General
URL: contains the target service URL, such as http://localhost:8086/write?db=monokotdb&precision=ms or https://192.168.0.75:8086/write?db=monokotdb&precision=ms
Method: contains HTTP request method (POST or PUT)
User Agent: contains value for User-Agent header
HTTP Headers: contains additional HTTP request headers in the following format: Key1: Value1
Secret String: contains a secret string used by the driver, such as the authorization token. The secret string is only accessible by the server and cannot be read by other clients
Request Timeout: contains time interval (in milliseconds) within which the response from the server must be received. If the response is not received during the specified interval an error occurs
Wait after Write: contains timeout interval (in milliseconds) before the start of next data writing to the server
Wait after Error: contains timeout interval (in milliseconds) in case an error occurs during data writing
Inter-request Interval: contains timeout interval (in milliseconds) before sending the next request. It is used if data doesn’t fit in one request
Security
Use Credentials: specifies that it is necessary to use credentials (Base64 Auth in HTTP-header)
Username: contains username
Password: contains password
Use SSL: specifies that it is necessary to verify server SSL certificate.
SSL Verification: contains verification mode of the target server SSL certificate:
- Accept any
- Verify chain of trust by using a store of certificates of the operating system
- Verify chain of trust by using custom certificate of certification authority
Custom CA File: contains custom certificate of certification authority
Performance
Series per Request: contains maximum number of time series that can be written per one request
Samples per Request: contains maximum number of samples for each time series that can be written per one request
Max. Buffer Size: contains maximum size of sample buffer for each time series that is accumulated in RAM
Message
Message Script: contains a script for dynamic generation of HTTP message headers and body and is executed before sending each new request. You can read more about this here.