VictoriaMetrics Metrics Query

Query VictoriaMetrics HTTP API directly via curl. Covers instant/range queries, label/series discovery, alerts, rules, instance diagnostics, raw data export, metric usage statistics, and config debugging tools.

Environment

# $VM_METRICS_URL - base URL
#   cluster: export VM_METRICS_URL="https://vmselect.example.com/select/0/prometheus"
#   single: export VM_METRICS_URL="http://localhost:8428"
# $VM_AUTH_HEADER - full HTTP header line (set for prod, empty for local)
#   Prod:  export VM_AUTH_HEADER="Authorization: Bearer <token>"
#   Local: export VM_AUTH_HEADER=""

Auth Pattern

All curl commands use conditional auth — works for both prod and local: