Parameters

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.