# \#prometheus **URL:** https://community.dynatrace.com/tag/prometheus/889.md [Latest](https://community.dynatrace.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.dynatrace.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.dynatrace.com/tags.md) --- ## [use metric dimension as a value in a timeseries query](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/use-metric-dimension-as-a-value-in-a-timeseries-query/56959)
**Author:** [@dougwillis](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/dougwillis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 6:08am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/use-metric-dimension-as-a-value-in-a-timeseries-query/56959 "2026-09-17T06:08:16Z")
I have some metrics coming into Dynatrace from a Prometheus scrape. The metric shows up as pg\_meta\_info and has a static value of 1 but many values setup as dimensions. One of these dimesnsions is version\_num which cont… --- ## [Setting frequency for Prometheus metrics polling](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/setting-frequency-for-prometheus-metrics-polling/48272)
**Author:** [@n002213f](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/n002213f)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2026, 9:52am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/setting-frequency-for-prometheus-metrics-polling/48272 "2026-04-29T09:52:06Z")
We are able to send custom Prometheus metrics to Dynatrace using podAnnotations as details here From the documentation, polling is at 1 minute intervals. Pulling these metrics makes use of complex queries on the databa… --- ## [MCP Server Challenge entry #1: Powerful combination of Dynatrace MCP, dtctl, and APIs, see the coolest use cases!](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/mcp-server-challenge-entry-1-powerful-combination-of-dynatrace-mcp-dtctl-and-apis-see-the-coolest-use-cases/55544)
**Author:** [@danaharrison1](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/danaharrison1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 6:39am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/mcp-server-challenge-entry-1-powerful-combination-of-dynatrace-mcp-dtctl-and-apis-see-the-coolest-use-cases/55544 "2026-04-20T06:39:29Z")
This post is an answer to the MCP Server Challenge :robot:‌ We’ve been making enormous use of the Dynatrace MCP, dtctl, and APIs for a while now - here are a few of our coolest use cases so far. If you caught our chat … --- ## [The extension is not downloaded to ActiveGate](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/the-extension-is-not-downloaded-to-activegate/39509)
**Author:** [@Yamis](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/Yamis)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/the-extension-is-not-downloaded-to-activegate/39509 "2026-04-03T23:40:50Z")
I have created my first extension2.0 to scrape a Prometheus OpenMetrics endpoint but before I can reap the rewards of my labour it looks like I’m getting stuck near the very end. ActiveGate 1.263.143 is deployed onto a … --- ## [Dynatrace (Managed) - Openshift Prometheus integration](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/dynatrace-managed-openshift-prometheus-integration/54864)
**Author:** [@JhonKenneth](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/JhonKenneth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 2:44am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/dynatrace-managed-openshift-prometheus-integration/54864 "2026-02-05T02:44:27Z")
Our OpenShift Kubernetes cluster is currently running in application‑only monitoring mode, so we don’t have visibility into host‑level metrics. To address this, we’re planning to integrate Prometheus with Dynatrace. Has… --- ## [No Prometheus histogram Metrics found](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/no-prometheus-histogram-metrics-found/47490)
**Author:** [@icarus](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/icarus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/no-prometheus-histogram-metrics-found/47490 "2026-01-19T18:17:56Z")
I deployed the dynatrace-operator in my k8s cluster and use the annotations to monitor my workloads. However, I can’t found the prometheus histogram type metrics in the Data Explorer. Here’s my instance: “envoy\_http\_d… --- ## [Collect successfully Prometheus metric of type "Summary"](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/collect-successfully-prometheus-metric-of-type-summary/53410)
**Author:** [@gilles\_tabary](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/gilles_tabary)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/collect-successfully-prometheus-metric-of-type-summary/53410 "2025-09-18T12:50:49Z")
Hello. We need to ingest Promethus SonarQube metric sonarqube\_compute\_engine\_tasks\_running\_duration\_seconds which is of type “Summary”. The doc Prometheus data source reference — Dynatrace Docs says : Summary Count… --- ## [Prometheus Troubleshooting Guide](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/prometheus-troubleshooting-guide/52684)
**Author:** [@maciej-tokarz](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/maciej-tokarz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/prometheus-troubleshooting-guide/52684 "2025-08-06T20:33:05Z")
Introduction This troubleshooting article will help you resolve some common issues faced while installing and setting up Prometheus-based extensions. Things to know Where to look for symptoms? Specific symptoms mention… --- ## [OpenShift Alertmanager Extension Alerts](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/openshift-alertmanager-extension-alerts/51818)
**Author:** [@JoSk](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/JoSk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 8:41am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/openshift-alertmanager-extension-alerts/51818 "2025-05-26T08:41:29Z")
Hi, one of our customer is trying out the Alertmanager extension to forward alarms from their OpenShift systems to Dynatrace. This ingests events fine it seems. What we noticed is that our test alert (to check for whic… --- ## [A warning message "Counter metric cache limit exceeded" in AG logs.](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/a-warning-message-counter-metric-cache-limit-exceeded-in-ag-logs/49303)
