Thanos · Schema

BlockMeta

Metadata for a single TSDB block managed by the Compactor.

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Properties

Name Type Description
ulid string Unique identifier for the block.
minTime integer Minimum timestamp in milliseconds for data in this block.
maxTime integer Maximum timestamp in milliseconds for data in this block.
compaction object Compaction metadata tracking the block's compaction history.
thanos object Thanos-specific extensions to block metadata.
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JSON Schema

thanos-blockmeta-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/BlockMeta",
  "title": "BlockMeta",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Metadata for a single TSDB block managed by the Compactor.",
  "required": [
    "ulid",
    "minTime",
    "maxTime"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "ulid": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the block.",
      "example": "01FHND2RNJHSZ7E7XFPVKH2JG"
    },
    "minTime": {
      "type": "integer",
      "format": "int64",
      "description": "Minimum timestamp in milliseconds for data in this block."
    },
    "maxTime": {
      "type": "integer",
      "format": "int64",
      "description": "Maximum timestamp in milliseconds for data in this block."
    },
    "compaction": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Compaction metadata tracking the block's compaction history.",
      "properties": {
        "level": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Compaction level. Raw blocks start at level 1; each compaction pass increments the level."
        },
        "sources": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "ULIDs of source blocks merged to create this block.",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "thanos": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Thanos-specific extensions to block metadata.",
      "properties": {
        "labels": {
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": "External labels identifying the origin of this block."
        },
        "downsample": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Downsampling resolution information.",
          "properties": {
            "resolution": {
              "type": "integer",
              "format": "int64",
              "description": "Resolution in milliseconds. 0 for raw, 300000 for 5-minute, 3600000 for 1-hour downsampled data."
            }
          }
        },
        "source": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Thanos component that produced this block.",
          "enum": [
            "sidecar",
            "receive",
            "ruler",
            "compactor",
            "unknown"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  }
}