Accessing AxonOps Metrics with Grafana

Generate API Token

Generate an API token with read-only permission to the clusters you wish to access.

Log in to https://console.axonops.com.
Navigate in the left menu to API Tokens.
Click on Create New API Token button and complete the details.

Configure Grafana

Configure a new Prometheus data source in Grafana
Set the URL to https://dash.axonops.cloud/$ORGNAME
Enable Basic auth.
Paste the API key in the User field
Click Save & Test

Now you should be able to browse and query the metrics from the Explore interface.

See the video below:

Available Metrics

AxonOps exposes metrics using a Prometheus-compatible API. Metrics are organized by prefix:

host_ - System metrics (CPU, memory, disk, network)
jvm_ - JVM metrics (heap, garbage collection)
cas_ - Cassandra metrics (client requests, tables, compaction, thread pools)
client_ - Client application metrics (throughput, latency)
kaf_ - Kafka metrics (controller, replication, topics, consumers)

For complete metric references, see:

Cassandra Metrics

System Metrics

Metric	Description
`host_CPU_Percent_Merge`	CPU usage percentage
`host_Memory_Used`	Used memory in bytes
`host_Memory_Free`	Free memory in bytes
`host_Memory_Total`	Total memory in bytes
`host_Memory_Buffers`	Buffer memory
`host_Memory_Cached`	Cached memory
`host_Disk_UsedPercent`	Disk usage percentage
`host_Disk_Used`	Used disk space in bytes
`host_Disk_SectorsRead`	Disk sectors read
`host_Disk_SectorsWrite`	Disk sectors written
`host_Network_ReceiveBytes`	Network bytes received
`host_Network_TransmitBytes`	Network bytes transmitted

JVM Metrics

Metric	Description
`jvm_Memory_Heap`	Heap memory usage
`jvm_MemoryPool_*`	Specific memory pool metrics
`jvm_GarbageCollector_*`	GC metrics by collector
`jvm_GarbageCollector_G1_Young_Generation`	G1 young gen GC
`jvm_GarbageCollector_Shenandoah_Cycles`	Shenandoah GC cycles
`jvm_GarbageCollector_Shenandoah_Pauses`	Shenandoah GC pauses
`jvm_GarbageCollector_ZGC`	ZGC metrics

Client Request Metrics

Metric	Description
`cas_ClientRequest_Latency`	Request latency at coordinator
`cas_ClientRequest_Timeouts`	Request timeouts
`cas_ClientRequest_Unavailables`	Unavailable exceptions
`cas_Client_connectedNativeClients`	Connected native protocol clients

Table Metrics

Metric	Description
`cas_Table_ReadLatency`	Local read latency
`cas_Table_WriteLatency`	Local write latency
`cas_Table_RangeLatency`	Local range query latency
`cas_Table_CoordinatorReadLatency`	Coordinator read latency
`cas_Table_CoordinatorWriteLatency`	Coordinator write latency
`cas_Table_CoordinatorScanLatency`	Coordinator range scan latency
`cas_Table_LiveDiskSpaceUsed`	Live data disk space
`cas_Table_TotalDiskSpaceUsed`	Total disk space
`cas_Table_LiveSSTableCount`	Number of SSTables
`cas_Table_CompressionRatio`	Compression effectiveness
`cas_Table_MinPartitionSize`	Minimum partition size
`cas_Table_MeanPartitionSize`	Average partition size
`cas_Table_MaxPartitionSize`	Maximum partition size
`cas_Table_EstimatedPartitionCount`	Estimated partitions
`cas_Table_TombstoneScannedHistogram`	Tombstones scanned
`cas_Table_SSTablesPerReadHistogram`	SSTables per read
`cas_Table_SpeculativeRetries`	Speculative retry attempts
`cas_Table_BloomFilterFalseRatio`	Bloom filter false positive ratio
`cas_Table_BloomFilterDiskSpaceUsed`	Bloom filter disk usage
`cas_Table_AllMemtablesHeapSize`	Memtable heap memory
`cas_Table_AllMemtablesOffHeapSize`	Memtable off-heap memory

Compaction Metrics

Metric	Description	Key Attributes
`cas_Compaction_TotalCompactionsCompleted`	Completed compactions	`axonfunction`
`cas_Compaction_BytesCompacted`	Bytes compacted	`axonfunction`
`cas_CompactionManager_*`	Compaction manager metrics	`metric` (PendingTasks/CompletedTasks)

