Influxdb: InfluxDB doesn't allow inserting "null" value for fields

[pprkut]

Bug report

__System info:__ InfluxDB 1.1.0, CentOS 7

__Steps to reproduce:__

1. INSERT measure,purpose=test value=1i,not_working=null 1481713571901366407

__Expected behavior:__ Successful insert

__Actual behavior:__ ERR: {"error":"unable to parse 'measure,purpose=test value=1i,not_working=null 1481713571901366407': invalid number"}

__Additional info:__

I checked the documentation and as far as I can see, there is no indication that inserting null values should not be working. Even if they shouldn't work, the error message "invalid number" is rather misleading.

[jwilder]

null is not a valid field value and is unsupported. There are only 4 field types supported, int64, float64, bool and string. See the line protocol docs for valid syntax for each of those field types.

[pprkut]

Ah, you're right. I see it now.