**Author:** [@shahinm](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/shahinm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/a-warning-message-counter-metric-cache-limit-exceeded-in-ag-logs/49303 "2025-04-16T15:10:06Z")
ActiveGate has a counter metric cache that transforms monotonic counters to delta counters, for cluster scalability reasons. This cache, by default, currently allows 100.000 entries and AG rejects some counter metrics wh… --- ## [Extension to get the metric from Prometheus exporter](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/extension-to-get-the-metric-from-prometheus-exporter/50416)
**Author:** [@GiovanniCastro](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/GiovanniCastro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/extension-to-get-the-metric-from-prometheus-exporter/50416 "2025-02-24T15:05:07Z")
I am trying to create the extension to get the metric from the Prometheus exporter. That is the only solution for monitoring the Pacemaker cluster in Azure, where we are running our critical SAP Systems. Up until now, … --- ## [Collect Metrics from a Prometheus Endpoint Using a Dynatrace Custom Extension](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/collect-metrics-from-a-prometheus-endpoint-using-a-dynatrace-custom-extension/47560)
**Author:** [@KVL](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/KVL)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/collect-metrics-from-a-prometheus-endpoint-using-a-dynatrace-custom-extension/47560 "2025-02-20T13:03:23Z")
I have created a custom Prometheus extension that collects metrics from an endpoint. The thing is, there’s over 100 metrics there and I don’t want to add every one of them manually to the json. So my question is, is th… --- ## [Pro Tip: Enhancing the usage of Alert Manager Prometheus with Dynatrace.](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/pro-tip-enhancing-the-usage-of-alert-manager-prometheus-with-dynatrace/50228)
**Author:** [@AravindhanV](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/AravindhanV)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 9:10am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/pro-tip-enhancing-the-usage-of-alert-manager-prometheus-with-dynatrace/50228 "2025-02-12T09:10:16Z")
While the basic configuration process for integrating the Alert Manager Prometheus manager is straightforward, you may encounter the following challenge: with the configuration\*\*, Custom Device Names\*\* are often generat… --- ## [Prometheus Extension 2.0 best practices](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/prometheus-extension-2-0-best-practices/48556)
**Author:** [@SjoerdB](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/SjoerdB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/prometheus-extension-2-0-best-practices/48556 "2025-02-03T13:16:05Z")
Hi fellow Dynatracers, I am currently writing an extension for scraping a prometheus endpoint of an appliance. This is a virtual appliance that is under update control of the supplier. Coding What is best practice f… --- ## [Prometheus Extension 2.0 Error 32](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/prometheus-extension-2-0-error-32/43873)
**Author:** [@Sahil2308](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/Sahil2308)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/prometheus-extension-2-0-error-32/43873 "2024-11-27T12:24:49Z")
Hi, I am trying to create a prometheus extension following this Dynatrace session. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy4Ge8HIzEk&t=3344s) I am getting the below error: “INVALID\_CONFIG\_ERROR:Invalid configuration \[status… --- ## [Dynatrace support for prometheus histograms](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/dynatrace-support-for-prometheus-histograms/49000)
**Author:** [@janne\_olkoniemi](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/janne_olkoniemi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/dynatrace-support-for-prometheus-histograms/49000 "2024-11-26T12:37:29Z")
We are currently trying to enrich our Kubernetes visibility with OTEL collector since the default Dynatrace visibility lacks many important aspects how the Kubernetes itself is behaving. We are currently setting up the k… --- ## [Excluded Prometheus metrics are still fetched by ActiveGate](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/excluded-prometheus-metrics-are-still-fetched-by-activegate/48850)
**Author:** [@shahinm](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/shahinm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/excluded-prometheus-metrics-are-still-fetched-by-activegate/48850 "2024-11-12T14:14:55Z")
If you are monitoring Prometheus metrics you may want to exclude some noise metrics or include only selected metrics that provide more business content. Symptoms You have excluded some noise Prometheus metrics from inge… --- ## [Prometheus extension dimensions](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/prometheus-extension-dimensions/47431)
**Author:** [@PeterKenyeres](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/PeterKenyeres)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2024, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/prometheus-extension-dimensions/47431 "2024-09-03T12:40:39Z")
Hi all, I’m making a prometheus extension where metrics named with the id of the producer thread as in the code example. Right now each thread generates a separate dynatrace metric, but I would prefer the thread id as a… --- ## [Prometheus histogram metrics](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/prometheus-histogram-metrics/33608)
**Author:** [@JohnDoe](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/JohnDoe)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/prometheus-histogram-metrics/33608 "2024-08-27T12:44:00Z")
Hey all, as per the current documentation, the Prometheus integration does only support counter and gauge metrics but not histograms: Are there any plans or roadmaps to support Prometheus’ histogram metrics? Or any p… --- ## [Logical operator similar to Prometheus "unless" in DQL](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/logical-operator-similar-to-prometheus-unless-in-dql/44804)
