Prometheus offers a multi-dimensional data model with time series data identified by metric name and key/value pairs. The data collection happens via a pull model over HTTP/HTTPS.
Parseable server exposes Prometheus metrics at /api/v1/metrics endpoint (unauthorized). The metrics are exposed in Prometheus exposition format.
Prerequisites
- Parseable server installed and running. See installation guide for more details.
- Prometheus installed and running. See installation guide for more details.
Configuration
Prometheus configuration is done via a YAML file. Locate your Prometheus configuration file prometheus.yml and add the following section to scrape Parseable server metrics.
scrape_configs:
- job_name: parseable-job
metrics_path: /api/v1/metrics
scheme: http
static_configs:
- targets: ['localhost:8000']
Make sure to replace localhost:8000 with the actual host and port where Parseable server is running.
List of metrics exposed by Parseable
Parseable server exposes the following metrics on /api/v1/metrics endpoint. All of these can be accessed via Prometheus dashboard. A sample list of exposed metrics along with their definition is available in the demo server at
curl https://demo.parseable.com/api/v1/metrics