remote table query based on this configuration. See ExtraRequirementInput.

Returned Datatype

With the return datatype and sub-datatype, you can get the URL and the configuration of a remote table. These are partly described in the table below, but you'll have to click on the one special datatype and further for more details.

Table: RemoteTableConfig

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: Feb 16, 2026
connectionConfigRemoteTableGenericConnectionSensitiveConfigyes PreviewThe configuration of the remote table connection. See RemoteTableGenericConnectionSensitiveConfig.
connectionDescriptionstringyes PreviewThe description of the remote table configuration.
connectionNamestringyes PreviewThe name of the remote table connection.
extraRequirementsRemoteTableExtraRequirement  PreviewAny extra requirements needed to run a remote table query based on this configuration. See RemoteTableExtraRequirement.