Thread Pool Metrics

Metric	Description	Key Attributes
`cas_ThreadPools_request`	Request thread pools	`scope` (pool name), `key` (ActiveTasks/PendingTasks/CompletedTasks)
`cas_ThreadPools_internal`	Internal thread pools	`scope` (pool name), `key` (ActiveTasks/PendingTasks/CompletedTasks)
`cas_ThreadPools_transport`	Transport thread pools	`scope` (pool name), `key` (ActiveTasks/PendingTasks/CompletedTasks)

Cache Metrics

Metric	Description	Key Attributes
`cas_Cache_*`	Cache statistics	`scope` (KeyCache/RowCache/CounterCache), `metric` (Capacity/Size/Hits/Requests)

CQL Metrics

Metric	Description
`cas_CQL_PreparedStatementsExecuted`	Prepared statements executed
`cas_CQL_RegularStatementsExecuted`	Regular statements executed
`cas_CQL_PreparedStatementsCount`	Cached prepared statements
`cas_CQL_PreparedStatementsRatio`	Prepared statement ratio

Dropped Message Metrics

Metric	Description
`cas_DroppedMessage_Dropped`	Dropped messages by type

Storage Metrics

Metric	Description
`cas_Storage_TotalHints`	Total hints created
`cas_Storage_TotalHintsInProgress`	Active hints being delivered

Read Repair Metrics

Metric	Description
`cas_ReadRepair_Attempted`	Read repair attempts
`cas_ReadRepair_RepairedBackground`	Background repairs completed
`cas_ReadRepair_RepairedBlocking`	Blocking repairs completed

Keyspace Metrics

Metric	Description
`cas_Keyspace_ReadLatency`	Keyspace read latency
`cas_Keyspace_WriteLatency`	Keyspace write latency
`cas_Keyspace_RangeLatency`	Keyspace range latency
`cas_Keyspace_MemtableOnHeapDataSize`	Keyspace memtable heap size
`cas_Keyspace_SSTablesPerReadHistogram`	SSTables per read by keyspace

CommitLog Metrics

Metric	Description
`cas_CommitLog_WaitingOnSegmentAllocation`	Time waiting for segment allocation

Client Metrics

Metric	Description
`client_throughput_read`	Client read throughput
`client_throughput_write`	Client write throughput
`client_latency_read`	Client read latency
`client_latency_write`	Client write latency

Authentication Metrics

Metric	Description
`cas_authentication_success`	Successful authentications

Kafka Metrics

Controller Metrics

Metric	Description
`kaf_KafkaController_ActiveControllerCount`	Active controller count (should be 1)
`kaf_KafkaController_OfflinePartitionsCount`	Partitions without leaders
`kaf_KafkaController_PreferredReplicaImbalanceCount`	Partitions with non-preferred leaders
`kaf_KafkaController_GlobalTopicCount`	Total topics in cluster
`kaf_KafkaController_GlobalPartitionCount`	Total partitions in cluster
`kaf_KafkaController_FencedBrokerCount`	Number of fenced brokers
`kaf_KafkaController_LastAppliedRecordTimestamp`	Last applied record timestamp
`kaf_KafkaController_MetadataErrorCount`	Metadata error count
`kaf_ControllerStats_UncleanLeaderElectionsPerSec`	Unclean leader election rate
`kaf_ControllerStats_LeaderElectionRateAndTimeMs`	Leader election rate and time

Replication Metrics

Metric	Description
`kaf_ReplicaManager_LeaderCount`	Partitions where broker is leader
`kaf_ReplicaManager_PartitionCount`	Total partitions on broker
`kaf_ReplicaManager_UnderReplicatedPartitions`	Under-replicated partitions
`kaf_ReplicaManager_UnderMinIsrPartitionCount`	Partitions under min ISR
`kaf_ReplicaManager_AtMinIsrPartitionCount`	Partitions at min ISR
`kaf_ReplicaManager_OfflineReplicaCount`	Offline replica count
`kaf_ReplicaManager_IsrShrinksPerSec`	ISR shrink rate
`kaf_ReplicaManager_IsrExpandsPerSec`	ISR expansion rate
`kaf_ReplicaManager_ReassigningPartitions`	Partitions being reassigned

Topic Metrics

Metric	Description
`kaf_BrokerTopicMetrics_BytesInPerSec`	Incoming byte rate
`kaf_BrokerTopicMetrics_BytesOutPerSec`	Outgoing byte rate
`kaf_BrokerTopicMetrics_MessagesInPerSec`	Incoming message rate
`kaf_BrokerTopicMetrics_TotalFetchRequestsPerSec`	Fetch request rate
`kaf_BrokerTopicMetrics_TotalProduceRequestsPerSec`	Produce request rate
`kaf_BrokerTopicMetrics_FailedFetchRequestsPerSec`	Failed fetch request rate
`kaf_BrokerTopicMetrics_FailedProduceRequestsPerSec`	Failed produce request rate
`kaf_BrokerTopicMetrics_BytesRejectedPerSec`	Rejected bytes rate
`kaf_BrokerTopicMetrics_FetchMessageConversionsPerSec`	Fetch message conversion rate
`kaf_BrokerTopicMetrics_ProduceMessageConversionsPerSec`	Produce message conversion rate

