/metrics

Get Sensu metrics

The /metrics API endpoint provides HTTP GET access to internal Sensu metrics in Prometheus format, including embedded etcd, memory usage, garbage collection, and gRPC metrics.

Example

The following example demonstrates a GET request to the /metrics API endpoint:

curl -X GET \
http://127.0.0.1:8080/metrics

The request results in a successful HTTP/1.1 200 OK response and plaintext output that contains internal Sensu metrics:

# HELP etcd_debugging_mvcc_compact_revision The revision of the last compaction in store.
# TYPE etcd_debugging_mvcc_compact_revision gauge
etcd_debugging_mvcc_compact_revision 300
# HELP etcd_debugging_mvcc_current_revision The current revision of store.
# TYPE etcd_debugging_mvcc_current_revision gauge
etcd_debugging_mvcc_current_revision 316
# HELP etcd_debugging_mvcc_db_compaction_keys_total Total number of db keys compacted.
# TYPE etcd_debugging_mvcc_db_compaction_keys_total counter
etcd_debugging_mvcc_db_compaction_keys_total 274
# HELP etcd_debugging_mvcc_db_compaction_pause_duration_milliseconds Bucketed histogram of db compaction pause duration.
# TYPE etcd_debugging_mvcc_db_compaction_pause_duration_milliseconds histogram
etcd_debugging_mvcc_db_compaction_pause_duration_milliseconds_bucket{le="1"} 0
etcd_debugging_mvcc_db_compaction_pause_duration_milliseconds_bucket{le="2"} 0
...

API Specification

/metrics (GET)
description Returns internal Sensu metrics in Prometheus format, including embedded etcd, memory usage, garbage collection, and gRPC metrics.
example url http://hostname:8080/metrics
response type Prometheus-formatted plaintext
response codes
  • Success: 200 (OK)
  • Error: 500 (Internal Server Error)
output
# HELP etcd_debugging_mvcc_compact_revision The revision of the last compaction in store.
# TYPE etcd_debugging_mvcc_compact_revision gauge
etcd_debugging_mvcc_compact_revision 300
# HELP etcd_debugging_mvcc_current_revision The current revision of store.
# TYPE etcd_debugging_mvcc_current_revision gauge
etcd_debugging_mvcc_current_revision 316
# HELP etcd_debugging_mvcc_db_compaction_keys_total Total number of db keys compacted.
# TYPE etcd_debugging_mvcc_db_compaction_keys_total counter
etcd_debugging_mvcc_db_compaction_keys_total 274
# HELP etcd_debugging_mvcc_db_compaction_pause_duration_milliseconds Bucketed histogram of db compaction pause duration.
# TYPE etcd_debugging_mvcc_db_compaction_pause_duration_milliseconds histogram
etcd_debugging_mvcc_db_compaction_pause_duration_milliseconds_bucket{le="1"} 0
etcd_debugging_mvcc_db_compaction_pause_duration_milliseconds_bucket{le="2"} 0
...