Summary

The ipDatabaseInfo() GraphQL query returns information about the IP location database used by the LogScale instance.

API Stability Long-Term

Syntax

graphql
ipDatabaseInfo: IpDatabaseInfo!

There is no input for this query. For the results, you can request the absolute file path to the database, the type of database, and an md5 hash. See the Returned Values section further down this page for more.

Example

Raw
graphql
query {
  ipDatabaseInfo {dbFilePath, updateStrategy,
  metadata{type, buildDate, description, dbFileMd5} }
}
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 {
  ipDatabaseInfo {dbFilePath, updateStrategy,
  metadata{type, buildDate, description, dbFileMd5} }
}"
}
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 {
  ipDatabaseInfo {dbFilePath, updateStrategy,
  metadata{type, buildDate, description, dbFileMd5} }
}"
}
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 { ^
  ipDatabaseInfo {dbFilePath, updateStrategy, ^
  metadata{type, buildDate, description, dbFileMd5} } ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "query {
  ipDatabaseInfo {dbFilePath, updateStrategy,
  metadata{type, buildDate, description, dbFileMd5} }
}"
}'
    "$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 {
  ipDatabaseInfo {dbFilePath, updateStrategy,
  metadata{type, buildDate, description, dbFileMd5} }
}";
$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 {
  ipDatabaseInfo {dbFilePath, updateStrategy,
  metadata{type, buildDate, description, dbFileMd5} }
}"
}'''

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 {
  ipDatabaseInfo {dbFilePath, updateStrategy,
  metadata{type, buildDate, description, dbFileMd5} }
}"
}
);


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();
Example Responses
Success (HTTP Response Code 200 OK)
json
{
  "data": {
    "ipDatabaseInfo": {
      "dbFilePath": "/data/humio-data/IpLocationDb.mmdb",
      "updateStrategy": "Automatic updates using ipdb.humio.com",
      "metadata": {
        "type": "GeoLite2-City",
        "buildDate": "2025-10-22T13:14:51Z",
        "description": "GeoLite2City database",
        "dbFileMd5": "485c545b0bb70fe27c733b21b1c69852"
      }
    }
  }
}

Returned Values

For the results, you can get the absolute file path to the file containing the database. Through a special datatype, you can get meta data, which includes the type of database and an md5 hash, if there is one. To see these meta value choices, click on the datatype for it in the table below.

Table: IpDatabaseInfo Datatype

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultStabilityDescription
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: Sep 25, 2024
dbFilePathstringyes Long-TermThe absolute file path of the file containing the IP database used by LogScale.
metadataIpDatabaseMetadata  Long-TermMetadata about the IP Database used by LogScale. See IpDatabaseMetadata.
updateStrategystringyes Long-TermThe update strategy used for the IP Database.