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Tag values can't end in \
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Description
Even if escaped, a tag vaulue can't end in a backslash `\`
So, sending this:
`h2o,city=EastCalifornia,location=a\\,region=asdf water_level=20.0 2`
Results in an error:
`HTTP status code: 400; Message: unable to parse 'h2o,city=EastCalifornia,location=a\\,region=asdf water_level=20.0 20': invalid tag format`
This was already mentioned in an earlier version of the docs, see https://github.com/influxdata/docs.influxdata.com-ARCHIVE/issues/2676, but was removed at a later point, without the restriction being removed.
##### Relevant URLs
- https://github.com/influxdata/docs.influxdata.com-ARCHIVE/issues/2676
- https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-java/pull/720
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Research direction
Review the tag-value escaping documentation in docs-v2 alongside the archived issue #2676 and influxdb-client-java PR #720. Confirm whether tag values ending in an escaped backslash remain invalid, then document the restriction and example so the documentation matches the observed parser behavior.
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