Request path and method
| Path | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
| /api/suggest | POST | Queries the Metric, TagKey, and TagValue. |
Request parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description | Default value | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| type | String | Yes | Type to be queried. Options: metrics, TagKey, and TagValue | None | metrics |
| q | String | No | Prefix filtering | None | my_ |
| max | Integer | No | Maximum number of returned results | 25 | 4 |
Request JSON example
Job: Query four indexes prefixed by “my”.
Request: POST/api/suggest
Body:
{"type": "metrics","q": "my_","max": 4}
Response description
The response is the queried string array:
[ "my_metric1", "my_metric2", "my_metric3", "my_metric4" ]