Prometheus Alert Rates Cheat Sheet

Throttle noisy alerts

Last Updated: November 21, 2025

Focus Areas

Focus
Calculate alert rate per service
Use silences for planned maintenance

Commands & Queries

amtool check alerts alerts.yml
Lint alerts
alertmanager silence add --match severity=critical
Create silence
promtool check rules rules.yml
Validate rules

Summary

Rate controls and silences keep alert fatigue low.

💡 Pro Tip: Attach runbook URLs to each alert for faster triage.
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