Security Requirements and Controls
API Stability Deprecated

The removeFile() GraphQL mutation is used to remove file from a LogScale server.

This mutation field is deprecated. It will be removed at the earliest in version 1.267. Use instead deleteFile().

For information on loading and using files, see the Lookup Files documentation page.

Syntax

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

graphql
removeFile(
      fileName: string!
      name: string!
   ): BooleanResultType!

There are no special input datatypes for this mutation field.

Example

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

Raw
graphql
mutation {
  removeFile(
      name: "humio",
      fileName: "my-lookup.csv"
    )
  { result }
}
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 {
  removeFile(
      name: \"humio\",
      fileName: \"my-lookup.csv\"
    )
  { result }
}"
}
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 {
  removeFile(
      name: \"humio\",
      fileName: \"my-lookup.csv\"
    )
  { result }
}"
}
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 { ^
  removeFile( ^
      name: \"humio\", ^
      fileName: \"my-lookup.csv\" ^
    ) ^
  { result } ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "mutation {
  removeFile(
      name: \"humio\",
      fileName: \"my-lookup.csv\"
    )
  { result }
}"
}'
    "$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 {
  removeFile(
      name: \"humio\",
      fileName: \"my-lookup.csv\"
    )
  { result }
}";
$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 {
  removeFile(
      name: \"humio\",
      fileName: \"my-lookup.csv\"
    )
  { result }
}"
}'''

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 {
  removeFile(
      name: \"humio\",
      fileName: \"my-lookup.csv\"
    )
  { result }
}"
}
);


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": {
    "removeFile": {
      "result": true
    }
  }
}

Returned Datatypes

BooleanResultType is a simple datatype with one parameter. See the table here:

Table: BooleanResultType

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: Sep 24, 2024
resultsbooleanyes Long-TermWhether the mutation was performed.