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Application Real-Time Monitoring Service:Usage query

Last Updated:May 16, 2025

This topic describes how to view the resource usage data in Managed Service for Prometheus.

Important

You can query the volume of observable data only for the following regions: China (Hangzhou), China (Beijing), China (Shanghai), China (Qingdao), China (Shenzhen), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), China (Heyuan), China (Guangzhou), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Chengdu), and China (Hong Kong).

Query usage data

  1. Log on to the ARMS console. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Managed Service for Prometheus > Usage Statistics.

  2. On the page that appears, set the time range for viewing the data volume in the upper-right corner.

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Usage data retention

To meet custom statistical requirements, starting November 25, 2024, you can use Managed Service for Prometheus to create Simple Log Service Metricstores for Prometheus usage data:

  • Retention duration: 180 days

  • Free tier includes: storage capacity, indexing, read/write traffic, and read/write operations

  • Billing: Other features of Simple Log Service may incur fees.

Metricstore settings

  • Project: aliyun-product-data-{userId}-cn-shanghai

  • Metricstore: prom_finance_aggr

Metrics

Metric

Description

prom_points_job_total_cost

The reporting volume of custom metrics at the job level (points)

prom_points_job_total_free

The reporting volume of basic metrics at the job level (points)

prom_serverless_job_amount_cost

The writing volume of custom metrics at the job level (bytes)

prom_serverless_job_amount_free

The writing volume of basic metrics at the job level (bytes)

prom_serverless_archive_amount

The metrics billed by writing volume that enter archival storage (bytes)

Tags

The following tags filter and aggregate data for usage statistics:

Tag

Description

instanceId

The Managed Service for Prometheus instance ID.

instanceName

The Managed Service for Prometheus instance name.

regionId

The region.

job

The sampling task name.

userId

The Alibaba Cloud account ID.

Related steps

  • If you no longer need your Managed Service for Prometheus instances to monitor specific metrics, discard them to avoid unnecessary costs. You are not charged for discarded metrics.

  • To monitor these metrics again, enable them. Fees will apply once they are enabled.