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| author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2023-05-08 16:27:04 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2023-05-08 16:27:04 +0000 |
| commit | a836a244a3d2bdd4da1ee2641e3e957850668cea (patch) | |
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| parent | Adding upstream version 1.38.1. (diff) | |
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Adding upstream version 1.39.0.upstream/1.39.0
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/web/api/queries/README.md b/web/api/queries/README.md index 2a17ac784..dacd2900e 100644 --- a/web/api/queries/README.md +++ b/web/api/queries/README.md @@ -1,11 +1,10 @@ -<!-- -title: "Database Queries" -custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/web/api/queries/README.md ---> +# Database queries/lookup -# Database Queries +This document explains in detail the options available to retrieve data from the Netdata timeseries database in order to configure alerts, create badges or +create custom charts. -Netdata database can be queried with `/api/v1/data` and `/api/v1/badge.svg` REST API methods. +The Netdata database can be queried with the `/api/v1/data` and `/api/v1/badge.svg` REST API methods. The database is also queried from the `lookup` line +in an [alert configuration](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/health/REFERENCE.md). Every data query accepts the following parameters: @@ -104,18 +103,24 @@ For each value it calls the **grouping method** given with the `&group=` query p The following grouping methods are supported. These are given all the values in the time-frame and they group the values every `group points`. --  finds the minimum value --  finds the maximum value --  finds the average value --  adds all the values and returns the sum --  sorts the values and returns the value in the middle of the list --  finds the standard deviation of the values --  finds the relative standard deviation (coefficient of variation) of the values --  finds the exponential weighted moving average of the values --  applies Holt-Winters double exponential smoothing --  finds the difference of the last vs the first value - -The examples shown above, are live information from the `successful` web requests of the global Netdata registry. +-  finds the minimum value +-  finds the maximum value +-  finds the average value +-  adds all the values and returns the sum +-  sorts the values and returns the value in the middle of the list +-  finds the standard deviation of the values +-  finds the relative standard deviation (coefficient of variation) of the values +-  finds the exponential weighted moving average of the values +-  applies Holt-Winters double exponential smoothing +-  finds the difference of the last vs the first value + +The examples shown above show live information from the `received` traffic on the `eth0` interface of the global Netdata registry. +Inspect any of the badges to see the parameters provided. You can directly issue the request to the registry server's API yourself, e.g. by +passing the following to get the value shown on the badge for the sum of the values within the period: + +``` +https://registry.my-netdata.io/api/v1/data?chart=net.eth0&options=unaligned&dimensions=received&group=sum&units=kilobits&after=-60&label=sum&points=1 +``` ## Further processing |