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Get started with Grafana Metrics Drilldown

Use Grafana Metrics Drilldown to explore your metrics without writing a PromQL query. You can access Grafana Metrics Drilldown in Grafana Cloud or in self-managed Grafana.

Before you begin

The Metrics Drilldown app is installed in both Grafana Cloud and self-managed Grafana by default. Make sure you have the following prerequisites for your environment:

RequirementGrafana CloudSelf-managed Grafana (OSS / Enterprise)
GrafanaA Grafana Cloud account with a Grafana stackYour own Grafana instance running version 11.6 or later
Data sourceA configured Prometheus-compatible metrics data sourceA configured Prometheus-compatible metrics data source, with the scrape interval set to match your metrics system’s scrape interval

Access Metrics Drilldown

Access Metrics Drilldown either through the main page in Grafana or through a dashboard.

From the Grafana main pageFrom a dashboard
1. From the Grafana left-side menu, select Drilldown.1. Navigate to your dashboard in Grafana.
2. From the list of Drilldown apps, select Metrics.2. Select a time series panel.
3. Open the panel menu, and select Open in Grafana Metrics Drilldown.

Note

In some Grafana versions, the dashboard menu action appears under Metrics drilldown.

Use metrics with other telemetry data

If you also have other telemetry data, like logs or traces, you can use the telemetry signals together.

Next steps

Now you’re ready to drill down into your metric data. For more information, refer to Drill down your metrics.