Request Metrics

Metric	Description
`kaf_RequestMetrics_RequestsPerSec`	Request rate
`kaf_RequestMetrics_TotalTimeMs`	Total request time
`kaf_RequestMetrics_LocalTimeMs`	Local processing time
`kaf_RequestMetrics_RemoteTimeMs`	Remote processing time
`kaf_RequestMetrics_RequestQueueTimeMs`	Time in request queue
`kaf_RequestMetrics_ResponseQueueTimeMs`	Time in response queue
`kaf_RequestMetrics_ResponseSendTimeMs`	Response send time
`kaf_RequestChannel_RequestQueueSize`	Request queue size
`kaf_RequestChannel_ResponseQueueSize`	Response queue size

Performance Metrics

Metric	Description
`kaf_KafkaRequestHandlerPool_RequestHandlerAvgIdlePercent`	Request handler idle percentage
`kaf_SocketServer_NetworkProcessorAvgIdlePercent`	Network processor idle percentage
`kaf_DelayedOperationPurgatory_PurgatorySize`	Delayed operations in purgatory
`kaf_socket_server_metrics_`	Socket server metrics
`kaf_Acceptor_AcceptorBlockedPercent`	Acceptor blocked percentage
`kaf_LogManager_LogDirectoryOffline`	Offline log directories

Raft Metrics (KRaft Mode)

Metric	Description
`kaf_RaftMetrics_CurrentLeader`	Current Raft leader
`kaf_RaftMetrics_CurrentEpoch`	Current Raft epoch
`kaf_RaftMetrics_HighWatermark`	Raft high watermark
`kaf_RaftMetrics_CurrentState`	Current Raft state
`kaf_RaftMetrics_CommitLatencyAvg`	Average commit latency
`kaf_RaftMetrics_AppendRecordsRate`	Record append rate
`kaf_RaftMetrics_PollIdleRatioAvg`	Poll idle ratio

Consumer Group Metrics

Metric	Description
`kaf_GroupMetadataManager_NumGroups`	Total consumer groups
`kaf_GroupMetadataManager_NumGroupsStable`	Stable consumer groups
`kaf_GroupMetadataManager_NumGroupsPreparingRebalance`	Groups preparing rebalance
`kaf_GroupMetadataManager_NumGroupsCompletingRebalance`	Groups completing rebalance
`kaf_GroupMetadataManager_NumGroupsDead`	Dead consumer groups
`kaf_GroupMetadataManager_NumGroupsEmpty`	Empty consumer groups
`kaf_kafka_consumer_lag_millis`	Consumer lag in milliseconds

Log Metrics

Metric	Description
`kaf_Log_NumLogSegments`	Number of log segments
`kaf_Log_Size`	Log size in bytes
`kaf_Log_LogEndOffset`	Log end offset
`kaf_Log_LogStartOffset`	Log start offset

Partition Metrics

Metric	Description
`kaf_Partition_UnderReplicated`	Under-replicated partition
`kaf_Partition_AtMinIsr`	Partition at minimum ISR
`kaf_Partition_UnderMinIsr`	Partition under minimum ISR
`kaf_Partition_InSyncReplicasCount`	In-sync replicas count
`kaf_Partition_ReplicasCount`	Total replicas count
`kaf_Partition_LastStableOffsetLag`	Last stable offset lag

ZooKeeper Metrics

Metric	Description
`kaf_SessionExpireListener_ZooKeeperDisconnectsPerSec`	ZooKeeper disconnect rate
`kaf_SessionExpireListener_ZooKeeperExpiresPerSec`	ZooKeeper session expiry rate
`kaf_SessionExpireListener_ZooKeeperAuthFailuresPerSec`	ZooKeeper auth failure rate
`kaf_SessionExpireListener_ZooKeeperSyncConnectsPerSec`	ZooKeeper sync connect rate
`kaf_ZooKeeperClientMetrics_ZooKeeperRequestLatencyMs`	ZooKeeper request latency

