5 Common Prometheus Metrics Types

The Prometheus system supports the following common types of monitoring metrics:

1. Counter: an indicator used for accumulating values, which can only increase and not decrease.
2. Gauge: a measure that can be increased or decreased.
3. Histogram: a visual representation used to show the distribution of data, including information on the maximum, minimum, and average values.
4. Summary: Similar to a histogram, but able to calculate percentiles.
5. Recording Rules: Users have the ability to define custom metrics for calculating and aggregating data.

In addition to the common types of monitoring metrics mentioned above, users also have the option to customize specific metric types according to their needs.