Top values

Use cases

Populate UI filters

Populate filters with unique values.

AI Agents

Prompt LLMs with available values.

Display trending values

Display most frequent values.

Features

All the common API features, plus:

Specify the maximum number of values to return.

Use maxValues to specify the maximum number of values to return. It can be a number between 1 and 1,000. If the parameter is omitted, the default value of 10 is used.

Query
query TopValuesExample {
  topValues(input: {
    ...
    maxValues: 5
  }) {
    values
  }
}

Example

Example 1: Simple time series query

An example of a query to get the total taco sales for the last 3 days, filtered by the restaurant name “El Buen Sabor”.

Usage

Arguments

The fields for querying the top values in a given column.

dataPool

DataPoolInput

required

The Data Pool to be queried. A Data Pool ID or unique name can be provided.

columnName

String

required

The column to fetch the unique values from.

timeRange

TimeRangeInput

The time range for calculating the top values.

The fields required to specify the time range for a time series, counter, or leaderboard Metric query.

If no relative or absolute time ranges are provided, Propel defaults to an absolute time range beginning with the earliest record in the Metric’s Data Pool and ending with the latest record.

If both relative and absolute time ranges are provided, the relative time range will take precedence.

If a LAST_N relative time period is selected, an n ≥ 1 must be provided. If no n is provided or n < 1, a BAD_REQUEST error will be returned.

timestamp

String

The timestamp field to use when querying. Defaults to the timestamp configured on the Data Pool or Metric, if any. Set this to filter on an alternative timestamp field.

relative

RelativeTimeRange

The relative time period.

The Relative time ranges are based on the current date and time.

THIS - The current unit of time. For example, if today is June 8, 2022, and THIS_MONTH is selected, then data for June 2022 would be returned.

PREVIOUS - The previous unit of time. For example, if today is June 8, 2022, and PREVIOUS_MONTH is selected, then data for May 2022 would be returned. It excludes the current unit of time.

NEXT - The next unit of time. For example, if today is June 8, 2022, and NEXT_MONTH is selected, then data for July 2022 would be returned. It excludes the current unit of time.

LAST_N - The last n units of time, including the current one. For example, if today is June 8, 2022 and LAST_N_YEARS with n = 3 is selected, then data for 2020, 2021, and 2022 will be returned. It will include the current time period.

THIS_HOUR: Starts at the zeroth minute of the current hour and continues for 60 minutes.
TODAY: Starts at 12:00:00 AM of the current day and continues for 24 hours.
THIS_WEEK: Starts on Monday, 12:00:00 AM of the current week and continues for seven days.
THIS_MONTH: Starts at 12:00:00 AM on the first day of the current month and continues for the duration of the month.
THIS_QUARTER: Starts at 12:00:00 AM on the first day of the current calendar quarter and continues for the duration of the quarter.
THIS_YEAR: Starts on January 1st, 12:00:00 AM of the current year and continues for the duration of the year.
PREVIOUS_HOUR: Starts at the zeroth minute of the previous hour and continues for 60 minutes.
YESTERDAY: Starts at 12:00:00 AM on the day before the today and continues for 24 hours.
PREVIOUS_WEEK: Starts on Monday, 12:00:00 AM, a week before the current week, and continues for seven days.
PREVIOUS_MONTH: Starts at 12:00:00 AM on the first day of the month before the current month and continues for the duration of the month.
PREVIOUS_QUARTER: Starts at 12:00:00 AM on the first day of the calendar quarter before the current quarter and continues for the duration of the quarter.
PREVIOUS_YEAR: Starts on January 1st, 12:00:00 AM, the year before the current year, and continues for the duration of the year.
NEXT_HOUR: Starts at the zeroth minute of the next hour and continues for 60 minutes.
TOMORROW: ” Starts at 12:00:00 AM, the day after the current day, and continues for 24 hours.
NEXT_WEEK: Starts on Monday, 12:00:00 AM, the week after the current week, and continues for the duration of the week.
NEXT_MONTH: Starts at 12:00:00 AM on the first day of the next month and continues for the duration of the month.
NEXT_QUARTER: Starts at 12:00:00 AM on the first day of the next calendar quarter and continues for the duration of the quarter.
NEXT_YEAR: Starts on January 1st, 12:00:00 AM of the next year and continues for the duration of the year.
LAST_N_MINUTES: Starts at the zeroth second n - 1 minute(s) before the current minute and continues through the current minute. It includes this minute.
LAST_N_HOURS: Starts at the zeroth minute of the n - 1 hour(s) before the current hour, and continues through the current hour. It includes this hour.
LAST_N_DAYS: Starts at 12:00:00 AM, n - 1 day(s) before the current day, and continues through the current day. It includes today.
LAST_N_WEEKS: Starts on Monday, 12:00:00 AM, n - 1 week(s) before the current week, and continues through the current week. It includes this week.
LAST_N_MONTHS: Starts at 12:00:00 AM on the first day of the month, n - 1 month(s) before the current month, and continues through the current month. It includes this month.
LAST_N_QUARTERS: Starts at 12:00:00 AM on the first day of the calendar quarter n - 1 quarter(s) before the current quarter and continues through the current quarter. It includes this quarter.
LAST_N_YEARS: Starts on January 1st, 12:00:00 AM of the year n - 1 year(s) before the current year and continues through the current year. It includes this year.
LAST_15_MINUTES
LAST_30_MINUTES
LAST_HOUR
LAST_4_HOURS
LAST_12_HOURS
LAST_24_HOURS
LAST_7_DAYS
LAST_30_DAYS
LAST_90_DAYS
LAST_3_MONTHS
LAST_6_MONTHS
LAST_YEAR
LAST_2_YEARS
LAST_5_YEARS

Int

The number of time units for the LAST_N relative periods.

start

DateTime

The optional start timestamp (inclusive). Defaults to the timestamp of the earliest record in the Data Pool.

stop

DateTime

The optional end timestamp (exclusive). Defaults to the timestamp of the latest record in the Data Pool.

timeZone

String

The time zone to use. Dates and times are always returned in UTC, but setting the time zone influences relative time ranges and granularities.

You can set this to “America/Los_Angeles”, “Europe/Berlin”, or any other value in the IANA time zone database. Defaults to “UTC”.

maxValues

Int

The maximum number of values to return. It can be a number between 1 and 1,000. If the parameter is omitted, default value 10 is used.

Response

values

[String!]

required

An array with the list of values.

Embeddable UI components

Simple Filter component

A React component for rendering top values in a UI filter.

useTopValues

A React Hook for fetching unique values from the Top Values API.

Get Started

APIs

Metrics

Guides

Use cases

Populate UI filters

AI Agents

Display trending values

Features

Example

Example 1: Simple time series query

Usage

Arguments

Response

Embeddable UI components

Simple Filter component

useTopValues

Get Started

APIs

Metrics

Guides

​Use cases

Populate UI filters

AI Agents

Display trending values

​Features

​Example

​Example 1: Simple time series query

​Usage

​Arguments

​Response

​Embeddable UI components

Simple Filter component

useTopValues

Use cases

Features

Example

Example 1: Simple time series query

Usage

Arguments

Response

Embeddable UI components