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The getRemoteTableConfig() GraphQL query will look up a remote table configuration.

Syntax

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

graphql
getRemoteTableConfig(
      input: GetRemoteTableConfigInput!
   ): RemoteTableConfig!

Below is an example using this query field:

Raw
graphql
query {
  getRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { 
       viewName: "my-view",
       connectionName: "connect-1"
     }
  ) ExternalTableConfig { connectionName }
}
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 {
  getRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { 
       viewName: \"my-view\",
       connectionName: \"connect-1\"
     }
  ) ExternalTableConfig { connectionName }
}"
}
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 {
  getRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { 
       viewName: \"my-view\",
       connectionName: \"connect-1\"
     }
  ) ExternalTableConfig { connectionName }
}"
}
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 { ^
  getRemoteTableConfig( ^
    input: {  ^
       viewName: \"my-view\", ^
       connectionName: \"connect-1\" ^
     } ^
  ) ExternalTableConfig { connectionName } ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "query {
  getRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { 
       viewName: \"my-view\",
       connectionName: \"connect-1\"
     }
  ) ExternalTableConfig { connectionName }
}"
}'
    "$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 {
  getRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { 
       viewName: \"my-view\",
       connectionName: \"connect-1\"
     }
  ) ExternalTableConfig { connectionName }
}";
$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 {
  getRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { 
       viewName: \"my-view\",
       connectionName: \"connect-1\"
     }
  ) ExternalTableConfig { connectionName }
}"
}'''

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 {
  getRemoteTableConfig(
    input: { 
       viewName: \"my-view\",
       connectionName: \"connect-1\"
     }
  ) ExternalTableConfig { connectionName }
}"
}
);


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": {
    "getRemoteTableConfig": {
      "ExternalTableConfig": 
         { "connectionName": "connect-1" }
    }
  }
}

Given Datatype

For GetRemoteTableConfigInput, there are a couple of parameters. They're listed and described in this table:

Table: GetRemoteTableConfigInput

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultStabilityDescription
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 21, 2025
connectionNamestringyes PreviewThe connection name of the remote table configuration to fetch.
viewNamestringyes PreviewThe name of the view on which the remote table configuration should be accessible.

Returned Datatype

RemoteTableConfig, is a union with ExternalTableConfig. Its parameters are listed in the table below:

Table: ExternalTableConfig

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultStabilityDescription
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 21, 2025
connectionNamestringyes PreviewThe name of the remote table.
descriptionstringyes PreviewThe description of the remote table configuration.
parameters[ExternalTableConfigParameter]yes PreviewThe parameters for the remote table configuration. See ExternalTableConfigParameter.
remoteUrlstringyes PreviewThe URL for the remote table configuration.