Kafka Connect Metrics

Metric	Description
`kaf_connect_worker_metrics_task_count`	Number of tasks
`kaf_connect_worker_metrics_connector_count`	Number of connectors
`kaf_connect_worker_metrics_connector_startup_attempts_total`	Connector startup attempts
`kaf_connect_worker_metrics_connector_startup_failure_total`	Connector startup failures
`kaf_connect_worker_metrics_connector_startup_success_total`	Connector startup successes
`kaf_connect_worker_metrics_task_startup_attempts_total`	Task startup attempts
`kaf_connect_worker_metrics_task_startup_failure_total`	Task startup failures
`kaf_connect_worker_metrics_task_startup_success_total`	Task startup successes
`kaf_connect_worker_rebalance_rebalance_completed_total`	Rebalances completed
`kaf_connect_worker_rebalance_rebalancing`	Currently rebalancing
`kaf_connect_worker_rebalance_connect_protocol`	Connect protocol
`kaf_connector_task_batch_size_avg`	Average batch size
`kaf_connector_task_offset_commit_avg_time_ms`	Offset commit time
`kaf_connector_task_offset_commit_success_percentage`	Offset commit success rate
`kaf_source_task_source_record_poll_rate`	Source record poll rate
`kaf_source_task_source_record_write_rate`	Source record write rate
`kaf_sink_task_sink_record_read_rate`	Sink record read rate
`kaf_sink_task_sink_record_send_rate`	Sink record send rate
`kaf_sink_task_sink_record_lag_max`	Maximum sink record lag
`kaf_task_error_deadletterqueue_produce_failures`	DLQ produce failures
`kaf_task_error_deadletterqueue_produce_requests`	DLQ produce requests
`kaf_task_error_total_errors_logged`	Total errors logged
`kaf_task_error_total_record_errors`	Total record errors
`kaf_task_error_total_record_failures`	Total record failures
`kaf_task_error_total_retries`	Total retries

Query Syntax

AxonOps uses a Prometheus-compatible query language. For detailed documentation, see Prometheus Query Language.

Key Difference: Rate Function

AxonOps optimizes rate calculations at the source. Instead of using the Prometheus rate() function, embed axonfunction='rate' as a label:

# AxonOps rate syntax
cas_ClientRequest_Latency{axonfunction='rate',function='Count'}

# Instead of Prometheus style
rate(cas_ClientRequest_Latency{function='Count'}[5m])

Common Attributes

dc - Datacenter
rack - Rack
host_id - Node identifier
keyspace - Cassandra keyspace
scope - Table name or operation type
function - Aggregation type (Count, percentiles)

Percentile Functions

Available percentile values:

50thPercentile, 75thPercentile, 95thPercentile
98thPercentile, 99thPercentile, 999thPercentile

Example Queries

Cassandra Examples

Read latency P99 by node:

cas_ClientRequest_Latency{scope='Read',function='99thPercentile'}

Write throughput (rate):

cas_ClientRequest_Latency{axonfunction='rate',scope='Write',function='Count'}

Disk usage percentage:

host_Disk_UsedPercent{mountpoint='/var/lib/cassandra'}

Heap memory usage:

jvm_Memory_Heap{type='usage'}

Pending compactions:

cas_CompactionManager{metric='PendingTasks'}

Table read latency for a specific keyspace:

cas_Table_ReadLatency{keyspace='my_keyspace',function='99thPercentile'}

Connected clients:

cas_Client_connectedNativeClients

Dropped messages rate:

cas_DroppedMessage_Dropped{axonfunction='rate',function='Count'}

Key cache hit rate:

cas_Cache{scope='KeyCache',metric='Hits'}

Pending tasks in MutationStage thread pool:

cas_ThreadPools_request{scope='MutationStage',key='PendingTasks'}

Kafka Examples

Under-replicated partitions:

kaf_ReplicaManager_UnderReplicatedPartitions

Messages in per second:

kaf_BrokerTopicMetrics_MessagesInPerSec{axonfunction='rate'}

Consumer lag:

kaf_kafka_consumer_lag_millis{group_id='my-consumer-group'}

Request handler idle percentage:

kaf_KafkaRequestHandlerPool_RequestHandlerAvgIdlePercent{function='OneMinuteRate'}

ISR shrinks (indicates replication issues):

kaf_ReplicaManager_IsrShrinksPerSec{function='MeanRate'}

Filtering Examples

Filter by datacenter:

cas_ClientRequest_Latency{dc='dc1',function='99thPercentile'}

Filter by multiple nodes using regex:

host_CPU_Percent_Merge{host_id=~'node1|node2|node3'}

Exclude specific racks:

cas_Table_ReadLatency{rack!='rack1',function='99thPercentile'}