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title: "Labels multiply series | Grafana Labs"
description: "Every label you add multiplies the series count by that label's number of values"
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

## Labels multiply series

Labels don’t add series, they multiply them. A `status` label with 3 values combined with an `action` label with 5 values produces 15 unique series from what looks like one metric. Add an `endpoint` label with 3 values and you’re at 45. Every label you add multiplies the count by that label’s number of values.

[Two rows showing label value counts multiplying. 3 status values times 5 action values equals 15 series, and adding a 3-value endpoint label grows the total to 45 series](label-multiplication.svg "Two rows showing label value counts multiplying. 3 status values times 5 action values equals 15 series, and adding a 3-value endpoint label grows the total to 45 series")