From 32185c2a266424f739d03815a75bd8f443663985 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Scott Anderson Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 18:43:56 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] updated line protocol doc to address PR feedback --- content/v2.0/reference/line-protocol.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/v2.0/reference/line-protocol.md b/content/v2.0/reference/line-protocol.md index 276a2aee6..5d43cfa63 100644 --- a/content/v2.0/reference/line-protocol.md +++ b/content/v2.0/reference/line-protocol.md @@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ If no timestamp is provided, InfluxDB uses the system time (UTC) of its host mac _**Data type:** [Unix timestamp](#unix-timestamp)_ {{% note %}} -Though timestamps are optional, include them to ensure times associated with points -are the actual times metrics were observed rather than when InfluxDB received them. +To ensure a data point includes the time a metric is observed (not received by InfluxDB), +include the timestamp. {{% /note %}} {{% note %}}