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title: "Grafana Metrics Drilldown | Grafana Cloud documentation"
description: "Grafana Metrics Drilldown lets you browse Prometheus-compatible metrics using an intuitive, queryless experience. Find related metrics and spot anomalies."
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# Grafana Metrics Drilldown

Grafana Metrics Drilldown is a queryless experience for browsing Prometheus-compatible metrics. Quickly find related metrics in a few clicks, without needing to write a PromQL query.

Start your learning experience with Grafana Learning Paths

Grafana Learning Paths provide a clear, structured path that leads you from beginner concepts to advanced use cases. Learn about this Grafana feature on [Explore data using Metrics Drilldown](/docs/learning-journeys/drilldown-metrics/).

[Start learning](https://grafana.com/docs/learning-journeys/drilldown-metrics/)

> Note
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> The Grafana Explore apps have changed to Grafana Drilldown apps. For example, Explore Logs is now Logs Drilldown. To learn more, read [Grafana Drilldown apps: the improved queryless experience formerly known as the Explore apps](/blog/2025/02/20/grafana-drilldown-apps-the-improved-queryless-experience-formerly-known-as-the-explore-apps/).

With Metrics Drilldown, you can:

- Segment metrics based on their labels, so you can immediately spot anomalies and identify issues.
- Automatically display the optimal visualization for each metric type (gauge vs. counter, for example) without manual setup.
- Uncover related metrics relevant to the one you’re viewing.
- Seamlessly pivot to related telemetry, including log data.

Give it a try using Grafana Play

With Grafana Play, you can explore and see how it works, learning from practical examples to accelerate your development. This feature can be seen on [Metrics Drilldown](https://play.grafana.org/a/grafana-metricsdrilldown-app/drilldown?from=now-1h&to=now&var-ds=grafanacloud-demoinfra-prom&var-filters=&refresh=&metricPrefix=all).

[Try it](https://play.grafana.org/a/grafana-metricsdrilldown-app/drilldown?from=now-1h&to=now&var-ds=grafanacloud-demoinfra-prom&var-filters=&refresh=&metricPrefix=all)

## Explore

[About metrics and telemetry  
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Learn about metrics and the role they serve in analyzing telemetry data.](./about-metrics/)

[Get started  
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Get started analyzing your metrics with Grafana Metrics Drilldown.](./get-started/)

[Drill down your metrics  
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Drill down into your metrics without writing a PromQL query.](./drill-down-metrics/)