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title: "Google Cloud Platform observability | Grafana Cloud documentation"
description: "Monitor the health and performance of your Google Cloud Platform infrastructure in Grafana Cloud with preconfigured dashboards, metrics, logs, and alerts."
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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).

# Google Cloud Platform observability

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) observability in Grafana Cloud gives you one place to monitor your Google Cloud infrastructure. Collect metrics and logs with Grafana Alloy, then explore the data alongside the rest of your observability data in Grafana Cloud.

Cloud Provider Observability includes preconfigured dashboards and alerts for popular Google Cloud services. Choose a workflow to get started, or use the links in each section to learn how collection works and configure it.

## GCP Metrics

Grafana Alloy collects metrics from Google Cloud Monitoring. Configure the projects and metric types to collect, then query and alert on the resulting metrics in Grafana Cloud.

- [Learn how GCP metrics collection works](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/observe-and-act/monitor-infrastructure/monitor-cloud-provider/gcp/metrics/)
- [Configure GCP metrics](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/observe-and-act/monitor-infrastructure/monitor-cloud-provider/gcp/metrics/config-gcp-metrics/)

## GCP Logs

Route logs from Cloud Logging to a Pub/Sub topic with a log sink. Grafana Alloy reads messages from the subscription and sends the logs to Grafana Cloud.

- [Learn how GCP logs collection works](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/observe-and-act/monitor-infrastructure/monitor-cloud-provider/gcp/logs/)
- [Configure GCP logs](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/observe-and-act/monitor-infrastructure/monitor-cloud-provider/gcp/logs/config-gcp-logs/)

## Preconfigured dashboards

Use preconfigured dashboards to explore metrics from popular Google Cloud services, including Compute Engine, Cloud SQL, Cloud Run, and Pub/Sub. Filter dashboard data by project and resource, and adjust the time range to investigate changes in service health.

- [View available dashboards and learn how to access them](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/observe-and-act/monitor-infrastructure/monitor-cloud-provider/gcp/dashboards-and-alerts/)
- [View preconfigured alerts](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/observe-and-act/monitor-infrastructure/monitor-cloud-provider/gcp/dashboards-and-alerts/gcp-alerts/)

### View predictions

Use predictions in supported dashboards to explore expected resource behavior. For details, refer to [View predictions](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/observe-and-act/monitor-infrastructure/monitor-cloud-provider/gcp/dashboards-and-alerts/#view-predictions) in the dashboards and alerts documentation.

### Access Database Observability

For Cloud SQL dashboards with database drilldown information, use the Database Observability integration. For setup details, refer to [Access Database Observability](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/observe-and-act/monitor-infrastructure/monitor-cloud-provider/gcp/dashboards-and-alerts/#access-database-observability).