The updateSystemPermissionsTokenPermissions() GraphQL mutation may be used to update the permissions of a system permission token.

To create a system permissions token, use the createSystemPermissionsToken() mutation. To delete a token, use the deleteToken() mutation.

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For more information on access tokens of various types, see the Ingest Tokens documentation page. For information on user authorization, see the Manage Users and Permissions documentation page.

API Stability Long-Term

Syntax

graphql
updateSystemPermissionsTokenPermissions(
      input: UpdateSystemPermissionsTokenPermissionsInput!
   ): string

For the input, you'll have to give the identifier of the token, and a list of system permissions. Click on Show Query above to find the identifier. See the Given Datatype section for details on the input parameters.

For the results, you'll receive confirmation if successful.

Example

Raw
graphql
mutation {
  updateSystemPermissionsTokenPermissions( input:
    { id: "abc123",
      permissions: [ ViewOrganizations ]
    } )
}
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 {
  updateSystemPermissionsTokenPermissions( input:
    { id: \"abc123\",
      permissions: [ ViewOrganizations ]
    } )
}"
}
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 {
  updateSystemPermissionsTokenPermissions( input:
    { id: \"abc123\",
      permissions: [ ViewOrganizations ]
    } )
}"
}
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 { ^
  updateSystemPermissionsTokenPermissions( input: ^
    { id: \"abc123\", ^
      permissions: [ ViewOrganizations ] ^
    } ) ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "mutation {
  updateSystemPermissionsTokenPermissions( input:
    { id: \"abc123\",
      permissions: [ ViewOrganizations ]
    } )
}"
}'
    "$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 {
  updateSystemPermissionsTokenPermissions( input:
    { id: \"abc123\",
      permissions: [ ViewOrganizations ]
    } )
}";
$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 {
  updateSystemPermissionsTokenPermissions( input:
    { id: \"abc123\",
      permissions: [ ViewOrganizations ]
    } )
}"
}'''

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 {
  updateSystemPermissionsTokenPermissions( input:
    { id: \"abc123\",
      permissions: [ ViewOrganizations ]
    } )
}"
}
);


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": {
    "updateSystemPermissionsTokenPermissions": {
      "id": "abc123"
    }
  }
}

Given Datatype

For this input datatype, you'll have to give the unique identifier of the token you're updating and a list of system permissions. Click on the Show Query link above the Syntax section for an example of how to find the identifier.

Table: UpdateSystemPermissionsTokenPermissionsInput

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 26, 2025
idstringyes Long-TermThe unique identifier for the token.
permissions[SystemPermission]yes Long-TermA list of system permissions. See SystemPermission.