# API Guides * [*Metrics API*](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/api-guides/metrics-api) \ Search account metrics * [*Tag API*](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/api-guides/tag-api) \ Search tagged metrics * [*Graphite Render API*](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/api-guides/graphite-render-api) \ Get more out of your metric data * [*Render Variables API*](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/api-guides/render-variables-api) \ Build dynamic metric queries * [*Dashboard HTTP API*](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/api-guides/dashboard-api) \ Fetch, create, and update your dashboards * [*Annotations and Events API*](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/api-guides/annotations-and-events-api)\ Create events with tags * [*Aggregation Rules API*](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/api-guides/aggregation-rules-api)\ Consolidate large sets of metrics to improve query retrieval * [*Alerts API*](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/api-guides/alerts-apis)\ Manage alerts, notification channels, and define scheduled mute periods --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/api-guides.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.