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Grafana documentation Panels Modify visualization text and background colors Add a threshold

Add a threshold

You can add as many thresholds to a panel as you want. Grafana automatically sorts thresholds from highest value to lowest.

Before you begin

• Add a panel to a dashboard.

To add a threshold:

1. Edit the panel to which you want to add a threshold.

2. On the panel display options, locate the Thresholds section.

3. Click + Add threshold.

   Grafana adds a threshold value and color.

4. Accept the recommendations or edit the threshold.

   • Edit color: To select a color, click the color dot.
   • Edit number: To change the threshold value, click in the field and enter a number.

5. Select a Threshold mode. Threshold mode applies to all thresholds on this panel.

6. In the Show thresholds drop-down, select a threshold display option.

7. Click Save.