The environmentVariableUsage() GraphQL query is used to get usage information around non-secret environment variables.

Syntax

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

graphql
environmentVariableUsage: [EnvironmentVariableUsage!]!

This query is simple. You enter the parameters you want returned, as you can see in the example below:

Raw
graphql
query {
  environmentVariableUsage {name, source, value}
}
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 {
  environmentVariableUsage {name, source, value}
}"
}
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 {
  environmentVariableUsage {name, source, value}
}"
}
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 { ^
  environmentVariableUsage {name, source, value} ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "query {
  environmentVariableUsage {name, source, value}
}"
}'
"$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 {
  environmentVariableUsage {name, source, value}
}"
}';
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 {
  environmentVariableUsage {name, source, value}
}"
}'''

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 {
  environmentVariableUsage {name, source, value}
}"
}
);


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": {
    "environmentVariableUsage": [
      {
        "name": "S3_STORAGE_CHUNK_SIZE",
        "source": "Default",
        "value": "*****"
      },
      {
        "name": "TLS_KEY_PASSWORD",
        "source": "Missing",
        "value": "*****"
      },
      {
        "name": "HUMIO_GITHUB_DEMO",
        "source": "Default",
        "value": "*****"
      },
      {
        "name": "EMERGENCY_USERS",
        "source": "Default",
        "value": "*****"
      },
      {
        "name": "INGEST_FEED_GOVERNOR_INITIAL_RATE_PER_CORE",
        "source": "Default",
        "value": "*****"
      },
      ...
    ]
  }
}

Since the results are very long, they've been shortened here to save space.

Returned Datatypes

The environmentVariableUsage, datatype has only a few parameters. They're listed below:

Table: EnvironmentVariableUsage

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 24, 2024
namestringyes The environment variable name.
sourcestringyes The source for the environment variable. Environment: The value is from the environment, Default: variable not found in the environment, but a default value is used. Missing: no variable or default found.
valuestringyes The value for this variable.