API Stability Long-Term

The generateAlertFromPackageTemplate() GraphQL query to generate an unsaved alert from a package alert template.

This is a query, not a mutation. It will return only the information that you can use to create a new alert. You'll then have to use the mutation field, createAlert().

Syntax

graphql
generateAlertFromPackageTemplate(
      input: GenerateAlertFromPackageTemplateInput!
   ): UnsavedAlert

For the input, you'll need to specify the name of the repository or view, the unique identifier for the package that contains the template, and the name of the template. For the results, you can request whatever you need to create a new alert (e.g., the query string, any actions). See the Return Datatype section for more possibilities.

Example

The example below queries LogScale with this query field:

Raw
graphql
query {
  generateAlertFromPackageTemplate(
    input: {viewName: "company-http", 
            packageId: "http-packers@1.23",
            templateName: "standard-aggregatealert-template"}
  ) {
    name, 
    description,
    throttleField,
    actions {
      id, name, isAllowedToRun
    }    
  }
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 {
  generateAlertFromPackageTemplate(
    input: {viewName: \"company-http\", 
            packageId: \"http-packers@1.23\",
            templateName: \"standard-aggregatealert-template\"}
  ) {
    name, 
    description,
    throttleField,
    actions {
      id, name, isAllowedToRun
    }    
  }"
}
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 {
  generateAlertFromPackageTemplate(
    input: {viewName: \"company-http\", 
            packageId: \"http-packers@1.23\",
            templateName: \"standard-aggregatealert-template\"}
  ) {
    name, 
    description,
    throttleField,
    actions {
      id, name, isAllowedToRun
    }    
  }"
}
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 { ^
  generateAlertFromPackageTemplate( ^
    input: {viewName: \"company-http\",  ^
            packageId: \"http-packers@1.23\", ^
            templateName: \"standard-aggregatealert-template\"} ^
  ) { ^
    name,  ^
    description, ^
    throttleField, ^
    actions { ^
      id, name, isAllowedToRun ^
    }     ^
  }" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "query {
  generateAlertFromPackageTemplate(
    input: {viewName: \"company-http\", 
            packageId: \"http-packers@1.23\",
            templateName: \"standard-aggregatealert-template\"}
  ) {
    name, 
    description,
    throttleField,
    actions {
      id, name, isAllowedToRun
    }    
  }"
}'
    "$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 = "query {
  generateAlertFromPackageTemplate(
    input: {viewName: \"company-http\", 
            packageId: \"http-packers@1.23\",
            templateName: \"standard-aggregatealert-template\"}
  ) {
    name, 
    description,
    throttleField,
    actions {
      id, name, isAllowedToRun
    }    
  }";
$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" : "query {
  generateAlertFromPackageTemplate(
    input: {viewName: \"company-http\", 
            packageId: \"http-packers@1.23\",
            templateName: \"standard-aggregatealert-template\"}
  ) {
    name, 
    description,
    throttleField,
    actions {
      id, name, isAllowedToRun
    }    
  }"
}'''

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 {
  generateAlertFromPackageTemplate(
    input: {viewName: \"company-http\", 
            packageId: \"http-packers@1.23\",
            templateName: \"standard-aggregatealert-template\"}
  ) {
    name, 
    description,
    throttleField,
    actions {
      id, name, isAllowedToRun
    }    
  }"
}
);


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();

Given Datatype

The input datatype described in the table below is used to specify the name of the repository or view, the unique identifier for the package that contains the template, and the name of the template for which you want to generate an alert.

Table: GenerateAlertFromPackageTemplateInput

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: Oct 22, 2024
packageIdVersionedPackageSpecifieryes Long-TermThe unique identifier of the package of the alert template. VersionedPackageSpecifier is a scalar.
templateNamestringyes Long-TermThe name of the alert template in the package.
viewNameRepoOrViewNameyes Long-TermThe name of the view of the alert. RepoOrViewName is a scalar.

Returned Datatype

For the results, you can request what you need to create a new alert. At a minimum, you'll need the query string. You might want to look at any actions contained in the template, although you might want to change them to your needs. Below is a list of your choices:

Table: UnsavedAlert

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: Apr 3, 2025
actions[Action]yes Long-TermA list of unique identifiers for actions to fire on query result. See Action.
descriptionstring  Long-TermA description of the alert.
enabledbooleanyes Long-TermWhether the alert is enabled.
labels[string]yes Long-TermLabels attached to the alert.
namestringyes Long-TermThe name of the alert.
queryStartstringyes Long-TermStart of the relative time interval for the query.
queryStringstringyes Long-TermThe LogScale query to execute.
throttleFieldstring  Long-TermThe field on which to throttle.
throttleTimeMillislongyes Long-TermThrottle time in milliseconds.