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What is the core metric type in Prometheus used to represent a single numerical value that can go up and down?

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Submitted by daniela_cl· May 4, 2026Cloud Native Observability

Question

What is the core metric type in Prometheus used to represent a single numerical value that can go up and down?

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  • ASummary
  • BCounter
  • CHistogram
  • DGauge

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#Prometheus#Metric Types#Gauge#Observability
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