Prometheus

Query and interact with Prometheus HTTP API for monitoring data. Use when Claude needs to query Prometheus metrics, execute PromQL queries, retrieve targets/alerts/rules status, access metadata about series/labels, manage TSDB operations, or troubleshoot monitoring infrastructure. Supports instant queries, range queries, metadata endpoints, admin APIs, and alerting information.

DevOps & Cloud|v1|Updated 7/2/2026|GitHub source

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# Prometheus API Skill

Query Prometheus monitoring systems via HTTP API at `/api/v1`.

## Quick Reference

### Instant Query

```bash
curl 'http://<prometheus>:9090/api/v1/query?query=<promql>&time=<timestamp>'
```

### Range Query

```bash
curl 'http://<prometheus>:9090/api/v1/query_range?query=<promql>&start=<ts>&end=<ts>&step=<duration>'
```

## Response Format

All responses return JSON:

```json
{
  "status": "success" | "error",
  "data": <result>,
  "errorType": "<string>",
  "error": "<string>",
  "warnings": ["<string>"]
}
```

HTTP codes: `400` (bad params), `422` (expression error), `503` (timeout).

## Query Endpoints

| Endpoint | Purpose | Key Parameters |
|----------|---------|----------------|
| `/api/v1/query` | Instant query | `query`, `time`, `timeout`, `limit` |
| `/api/v1/query_range` | Range query | `query`, `start`, `end`, `step`, `timeout`, `limit` |
| `/api/v1/format_query` | Format PromQL | `query` |
| `/api/v1/series` | Find series by labels | `match[]`, `start`, `end`, `limit` |
| `/api/v1/labels` | List label names | `start`, `end`, `match[]`, `limit` |
| `/api/v1/label/<name>/values` | Label values | `start`, `end`, `match[]`, `limit` |
| `/api/v1/query_exemplars` | Query exemplars | `query`, `start`, `end` |

## Metadata & Status Endpoints

| Endpoint | Purpose |
|----------|---------|

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