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Available in private preview
Release date: 2024-07-31

Native Histograms

Native histograms are a data type in Prometheus that can produce, store, and query high-resolution histograms of observations. It usually offers higher resolution and more straightforward instrumentation than classic histograms.

If you would like more information, you can take a look at the video presented at the conference.

Key user benefits of using Native Histograms:

Improved resolution for the left tail of distributions: The exponentially growing buckets are able to better represent the smallest sample values in the distribution.

Automatic adjustment: Exponential bucket ranges are adjusted based on observed values over time, eliminating the need for developers to manually adjust bucket ranges.

If you want to get included in the private preview, you can refer to the documentation here.