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title: "MySQL integration | Grafana Labs"
description: "Monitoring MySQL databases"
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# MySQL integration

The MySQL integration provides **database performance monitoring** for MySQL instances, whether standalone, replicated, or clustered. Running out of connections is a classic MySQL failure, and the InnoDB buffer pool hit ratio reveals whether your working set still fits in memory.

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| **What it’s for**  | Monitoring query performance, connections, replication, and InnoDB health |
| **Under the hood** | Uses the mysqld exporter to read server status and InnoDB metrics         |

## Metrics collected

The integration collects these MySQL metric groups:

- **Queries**: QPS, slow queries, query types
- **Connections**: Active, max, threads
- **InnoDB**: Buffer pool, I/O, row operations
- **Replication**: Lag, status, errors

## What to know

This integration offers:

- Prebuilt dashboards: MySQL, MySQL logs
- Prebuilt alerts: replication lag, slow queries, instance down
- Query performance and slow query visibility
- InnoDB buffer pool and I/O metrics

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## Set it up

Open this path in your Grafana Cloud stack for a fully interactive experience, or read through it to understand the process first.

Learning path

#### Monitor MySQL with Grafana Alloy

Welcome to the Grafana learning path that shows you how to monitor MySQL databases with Grafana Alloy and use pre-built dashboards and alerts in Grafana Cloud.

16 min

Beginner

Docs & blog posts

#### Open in Grafana Cloud

Complete this learning path directly in your Grafana Cloud stack with an interactive learning experience.

[Open in Grafana Cloud]()

[View on website](/docs/learning-paths/mysql-integration/)