SELECT data

SELECT against a hypertable works like any other table: filters, joins, aggregates, and window functions all apply. The examples below cover common time-window patterns.

Basic query examples

Here are some examples of basic SELECT queries.

Return the 100 most-recent entries in the table conditions. Order the rows from newest to oldest:

SELECT * FROM conditions ORDER BY time DESC LIMIT 100;

Return the number of entries written to the table conditions in the last 12 hours:

SELECT COUNT(*) FROM conditions
  WHERE time > NOW() - INTERVAL '12 hours';

Advanced query examples

Here are some examples of more advanced SELECT queries.

Get information about the weather conditions at each location, for each 15-minute period within the last 3 hours. Calculate the number of measurements taken, the maximum temperature, and the maximum humidity. Order the results by maximum temperature.

This example uses the time_bucket function to aggregate data into 15-minute buckets:

SELECT time_bucket('15 minutes', time) AS fifteen_min,
    location,
    COUNT(*),
    MAX(temperature) AS max_temp,
    MAX(humidity) AS max_hum
  FROM conditions
  WHERE time > NOW() - INTERVAL '3 hours'
  GROUP BY fifteen_min, location
  ORDER BY fifteen_min DESC, max_temp DESC;

Count the number of distinct locations with air conditioning that have reported data in the last day:

SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT conditions.location) FROM conditions
  JOIN locations
    ON conditions.location = locations.location
  WHERE locations.air_conditioning = True
    AND time > NOW() - INTERVAL '1 day';