# Series Query: Apply Limit to Results

# Description

Number of time:value samples returned for each series can be limited with the limit parameter.

The limit applies to each series separately.

Samples for each series are always sorted by time in ascending order.

limit of N returns the last N values.

# Request

# URI

POST /api/v1/series/query

# Payload

[
    {
        "startDate": "2016-02-22T13:30:00Z",
        "endDate":   "2016-02-22T13:31:00Z",
        "entity": "nurswgvml007",
        "metric": "cpu_busy",
        "limit": 1
    }
]

# Response

# Payload

[
  {
    "entity": "nurswgvml007",
    "metric": "cpu_busy",
    "tags": {},
    "type": "HISTORY",
    "aggregate": {
      "type": "DETAIL"
    },
    "data": [
      {
        "d": "2016-02-22T13:30:56.000Z",
        "v": 4
      }
    ]
  }
]