QueryFormula is a JSON Structure definition published by Datadog, describing 3 properties, of which 1 is required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.
{
"$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/datadog/refs/heads/main/json-structure/datadog-metrics-query-formula-structure.json",
"name": "QueryFormula",
"description": "A formula expression that combines one or more query results",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"formula": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The formula expression using query names as variables (e.g., query1 + query2)",
"example": "example_value"
},
"alias": {
"type": "string",
"description": "An optional alias for the formula result used in the response",
"example": "example_value"
},
"limit": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Optional limit configuration for top/bottom N results",
"properties": {
"count": {
"type": "int32",
"description": "The number of results to return"
},
"order": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The sort order for limiting results",
"enum": [
"asc",
"desc"
]
}
}
}
},
"required": [
"formula"
]
}
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