Last updated: September 14, 2026
Metric Datapoint Metrics
dash0.metrics.datapoints
Counts the number of metric data points ingested by Dash0.
View the dash0.metrics.datapoints metric in Dash0
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Instrument | Counter |
| Unit | {metric_datapoint} |
| Stability |  |
dash0.metrics.datapoints is a synthetic metric: it is not stored as a metric
time series, but computed on-the-fly from the ingested metrics data. It can be
filtered and grouped by any metric or resource attribute.
Deprecated PromQL alias: dash0_metrics_datapoints_total.
This synthetic metric does not expose attributes by default. You can group by metric attributes and resource attributes using PromQL aggregations.
It is computed from the telemetry that reached Dash0, so sampling applied before ingestion also reduces what it reports.
Counters always start from zero regardless of query timeframe and represent only the increase over time, providing a clear view of trends without retaining absolute counts.
dash0.metrics.timeseries
Reports the number of distinct metric time series ingested by Dash0.
View the dash0.metrics.timeseries metric in Dash0
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Instrument | Gauge |
| Unit | {metric_timeseries} |
| Stability | |
dash0.metrics.timeseries is a synthetic metric: it is not stored as a metric
time series, but computed on-the-fly from the ingested metrics data. It reports
the number of distinct time series (cardinality) and can be filtered and grouped
by any metric or resource attribute, the same way as dash0.metrics.datapoints.
This synthetic metric does not expose attributes by default. You can group by metric attributes and resource attributes using PromQL aggregations.
It is computed from the telemetry that reached Dash0, so sampling applied before ingestion also reduces what it reports.