API Stability Long-Term

The testSlackPostMessageAction() GraphQL mutation is used to test a post message Slack action.

Syntax

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

graphql
testSlackPostMessageAction(
      input: TestPostMessageSlackAction!
   ): TestResult!

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

Raw
graphql
mutation {
  testSlackPostMessageAction( input: 
    { viewName: "humio",
      name: "act-up",
      apiToken: "abc123",
      channels: [ "#admin" ],
      fields: [ { fieldName: "msg", value: "hey!" } ],
      useProxy: false,
      triggerName: "wake-up",
      eventData: "[{\"#type\":\"kv\"}]",
      } )
  { success }
}
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 {
  testSlackPostMessageAction( input: 
    { viewName: \"humio\",
      name: \"act-up\",
      apiToken: \"abc123\",
      channels: [ \"#admin\" ],
      fields: [ { fieldName: \"msg\", value: \"hey!\" } ],
      useProxy: false,
      triggerName: \"wake-up\",
      eventData: \"[{\\"#type\\":\\"kv\\"}]\",
      } )
  { success }
}"
}
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 {
  testSlackPostMessageAction( input: 
    { viewName: \"humio\",
      name: \"act-up\",
      apiToken: \"abc123\",
      channels: [ \"#admin\" ],
      fields: [ { fieldName: \"msg\", value: \"hey!\" } ],
      useProxy: false,
      triggerName: \"wake-up\",
      eventData: \"[{\\"#type\\":\\"kv\\"}]\",
      } )
  { success }
}"
}
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 { ^
  testSlackPostMessageAction( input:  ^
    { viewName: \"humio\", ^
      name: \"act-up\", ^
      apiToken: \"abc123\", ^
      channels: [ \"#admin\" ], ^
      fields: [ { fieldName: \"msg\", value: \"hey!\" } ], ^
      useProxy: false, ^
      triggerName: \"wake-up\", ^
      eventData: \"[{\\"#type\\":\\"kv\\"}]\", ^
      } ) ^
  { success } ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "mutation {
  testSlackPostMessageAction( input: 
    { viewName: \"humio\",
      name: \"act-up\",
      apiToken: \"abc123\",
      channels: [ \"#admin\" ],
      fields: [ { fieldName: \"msg\", value: \"hey!\" } ],
      useProxy: false,
      triggerName: \"wake-up\",
      eventData: \"[{\\"#type\\":\\"kv\\"}]\",
      } )
  { success }
}"
}'
    "$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 {
  testSlackPostMessageAction( input: 
    { viewName: \"humio\",
      name: \"act-up\",
      apiToken: \"abc123\",
      channels: [ \"#admin\" ],
      fields: [ { fieldName: \"msg\", value: \"hey!\" } ],
      useProxy: false,
      triggerName: \"wake-up\",
      eventData: \"[{\\"#type\\":\\"kv\\"}]\",
      } )
  { success }
}";
$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 {
  testSlackPostMessageAction( input: 
    { viewName: \"humio\",
      name: \"act-up\",
      apiToken: \"abc123\",
      channels: [ \"#admin\" ],
      fields: [ { fieldName: \"msg\", value: \"hey!\" } ],
      useProxy: false,
      triggerName: \"wake-up\",
      eventData: \"[{\\"#type\\":\\"kv\\"}]\",
      } )
  { success }
}"
}'''

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 {
  testSlackPostMessageAction( input: 
    { viewName: \"humio\",
      name: \"act-up\",
      apiToken: \"abc123\",
      channels: [ \"#admin\" ],
      fields: [ { fieldName: \"msg\", value: \"hey!\" } ],
      useProxy: false,
      triggerName: \"wake-up\",
      eventData: \"[{\\"#type\\":\\"kv\\"}]\",
      } )
  { success }
}"
}
);


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": {
    "testSlackPostMessageAction": {
      "success": false
    }
  }
}

Given Datatypes

For TestPostMessageSlackAction, there are a few parameters. Below is a list of them along with a description of each:

Table: TestPostMessageSlackAction

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 20, 2024
apiTokenstringyes Long-TermThe API token to authenticate with Slack."
channels[string]yes Long-TermA list of Slack channels to message.
eventDatastringyes Long-TermJSON data representing one or more events. One event can be supplied as a JSON object. Multiple events must be supplied as a list of JSON objects.
fields[SlackFieldEntryInput]yes Long-TermFields to include within the Slack message. Can be templated with values from the result. See SlackFieldEntryInput.
namestringyes Long-TermThe name of the action.
triggerNamestringyes Long-TermThe name of the action. This is a mock value; the trigger doesn't have to exist.
useProxybooleanyes Long-TermDefines whether the action should use the configured proxy to make web requests.
viewNamestringyes Long-TermThe name of the view of the action.

Returned Datatypes

The returned datatype, TestResult has two parameters. They're listed in the table below with descriptions of each:

Table: TestResult

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: Oct 3, 2024
messagestringyes Long-TermA message explaining the test result.
successbooleanyes Long-TermTrue if the test was a success, false otherwise.