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Sep 24, 2023 · Operations
Understanding Prometheus Metric Types: Counters, Gauges, Histograms, and Summaries
This article explains the fundamentals of metrics, introduces dimensional metrics, compares Prometheus, OpenMetrics, and OpenTelemetry standards, and provides detailed guidance on the four Prometheus metric types—Counters, Gauges, Histograms, and Summaries—including their use‑cases, PromQL queries, and Python client examples.
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