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Metrics (limited availability)

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Metrics are numerical measurements collected from cloud services at regular, defined intervals. They capture information like how much capacity a service is using, how quickly it's responding, or how much work it's handling. Because metrics are tracked over time, they provide a clear view of how a service performs and how its behavior changes throughout the day. They're simple to visualize and easy to compare against historical data.

Akamai Cloud Pulse automatically collects and stores metrics for supported cloud services. You can view metrics in dashboards, examine them at the entity level, export them to external tools, or retrieve them programmatically using the Linode API. You can also configure thresholds that trigger alerts when metrics fall outside expected ranges.

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Metrics are currently available in limited availability for the Databases service. Support for additional services is planned for future releases.

Accessing metrics

You access metrics in a number of ways.

Cloud Manager

  • Centralized dashboards. View metrics across multiple entities by service.
  • Entity-level dashboards. View metrics for a single entity from the entity's details page.
  • Alerts. Create alerts that trigger when metrics cross defined thresholds.

To learn more, see the Metrics Dashboards and Alerts.

Linode API

  • Access metrics programmatically through the Linode API.

External tools

  • Use our distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector to export metrics to external tools.

Pricing and availability

Metrics are currently available for the Databases service at no additional cost in all core regions. Pricing may be introduced for APIs and advanced metrics in future releases.

Limits and considerations

The following limitations apply to metrics dashboards:

  • Entities: Up to 10 entities can be selected for visualization at one time.
  • Time range: Up to 31 days of data can be queried at one time.

Next steps

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Billing reconciliation

Metrics may not reflect all billing-related data with complete accuracy. For consistent and reliable reconciliation, use the Billing API.

Updated 12 days ago