Honeycomb · Schema

QuerySpec

A query specification defining what data to retrieve and how to aggregate it.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
calculations	array	The calculations (aggregations) to perform.
filters	array	Filters to apply before aggregation.
filter_combination	string	How to combine filters.
breakdowns	array	Columns to group results by.
orders	array	Ordering rules for the results.
time_range	integer	The relative time range in seconds to query over.
start_time	integer	Unix timestamp for the query start time.
end_time	integer	Unix timestamp for the query end time.
granularity	integer	The time granularity of results in seconds.
limit	integer	Maximum number of results to return.
havings	array	Post-aggregation filters.

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JSON Schema

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  "title": "QuerySpec",
  "description": "A query specification defining what data to retrieve and how to aggregate it.",
  "x-generated": "2026-10-03",
  "x-method": "derived",
  "x-generator": "derive-json-schema.py",
  "x-source": "openapi/honeycomb-queries-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/QuerySpec",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "calculations": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "The calculations (aggregations) to perform.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "op": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The aggregation operation.",
            "enum": [
              "COUNT",
              "SUM",
              "AVG",
              "COUNT_DISTINCT",
              "MAX",
              "MIN",
              "P001",
              "P01",
              "P05",
              "P10",
              "P25",
              "P50",
              "P75",
              "P90",
              "P95",
              "P99",
              "P999",
              "HEATMAP",
              "RATE_AVG",
              "RATE_SUM",
              "RATE_MAX"
            ]
          },
          "column": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The column to aggregate on."
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "filters": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Filters to apply before aggregation.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "column": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The column to filter on."
          },
          "op": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The filter comparison operator.",
            "enum": [
              "=",
              "!=",
              ">",
              ">=",
              "<",
              "<=",
              "starts-with",
              "does-not-start-with",
              "contains",
              "does-not-contain",
              "exists",
              "does-not-exist",
              "in",
              "not-in"
            ]
          },
          "value": {
            "description": "The value to compare against."
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "filter_combination": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "How to combine filters.",
      "enum": [
        "AND",
        "OR"
      ]
    },
    "breakdowns": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Columns to group results by.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "orders": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Ordering rules for the results.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "column": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "op": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "order": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "ascending",
              "descending"
            ]
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "time_range": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The relative time range in seconds to query over."
    },
    "start_time": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Unix timestamp for the query start time."
    },
    "end_time": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Unix timestamp for the query end time."
    },
    "granularity": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The time granularity of results in seconds."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Maximum number of results to return."
    },
    "havings": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Post-aggregation filters.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "calculate_op": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "column": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "op": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "value": {
            "type": "number"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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