Finds the smallest number for the specified field over a set of events. Result is returned in a field named _min.

Function Traits: Aggregate

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
asstringoptional_min Name of output field.
field[a]stringrequired  Field to extract a number from.
typestringoptional  description

[a] The argument name field can be omitted.

The parameter name for field can be omitted; the following forms are equivalent:

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min("value")

and:

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min(field="value")

min() Examples

What was the minimum responsetime

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min(responsetime)