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title: "Query types | Grafana Cloud documentation"
description: "A reference of query types for the k6 data source."
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# Query types

The k6 data source includes the following query types.

## Metrics

Metrics measure the System Under Test (SUT) performance, expressed as rates, counters, gauges, or trends.

The panel displays a line chart representing the metric’s values during the test run.

[](https://grafana.com/media/docs/k6/screenshot-grafana-k6-query-type-metrics.png)

## Trace metrics

Telemetry tracing metrics captured during the test run.

[](https://grafana.com/media/docs/k6/screenshot-grafana-k6-query-type-traces-metrics.png)

You can hover over an exemplar to delve deeper into a specific trace.

## Tests

A list of tests within the selected project.

[](https://grafana.com/media/docs/k6/screenshot-grafana-k6-query-type-tests.png)

Selecting the items in the **Name** column takes you to the test page, while selecting the items in the **Last run** column takes you to the latest test run results.

## Test runs

A list of test runs.

[](https://grafana.com/media/docs/k6/screenshot-grafana-k6-query-type-test-runs.png)

Selecting the items in the **Started** column takes you to the test results page.

## Checks

Displays the success rate of checks in the test.

[](https://grafana.com/media/docs/k6/results/screenshot-grafana-k6-checks-panel.png)

## Thresholds

Compares the defined threshold value against the metric values emitted during the test run.

[](https://grafana.com/media/docs/k6/results/screenshot-grafana-k6-thresholds-panel.png)

## HTTP, WebSockets, gRPC

Lists requests generated during the test runs in the selected protocol.

[](https://grafana.com/media/docs/k6/screenshot-grafana-k6-query-type-http.png)

## Logs

Lists [logs](/docs/grafana-cloud/testing/k6/analyze-results/inspect-test-results/inspect-logs/) generated during the test run.