API Stability Long-Term

The createViewPermissionsTokenV2() GraphQL mutation field is used to create a view permissions token with the specified permissions on the views specified in the viewIds field.

Syntax

Below is the syntax for the createViewPermissionsTokenV2() mutation field:

graphql
createViewPermissionsTokenV2(
       input: CreateViewPermissionsTokenV2Input!
    ): CreateViewPermissionsTokenV2Output!

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

Raw
graphql
mutation {
  createViewPermissionsTokenV2(input:
       { name: "my-view-token", 
         viewIds: [ "aK9GKAsTnMXfRxT8Fpecx3fX", "aK9GKAsTnMXfRxT8Fpecx3fX" ],
         viewPermissions: [ ReadAccess ]
       } )
  { token, tokenMetadata { name, expireAt } }
}
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 {
  createViewPermissionsTokenV2(input:
       { name: \"my-view-token\", 
         viewIds: [ \"aK9GKAsTnMXfRxT8Fpecx3fX\", \"aK9GKAsTnMXfRxT8Fpecx3fX\" ],
         viewPermissions: [ ReadAccess ]
       } )
  { token, tokenMetadata { name, expireAt } }
}"
}
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 {
  createViewPermissionsTokenV2(input:
       { name: \"my-view-token\", 
         viewIds: [ \"aK9GKAsTnMXfRxT8Fpecx3fX\", \"aK9GKAsTnMXfRxT8Fpecx3fX\" ],
         viewPermissions: [ ReadAccess ]
       } )
  { token, tokenMetadata { name, expireAt } }
}"
}
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 { ^
  createViewPermissionsTokenV2(input: ^
       { name: \"my-view-token\",  ^
         viewIds: [ \"aK9GKAsTnMXfRxT8Fpecx3fX\", \"aK9GKAsTnMXfRxT8Fpecx3fX\" ], ^
         viewPermissions: [ ReadAccess ] ^
       } ) ^
  { token, tokenMetadata { name, expireAt } } ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "mutation {
  createViewPermissionsTokenV2(input:
       { name: \"my-view-token\", 
         viewIds: [ \"aK9GKAsTnMXfRxT8Fpecx3fX\", \"aK9GKAsTnMXfRxT8Fpecx3fX\" ],
         viewPermissions: [ ReadAccess ]
       } )
  { token, tokenMetadata { name, expireAt } }
}"
}'
    "$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 {
  createViewPermissionsTokenV2(input:
       { name: \"my-view-token\", 
         viewIds: [ \"aK9GKAsTnMXfRxT8Fpecx3fX\", \"aK9GKAsTnMXfRxT8Fpecx3fX\" ],
         viewPermissions: [ ReadAccess ]
       } )
  { token, tokenMetadata { name, expireAt } }
}";
$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 {
  createViewPermissionsTokenV2(input:
       { name: \"my-view-token\", 
         viewIds: [ \"aK9GKAsTnMXfRxT8Fpecx3fX\", \"aK9GKAsTnMXfRxT8Fpecx3fX\" ],
         viewPermissions: [ ReadAccess ]
       } )
  { token, tokenMetadata { name, expireAt } }
}"
}'''

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 {
  createViewPermissionsTokenV2(input:
       { name: \"my-view-token\", 
         viewIds: [ \"aK9GKAsTnMXfRxT8Fpecx3fX\", \"aK9GKAsTnMXfRxT8Fpecx3fX\" ],
         viewPermissions: [ ReadAccess ]
       } )
  { token, tokenMetadata { name, expireAt } }
}"
}
);


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": {
    "createViewPermissionsTokenV2": {
      "token": "aF0u1YdgSGwWTxC8FlYURIsNI...",
      "tokenMetadata": {
        "name": "my-view-token",
        "expireAt": null
      }
    }
  }
}

Given Datatypes

For CreateViewPermissionsTokenV2Input, there are a few parameters. Below is a list of them:

Table: CreateViewPermissionsTokenV2Input

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: May 6, 2025
assetPermissionAssignments[ViewPermissionsTokenAssetPermissionAssignmentInput]yes Long-TermThe asset permission assignments for the view token. See ViewPermissionsTokenAssetPermissionAssignmentInput.
expireAtlong  Long-TermThe date the token expires.
ipFilterIdstring  Long-TermThe unique identifier for the IP filter.
namestringyes Long-TermThe name of the permissions token.
viewIds[string]yes Long-TermThe unique identifiers for the views.
viewPermissions[Permission]yes Long-TermA list of permissions for the token. See Permission.

Returned Datatypes

As indicated by the syntax above, this mutation will return data using the datatype, CreateViewPermissionsTokenV2Output. It has a couple of parameters and some sub-parameters:

Table: CreateViewPermissionsTokenV2Output

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: Dec 10, 2024
tokenstringyes Long-TermThe token returned.
tokenMetadataViewPermissionsTokenyes Long-TermThe meta data related to the token. See ViewPermissionsToken.