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Section 2 · Send metrics

Sending Prometheus metrics to Grafana Cloud

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Prometheus remote write

Prometheus remote write is a built-in Prometheus feature that forwards metrics to a remote storage endpoint as they’re scraped. Teams already running Prometheus use it to store their metrics in Grafana Cloud without changing their collection setup.

Prometheus remote write flow

Considerations

  • Built into Prometheus, with no extra tools to install.
  • Configuration is a single remote_write block with your Grafana Cloud credentials.
  • Forwards metrics as they’re scraped, and your existing scrape configs, recording rules, and alerts stay unchanged.
  • Applies to Prometheus only. Grafana Cloud stores what Prometheus sends rather than scraping your targets for you.

Path

Configure Prometheus remote write step by step.

Learning path

Send metrics using Prometheus remote write

Welcome to the Grafana learning path that provides the best practice for configuring Prometheus remote write to send metrics to Grafana Cloud.

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