SigNoz/signoz · error

type param cannot be empty from the query

Error message

type param cannot be empty from the query

What it means

Thrown by parseGetTTL when reading current TTL settings: the request must include a non-empty 'type' query parameter identifying which signal's TTL to fetch.

Source

Thrown at pkg/query-service/app/parser.go:472

		if toColdParsed.Seconds() != 0 && toColdParsed.Seconds() >= durationParsed.Seconds() {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("delete TTL should be greater than cold storage move TTL")
		}
	}

	return &retentiontypes.TTLParams{
		Type:                  typeTTL,
		DelDuration:           int64(durationParsed.Seconds()),
		ColdStorageVolume:     coldStorage,
		ToColdStorageDuration: int64(toColdParsed.Seconds()),
	}, nil
}

func parseGetTTL(r *http.Request) (*retentiontypes.GetTTLParams, error) {

	typeTTL := r.URL.Query().Get("type")

	if len(typeTTL) == 0 {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("type param cannot be empty from the query")
	} else {
		// Validate the type parameter
		if typeTTL != retentiontypes.TraceTTL && typeTTL != retentiontypes.MetricsTTL && typeTTL != retentiontypes.LogsTTL {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("type param should be metrics|traces|logs, got %v", typeTTL)
		}
	}

	return &retentiontypes.GetTTLParams{Type: typeTTL}, nil
}

func parseAggregateAttributeRequest(r *http.Request) (*v3.AggregateAttributeRequest, error) {
	var req v3.AggregateAttributeRequest

	aggregateOperator := v3.AggregateOperator(r.URL.Query().Get("aggregateOperator"))
	dataSource := v3.DataSource(r.URL.Query().Get("dataSource"))
	aggregateAttribute := r.URL.Query().Get("searchText")

	limit, err := strconv.Atoi(r.URL.Query().Get("limit"))

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Solutions

1. Add ?type=traces|metrics|logs to the GET request
2. Issue one request per signal type if you need all three
3. Check for typos in the param name

Example fix

// before
curl 'http://localhost:8080/api/v1/ttl'
// after
curl 'http://localhost:8080/api/v1/ttl?type=traces'

if r.URL.Query().Get("type") == "" { return errors.New("type query param required for getTTL") }

When it happens

Trigger: Calling GET /api/v1/ttl (or the retention get endpoint) with no ?type= parameter.

Common situations: Assuming the get endpoint returns TTLs for all signals at once; frontend bug dropping the type param; manual curl without params.

Related errors

• type and duration param cannot be empty from the query
• SetTTLV2 only supported
• error while getting ttl. Err=%v
• type param should be metrics|traces|logs, got %v
• not a valid TTL duration %v

AI-assisted analysis of SigNoz/signoz@5069bf80b0 (2026-08-28). Data as JSON: /api/errors/1adcdbc1df30da91. Report an issue: GitHub.