docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md: mention that /api/v1/series returns series for the last 5 minutes if start query arg is missing

Updates https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/735
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Aliaksandr Valialkin 2020-09-03 12:38:07 +03:00
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@ -568,6 +568,8 @@ These handlers can be queried from Prometheus-compatible clients such as Grafana
Additionally to unix timestamps and [RFC3339](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3339.txt) VictoriaMetrics accepts relative times in `time`, `start` and `end` query args.
For example, the following query would return data for the last 30 minutes: `/api/v1/query_range?start=-30m&query=...`.
VictoriaMetrics returns time series for the last 5 minutes from `/api/v1/series` if `start` query arg is missing there.
VictoriaMetrics accepts additional args for `/api/v1/labels` and `/api/v1/label/.../values` handlers.
See [this feature request](https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/issues/6178) for details:
@ -686,7 +688,7 @@ where `<timeseries_selector_for_delete>` may contain any [time series selector](
for metrics to delete. After that all the time series matching the given selector are deleted. Storage space for
the deleted time series isn't freed instantly - it is freed during subsequent [background merges of data files](https://medium.com/@valyala/how-victoriametrics-makes-instant-snapshots-for-multi-terabyte-time-series-data-e1f3fb0e0282).
It is recommended verifying which metrics will be deleted with the call to `http://<victoria-metrics-addr>:8428/api/v1/series?match[]=<timeseries_selector_for_delete>`
It is recommended verifying which metrics will be deleted with the call to `http://<victoria-metrics-addr>:8428/api/v1/series?match[]=<timeseries_selector_for_delete>&start=1`
before actually deleting the metrics.
The `/api/v1/admin/tsdb/delete_series` handler may be protected with `authKey` if `-deleteAuthKey` command-line flag is set.