Set up billing and usage alerts

Cost management is essential for sustainable observability operations. Grafana Cloud provides billing and usage alerts that notify you when consumption approaches or exceeds predefined thresholds, helping prevent unexpected charges and enabling proactive budget management.

Usage alerts monitor metrics such as active series, data points per minute, log volume, and trace spans. Setting appropriate thresholds helps you track consumption patterns and respond quickly to unusual spikes that might indicate configuration issues or increased system load.

Verify the alert configuration

To confirm your billing alert is configured correctly:

1. Navigate to Alerts & IRM > Alerting > Alert rules.

2. Find your billing alert in the list and verify its status shows as Normal or Pending.

3. Click on the alert rule name to review its configuration and ensure the threshold and notification settings are correct.

The billing alert is active and monitors your usage consumption. When usage exceeds the configured threshold, the alert triggers and sends notifications to help you manage costs proactively.

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