**Author:** [@cabeywardhana](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/cabeywardhana)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 2:56am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/logical-operator-similar-to-prometheus-unless-in-dql/44804 "2024-03-28T02:56:00Z")
I have Prometheus query where it has “unless” logical operator to DQL. (Ref: logical-set-binary-operators ) Is there a similar logical operator which I could utilze in DQL? If not, how can I use existing features to a… --- ## [Prometheus Extension 2.0 without Prometheus Server](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/prometheus-extension-2-0-without-prometheus-server/44585)
**Author:** [@zip-chanko](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/zip-chanko)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/prometheus-extension-2-0-without-prometheus-server/44585 "2024-03-14T19:59:05Z")
Is the Monitoring configuration requires mandatory of the endpoint URL to the Prometheus server as mention here? Is it possible to configure the extension to scrap directly from the pod and annotations? --- ## [Steps Required To Support Metrics Ingestion From Prometheus Server Residing in K8s Cluster](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/steps-required-to-support-metrics-ingestion-from-prometheus-server-residing-in-k8s-cluster/38198)
**Author:** [@ankurs](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/ankurs)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 10:50am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/steps-required-to-support-metrics-ingestion-from-prometheus-server-residing-in-k8s-cluster/38198 "2024-03-12T10:50:02Z")
I wanted to check the feasibility and possible way to fulfill this requirement. What is the possible solution for ingesting metrics to Dynatrace from prometheus server residing in K8s OCP cluster? I am aware of Extensio… --- ## [Prometheus metrics topology](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/prometheus-metrics-topology/44509)
**Author:** [@Jennifer](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/Jennifer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/prometheus-metrics-topology/44509 "2024-03-08T14:21:22Z")
I have created a custom extension using the Dynatrace Extensions VSCode app. Everything is working as expected, when I scrape my metrics it is able to find all metrics and generate keys and values. The issue I am havin… --- ## [Extracting metrics from Prometheus endpoint](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/extracting-metrics-from-prometheus-endpoint/35117)
**Author:** [@gofman\_anatoly](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/gofman_anatoly)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 8:09am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/extracting-metrics-from-prometheus-endpoint/35117 "2023-08-23T08:09:18Z")
Hi I am trying to get confluent metrics from Prometheus. I saw them in the documentation (https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/extend-dynatrace/extensions20/data-sources/prometheus-extensions/prometheus-schema-refere… --- ## [Proper kube-state-metrics associations in Dynatrace](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/proper-kube-state-metrics-associations-in-dynatrace/41049)
**Author:** [@mreider](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/mreider)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 6:25am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/proper-kube-state-metrics-associations-in-dynatrace/41049 "2023-08-07T06:25:42Z")
TL;DR The Dynatrace kubernetes engineering team, based in Klagenfurt, Austria (“Klagifornia”) delivered proper kube-state-metrics associations. This will be available in mid-August (SaaS 1.274). More details Dynatrace… --- ## [How to troubleshoot missing Prometheus metrics](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/how-to-troubleshoot-missing-prometheus-metrics/39588)
**Author:** [@shahinm](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/shahinm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/how-to-troubleshoot-missing-prometheus-metrics/39588 "2023-05-12T18:56:42Z")
You can integrate your Prometheus exporter to Dynatrace and make them available for charting, alerting, and analysis. If you completed the integration but still cannot find the relevant metrics on the Dynatrace metrics … --- ## [How to differentiate Kubernetes metrics collected using OneAgent vs Prometheus in Dynatrace?](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/how-to-differentiate-kubernetes-metrics-collected-using-oneagent-vs-prometheus-in-dynatrace/36329)
**Author:** [@SE](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/SE)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/how-to-differentiate-kubernetes-metrics-collected-using-oneagent-vs-prometheus-in-dynatrace/36329 "2023-03-28T12:32:13Z")
Could someone advise me on how to validate and differentiate the metrics collected by OneAgent and Prometheus from the Kubernetes cluster in Data Explorer in Dynatrace? --- ## [Prometheus metrics to Dynatrace](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/prometheus-metrics-to-dynatrace/20723)
**Author:** [@Dant3](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/Dant3)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/prometheus-metrics-to-dynatrace/20723 "2022-05-19T14:27:18Z")
Hi! I was wondering if anyone try to push prometheus metrics to Dynatrace, via plugin (ActiveGate/OneAgent) or via custom metrics cron (or something). And if you hit any block in doing so. Thanks! --- ## [ActiveGate plugin for Prometheus metrics](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/activegate-plugin-for-prometheus-metrics/20544)
**Author:** [@dhiraj\_kumar](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/dhiraj_kumar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/activegate-plugin-for-prometheus-metrics/20544 "2020-01-15T20:39:36Z")
Following the blog :Kubernetes monitoring | Kubernetes observability At the last it says about a activegate plugin awaited. Has it been released. Where can I get an ActiveGate plugin for Prometheus metrics on Kubernetes…