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The parentOrganizations() GraphQL query will get a list of linked parent organizations.

Syntax

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

graphql
parentOrganizations(
      search: string, 
      skip: integer!, 
      limit: integer!,
      orderBy: OrderBy, 
      sortBy: OrganizationsLinks__SortBy
   ): ParentOrganizationsResultSet!

Below is an example using this query field:

Raw
graphql
query {
  parentOrganizations(
    search: "abc123", 
    skip: 0,
    limit: 50,
    orderBy: ASC,
    sortBy: Name )    
   { totalResults,
      results { id } }
}
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 {
  parentOrganizations(
    search: \"abc123\", 
    skip: 0,
    limit: 50,
    orderBy: ASC,
    sortBy: Name )    
   { totalResults,
      results { id } }
}"
}
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 {
  parentOrganizations(
    search: \"abc123\", 
    skip: 0,
    limit: 50,
    orderBy: ASC,
    sortBy: Name )    
   { totalResults,
      results { id } }
}"
}
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 { ^
  parentOrganizations( ^
    search: \"abc123\",  ^
    skip: 0, ^
    limit: 50, ^
    orderBy: ASC, ^
    sortBy: Name )     ^
   { totalResults, ^
      results { id } } ^
}" ^
} '
Windows Powershell and curl
powershell
curl.exe -X POST 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN"
    -H "Content-Type: application/json"
    -d '{"query" : "query {
  parentOrganizations(
    search: \"abc123\", 
    skip: 0,
    limit: 50,
    orderBy: ASC,
    sortBy: Name )    
   { totalResults,
      results { id } }
}"
}'
    "$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 {
  parentOrganizations(
    search: \"abc123\", 
    skip: 0,
    limit: 50,
    orderBy: ASC,
    sortBy: Name )    
   { totalResults,
      results { id } }
}";
$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 {
  parentOrganizations(
    search: \"abc123\", 
    skip: 0,
    limit: 50,
    orderBy: ASC,
    sortBy: Name )    
   { totalResults,
      results { id } }
}"
}'''

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 {
  parentOrganizations(
    search: \"abc123\", 
    skip: 0,
    limit: 50,
    orderBy: ASC,
    sortBy: Name )    
   { totalResults,
      results { id } }
}"
}
);


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": {
    "parentOrganizations": {
      "totalResults": "1",
      "results":  {
         "id": "def456"
      }
    }
  }
}

Given Datatype

For OrganizationsLinks__SortBy, there are a few parameters. They're listed here along with descriptions of each:

Table: OrganizationsLinks__SortBy

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: Jul 25, 2025
Cid   PreviewSort by CID for the organization.
OrgId   PreviewSort by the unique identifier for the organization.
Name  ✓PreviewSort by the name of the organization.

For OrderBy, there are a few parameters. They're listed here along with descriptions of each:

Table: OrderBy

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 10, 2025
ASC  ✓Long-TermOrder results in ascending order (e.g., 0 to 9, A to Z).
DESC   Long-TermOrder results in descending order (e.g., 9 to 0, Z to A).

Returned Datatype

For ParentOrganizationsResultSet, there are a couple of parameters. They're listed here along with descriptions of each:

Table: ParentOrganizationsResultSet

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: May 2, 2025
results[Organization]yes PreviewThe paginated result set. See Organization.
totalResultsintegeryes PreviewThe total number of matching results.