VictoriaMetrics Import API

Data ingestion endpoints

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: VictoriaMetrics HTTP Admin Import API
  version: '1'
  description: 'VictoriaMetrics is a fast open-source time-series database. It exposes a

    Prometheus-compatible HTTP query API plus a wide range of ingestion and

    export endpoints (JSON, CSV, Prometheus text exposition, native binary,

    InfluxDB Line Protocol, DataDog v1/v2, Graphite, OpenTSDB, federation).

    Authentication is optional and typically delegated to vmauth or fronted

    by mTLS.

    '
  contact:
    name: VictoriaMetrics Documentation
    url: https://docs.victoriametrics.com/
  license:
    name: Apache-2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: http://{host}:{port}
  description: VictoriaMetrics single-node instance
  variables:
    host:
      default: localhost
    port:
      default: '8428'
security: []
tags:
- name: Import
  description: Data ingestion endpoints
paths:
  /api/v1/import:
    post:
      tags:
      - Import
      summary: Import data in JSON line format
      operationId: importJson
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/x-ndjson:
            schema:
              type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Imported
  /api/v1/import/native:
    post:
      tags:
      - Import
      summary: Import data in native binary format
      operationId: importNative
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Imported
  /api/v1/import/csv:
    post:
      tags:
      - Import
      summary: Import CSV-formatted metrics
      operationId: importCsv
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Imported
  /api/v1/import/prometheus:
    post:
      tags:
      - Import
      summary: Import data in Prometheus text exposition format
      operationId: importPrometheus
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Imported
  /write:
    post:
      tags:
      - Import
      summary: InfluxDB line protocol ingestion
      operationId: influxWrite
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Written
components:
  securitySchemes:
    basic:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: Optional HTTP Basic auth when fronted by vmauth