Grafana Metrics Drilldown entry point from Alerting Rule
Grafana Metrics Drilldown entry point from Alerting Rule
Using queryless experience of Metrics Drilldown to build an Alert Rule
The Challenge:
Creating effective alert rules often requires knowing exactly what query to write upfront. But sometimes you need to explore your data first — understanding how metrics behave across different label combinations, spotting patterns, and building confidence in your monitoring approach before committing to an alert rule.
The Solution:
Metrics Drilldown integration brings visual data exploration directly into alert creation. Launch from your alert rule editor into Grafana’s queryless Metrics Drilldown experience, where you can “quickly find related metrics with just a few simple clicks, without needing to write a PromQL query.” Explore your Prometheus data through intuitive point-and-click interactions, visualize how metrics break down across labels, and leverage “smart segmentation” with “optimal chart types selected automatically.” When you discover the perfect visualization, click through to Explore to grab the underlying query and use it in your alert rule.
What Makes This Special:
Exploration-first workflow - See your data before writing queries
Queryless integration from alert editor → Metrics Drilldown → Explore → back to alerts
Visual confidence building-understand exactly how your metrics behave
Try It Now:
Access Metrics Drilldown from any Prometheus alert rule query editor in Grafana 12.1.1 and later.
The Result:
Transform from “I think I need to monitor this” to “I know exactly what to alert on and why” - all through visual exploration that makes alert creation both intuitive and confident.
