Summary

The generateAlertFromTemplate() GraphQL query parses a YAML standard alert template and returns an unsaved UnsavedAlert object. Pass the result to createAlert() to save it.

API Stability Long-Term

Syntax

graphql
generateAlertFromTemplate(
      input: GenerateAlertFromTemplateInput!
   ): UnsavedAlert!

Provide the repository or view name as viewName and the YAML alert template as yamlTemplate. See Input Parameters and Returned Values for details.

Example

Raw
graphql
query {
  generateAlertFromTemplate(
    input: {viewName: "company-http", 
            yamlTemplate: "xxxx"}
  ) {
    name, 
    description,
    queryString,
    enabled,
    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 {
  generateAlertFromTemplate(
    input: {viewName: \"company-http\", 
            yamlTemplate: \"xxxx\"}
  ) {
    name, 
    description,
    queryString,
    enabled,
    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 {
  generateAlertFromTemplate(
    input: {viewName: \"company-http\", 
            yamlTemplate: \"xxxx\"}
  ) {
    name, 
    description,
    queryString,
    enabled,
    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 { ^
  generateAlertFromTemplate( ^
    input: {viewName: \"company-http\",  ^
            yamlTemplate: \"xxxx\"} ^
  ) { ^
    name,  ^
    description, ^
    queryString, ^
    enabled, ^
    actions { ^
      id, name, isAllowedToRun ^
    }     ^
  } ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "query {
  generateAlertFromTemplate(
    input: {viewName: \"company-http\", 
            yamlTemplate: \"xxxx\"}
  ) {
    name, 
    description,
    queryString,
    enabled,
    actions {
      id, name, isAllowedToRun
    }    
  }
}"
}'
    "$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 {
  generateAlertFromTemplate(
    input: {viewName: \"company-http\", 
            yamlTemplate: \"xxxx\"}
  ) {
    name, 
    description,
    queryString,
    enabled,
    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 {
  generateAlertFromTemplate(
    input: {viewName: \"company-http\", 
            yamlTemplate: \"xxxx\"}
  ) {
    name, 
    description,
    queryString,
    enabled,
    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 {
  generateAlertFromTemplate(
    input: {viewName: \"company-http\", 
            yamlTemplate: \"xxxx\"}
  ) {
    name, 
    description,
    queryString,
    enabled,
    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();

Input Parameters

Provide the repository or view name as viewName and the full YAML specification of the alert as yamlTemplate. Both fields are required.

Table: GenerateAlertFromTemplateInput Input Datatype

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultStabilityAvailabilityDescription
Some input parameters may be required, as indicated in the Required column. For return values, this indicates that you are assured a value if the field is requested for the results. 
Table last updated: Oct 14, 2026 
viewNameRepoOrViewNameyes Long-Term The name of the view of the alert. RepoOrViewName is a scalar.
yamlTemplateYAMLyes Long-Term The yaml specification of the alert. YAML is a scalar.

Returned Values

The result is a non-nullable UnsavedAlert object representing a preview of the alert. Key fields include name, queryString, queryStart (the relative start of the query time range), throttleTimeMillis, actions (the list of actions to fire), and labels. The available fields are listed here:

Table: UnsavedAlert Datatype

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultStabilityAvailabilityDescription
Some input parameters may be required, as indicated in the Required column. For return values, this indicates that you are assured a value if the field is requested for the results. 
Table last updated: Oct 14, 2026 
actionsActionyes Long-Term A list of unique identifiers for actions to fire on query result. See Action.
descriptionString  Long-Term A description of the alert.
enabledBooleanyes Long-Term Whether the alert is enabled.
labelsStringyes Long-Term Labels attached to the alert.
nameStringyes Long-Term The name of the alert.
queryStartStringyes Long-Term Start of the relative time interval for the query.
queryStringStringyes Long-Term The LogScale query to execute.
throttleFieldString  Long-Term The field on which to throttle.
throttleTimeMillisLongyes Long-Term Throttle time in milliseconds.