Summary

The updateRepositoryType() mutation changes the type classification of a repository. This mutation applies only to Cloud deployments. It requires root permission.

API Stability Long-Term

Syntax

graphql
updateRepositoryType(
      name: String!, type: String!
   ): BooleanResultType!

Both name and type are required. The repositories() query returns repository names and their current type values.

The mutation returns a BooleanResultType confirming whether the update succeeded.

Example

Raw
graphql
mutation {
  updateRepositoryType(
       name: "Testeroo",
       type: "PERSONAL"
  )
  { 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 {
  updateRepositoryType(
       name: \"Testeroo\",
       type: \"PERSONAL\"
  )
  { 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 {
  updateRepositoryType(
       name: \"Testeroo\",
       type: \"PERSONAL\"
  )
  { 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 { ^
  updateRepositoryType( ^
       name: \"Testeroo\", ^
       type: \"PERSONAL\" ^
  ) ^
  { result } ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "mutation {
  updateRepositoryType(
       name: \"Testeroo\",
       type: \"PERSONAL\"
  )
  { result }
}"
}'
    "$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 {
  updateRepositoryType(
       name: \"Testeroo\",
       type: \"PERSONAL\"
  )
  { 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 {
  updateRepositoryType(
       name: \"Testeroo\",
       type: \"PERSONAL\"
  )
  { 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 {
  updateRepositoryType(
       name: \"Testeroo\",
       type: \"PERSONAL\"
  )
  { 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": {
    "updateRepositoryType": {
      "result": true
    }
  }
}

Input Parameters

Provide the name of the repository to update and the new type value. The repositories() query returns repository names and their current type values.

Table: Input Parameters and Datatypes

Parameter Type Required Default Description
This table contains all input parameters for this mutation.
name string yes   The name of the repository to update. This must match the existing repository name exactly.
type string yes   The new type classification for the repository. Valid values depend on your Cloud deployment configuration.

Returned Values

The mutation returns a BooleanResultType indicating whether the type update succeeded. The following table describes the available fields.

Table: BooleanResultType Datatype

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultStabilityAvailabilityDescription
Some input parameters may be required, as indicated in the Required column. For return values, this indicates that you are assured a value if the field is requested for the results. 
Table last updated: Oct 14, 2026 
resultBooleanyes Long-Term Whether the mutation was performed successfully.