The checkRemoteClusterConnection() GraphQL query is used to validate a remote cluster connection.

Syntax

Below is the syntax for the checkRemoteClusterConnection() query field:

graphql
checkRemoteClusterConnection(
      input: CheckRemoteClusterConnectionInput!
    ): RemoteClusterConnectionStatus!

For the input, CheckRemoteClusterConnectionInput represents a few required parameters, which are described in the next section. The return datatype, RemoteClusterConnectionStatus is described in the subsequent section. Below is an example of how this query can be used:

Raw
graphql
query {
	checkRemoteClusterConnection(
    input:{publicUrl:"https://logger.company.com",
      token: "7lEkz4aL1dByiwNI1kWuusyBFQQtv086"
    }) 
  {id, remoteViewName, isValid}
}
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" : "query {
	checkRemoteClusterConnection(
    input:{publicUrl:\"https://logger.company.com\",
      token: \"7lEkz4aL1dByiwNI1kWuusyBFQQtv086\"
    }) 
  {id, remoteViewName, isValid}
}"
}
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" : "query {
	checkRemoteClusterConnection(
    input:{publicUrl:\"https://logger.company.com\",
      token: \"7lEkz4aL1dByiwNI1kWuusyBFQQtv086\"
    }) 
  {id, remoteViewName, isValid}
}"
}
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" : "query { ^
	checkRemoteClusterConnection( ^
    input:{publicUrl:\"https://logger.company.com\", ^
      token: \"7lEkz4aL1dByiwNI1kWuusyBFQQtv086\" ^
    })  ^
  {id, remoteViewName, isValid} ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "query {
	checkRemoteClusterConnection(
    input:{publicUrl:\"https://logger.company.com\",
      token: \"7lEkz4aL1dByiwNI1kWuusyBFQQtv086\"
    }) 
  {id, remoteViewName, isValid}
}"
}'
"$YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL/graphql"
Perl
perl
#!/usr/bin/perl

use HTTP::Request;
use LWP;

my $TOKEN = "TOKEN";

my $uri = '$YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL/graphql';

my $json = '{"query" : "query {
	checkRemoteClusterConnection(
    input:{publicUrl:\"https://logger.company.com\",
      token: \"7lEkz4aL1dByiwNI1kWuusyBFQQtv086\"
    }) 
  {id, remoteViewName, isValid}
}"
}';
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" : "query {
	checkRemoteClusterConnection(
    input:{publicUrl:\"https://logger.company.com\",
      token: \"7lEkz4aL1dByiwNI1kWuusyBFQQtv086\"
    }) 
  {id, remoteViewName, isValid}
}"
}'''

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" : "query {
	checkRemoteClusterConnection(
    input:{publicUrl:\"https://logger.company.com\",
      token: \"7lEkz4aL1dByiwNI1kWuusyBFQQtv086\"
    }) 
  {id, remoteViewName, isValid}
}"
}
);


const options = {
  hostname: '$YOUR_LOGSCALE_URL/graphql',
  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": {
    "checkRemoteClusterConnection": {
      "id": null,
      "remoteViewName": "humio",
      "isValid": true
    }
  }
}

For the input's special datatype, the values are given within curly-brackets. As for the returned results, a list of requests is entered in a comma-separated list, also within curly-brackets. Further down this page is a list of what's allowed.

Given Datatypes

For the given datatype, CheckRemoteClusterConnectionInput, there are a few parameters. Below is a list of them along with their datatypes and a description of each:

Table: CheckRemoteClusterConnectionInput

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
Some arguments may be required, as indicated in the Required column. For some fields, this column indicates that a result will always be returned for this column.
Table last updated: Sep 17, 2024
connectionIdstring  The unique identifier of the connection to check. Must be supplied if the token is not supplied.
multiClusterViewNamestring  The name of the multi-cluster view to which the connection belongs. Must be supplied if the token is not supplied.
publicUrlstringyes The public URL of the remote cluster to connect.
queryPrefixstring  Filter query that restricts the data visible through this connection.
tags[ClusterConnectionInputTag]yes Additional tags that can be used to filter queries. See ClusterConnectionInputTag.
tokenstringyes The access token for the remote view to connect with. Can be omitted if checking an existing connection with no token change.

Returned Datatypes

For RemoteClusterConnectionStatus, there are a few possible values returned, which are listed below.

Table: RemoteClusterConnectionStatus

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
Some arguments may be required, as indicated in the Required column. For some fields, this column indicates that a result will always be returned for this column.
Table last updated: Oct 3, 2024
errorMessages[ConnectionAspectErrorType]yes Errors if the connection is invalid. See ConnectionAspectErrorType.
idstring  The unique identifier of the connection.
isValidbooleanyes Whether the connection is valid.
remoteServerCompatVersionstring  Oldest server version that is protocol compatible with the remote server.
remoteServerVersionstring  Software version of the remote view.
remoteViewNamestring  The name of the remote view.