load 10s metric 0 1 stale 2 # Instant vector doesn't return series when stale. eval instant at 10s metric {__name__="metric"} 1 eval instant at 20s metric eval instant at 30s metric {__name__="metric"} 2 eval instant at 40s metric {__name__="metric"} 2 # It goes stale 5 minutes after the last sample. eval instant at 329s metric {__name__="metric"} 2 eval instant at 330s metric # Range vector ignores stale sample. eval instant at 30s count_over_time(metric[1m]) {} 3 eval instant at 10s count_over_time(metric[1s]) {} 1 eval instant at 20s count_over_time(metric[1s]) eval instant at 20s count_over_time(metric[10s]) eval instant at 20s count_over_time(metric[20s]) {} 1 clear load 10s metric 0 # Series with single point goes stale after 5 minutes. eval instant at 0s metric {__name__="metric"} 0 eval instant at 150s metric {__name__="metric"} 0 eval instant at 299s metric {__name__="metric"} 0 eval instant at 300s metric