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# Parameters

### General <a href="#h.7ent2ri2xon7" id="h.7ent2ri2xon7"></a>

**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 <a href="#h.fybeaqp34tsi" id="h.fybeaqp34tsi"></a>

**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 <a href="#h.macu933qduq" id="h.macu933qduq"></a>

**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 <a href="#h.xbv5qp780p5c" id="h.xbv5qp780p5c"></a>

**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 [<mark style="color:blue;">here</mark>](/time-series-and-stores/rest-connectivity/message-script.md).