diff --git a/docs/monitoring.md b/docs/monitoring.md
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--- a/docs/monitoring.md
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@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ Direct InfluxDB ingest (for testing measurements and queries)
 
 * Java Client : https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-java
 * Http API : /db/<database>/series?u=<user>&p=<pass>
+* 
+
+Decided to go with Http API rather than Java Client as the POJO abstraction is not needed for test cases as it hides 
+the detail of the line protocol.
 
 Agents: