API Stability Long-Term

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

To create a view permissions token, use the createViewPermissionsTokenV2() 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. You may also want to look at the Creating a Repository or View page for related information.

Syntax

graphql
updateViewPermissionsTokenPermissions(
      input: UpdateViewPermissionsTokenPermissionsInput!
   ): string

There are no special return datatypes for this mutation field.

Example

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

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

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 {
  updateViewPermissionsTokenPermissions( input:
    { id: \"abc123\",
      permissions: [ ReadAccess ] } )
}"
}
);


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": {
    "updateViewPermissionsTokenPermissions": "abc123"
  }
}

The unique identifier of the updated token is returned.

Given Datatype

For this input datatype, you'll have to give the unique identifier of the token and a list of permissions. In the table below is a link to the list of choices:

Table: UpdateViewPermissionsTokenPermissionsInput

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: Jul 25, 2025
idstringyes Long-TermThe unique identifier of the token.
permissions[Permission]yes Long-TermA list of permissions associated with the token. See Permission.