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Kubernetes Prometheus Alert Rules

37 Prometheus alerting rules for Kubernetes. Exported via kube-state-metrics. These rules cover critical and warning conditions — copy and paste the YAML into your Prometheus configuration.

7.1. kube-state-metrics (37 rules)

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/samber/awesome-prometheus-alerts/refs/heads/master/dist/rules/kubernetes/kubestate-exporter.yml
critical

7.1.1. Kubernetes Node not ready

Node {{ $labels.node }} has been unready for a long time

- alert: KubernetesNodeNotReady
  expr: kube_node_status_condition{condition="Ready",status="true"} == 0
  for: 10m
  labels:
    severity: critical
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes Node not ready (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Node {{ $labels.node }} has been unready for a long time\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
warning

7.1.2. Kubernetes Node scheduling disabled

Node {{ $labels.node }} has been marked as unschedulable for more than 30 minutes.

  # Kubernetes Node with disabled schedules are fine.
  # This alarm can be useful to get warned if there are nodes which are longer unscheduled.
- alert: KubernetesNodeSchedulingDisabled
  expr: kube_node_spec_taint{key="node.kubernetes.io/unschedulable"} == 1
  for: 30m
  labels:
    severity: warning
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes Node scheduling disabled (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Node {{ $labels.node }} has been marked as unschedulable for more than 30 minutes.\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
critical

7.1.3. Kubernetes Node memory pressure

Node {{ $labels.node }} has MemoryPressure condition

- alert: KubernetesNodeMemoryPressure
  expr: kube_node_status_condition{condition="MemoryPressure",status="true"} == 1
  for: 2m
  labels:
    severity: critical
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes Node memory pressure (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Node {{ $labels.node }} has MemoryPressure condition\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
critical

7.1.4. Kubernetes Node disk pressure

Node {{ $labels.node }} has DiskPressure condition

- alert: KubernetesNodeDiskPressure
  expr: kube_node_status_condition{condition="DiskPressure",status="true"} == 1
  for: 2m
  labels:
    severity: critical
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes Node disk pressure (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Node {{ $labels.node }} has DiskPressure condition\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
critical

7.1.5. Kubernetes Node network unavailable

Node {{ $labels.node }} has NetworkUnavailable condition

- alert: KubernetesNodeNetworkUnavailable
  expr: kube_node_status_condition{condition="NetworkUnavailable",status="true"} == 1
  for: 2m
  labels:
    severity: critical
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes Node network unavailable (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Node {{ $labels.node }} has NetworkUnavailable condition\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
warning

7.1.6. Kubernetes Node out of pod capacity

Node {{ $labels.node }} is out of pod capacity

- alert: KubernetesNodeOutOfPodCapacity
  expr: sum by (node) ((kube_pod_status_phase{phase="Running"} == 1) + on(uid, instance) group_left(node) (0 * kube_pod_info{pod_template_hash=""})) / sum by (node) (kube_node_status_allocatable{resource="pods"}) * 100 > 90
  for: 2m
  labels:
    severity: warning
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes Node out of pod capacity (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Node {{ $labels.node }} is out of pod capacity\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
warning

7.1.7. Kubernetes Container oom killer

Container {{ $labels.container }} in pod {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.pod }} has been OOMKilled {{ $value }} times in the last 10 minutes.

- alert: KubernetesContainerOomKiller
  expr: (kube_pod_container_status_restarts_total - kube_pod_container_status_restarts_total offset 10m >= 1) and ignoring (reason) min_over_time(kube_pod_container_status_last_terminated_reason{reason="OOMKilled"}[10m]) == 1
  for: 0m
  labels:
    severity: warning
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes Container oom killer (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Container {{ $labels.container }} in pod {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.pod }} has been OOMKilled {{ $value }} times in the last 10 minutes.\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
warning

7.1.8. Kubernetes Job failed

Job {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.job_name }} failed to complete

- alert: KubernetesJobFailed
  expr: kube_job_status_failed > 0
  for: 0m
  labels:
    severity: warning
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes Job failed (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Job {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.job_name }} failed to complete\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
warning

7.1.9. Kubernetes Job not starting

Job {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.job_name }} did not start for 10 minutes

- alert: KubernetesJobNotStarting
  expr: kube_job_status_active == 0 and kube_job_status_failed == 0 and kube_job_status_succeeded == 0 and (time() - kube_job_status_start_time) > 600
  for: 0m
  labels:
    severity: warning
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes Job not starting (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Job {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.job_name }} did not start for 10 minutes\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
critical

7.1.10. Kubernetes CronJob failing

CronJob {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.cronjob }} is failing

- alert: KubernetesCronJobFailing
  expr: (kube_cronjob_status_last_schedule_time > kube_cronjob_status_last_successful_time) AND (kube_cronjob_status_active == 0) AND (kube_cronjob_spec_suspend == 0)
  for: 0m
  labels:
    severity: critical
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes CronJob failing (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "CronJob {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.cronjob }} is failing\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
warning

7.1.11. Kubernetes CronJob suspended

CronJob {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.cronjob }} is suspended

- alert: KubernetesCronJobSuspended
  expr: kube_cronjob_spec_suspend != 0
  for: 0m
  labels:
    severity: warning
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes CronJob suspended (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "CronJob {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.cronjob }} is suspended\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
warning

7.1.12. Kubernetes PersistentVolumeClaim pending

PersistentVolumeClaim {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.persistentvolumeclaim }} is pending

- alert: KubernetesPersistentVolumeClaimPending
  expr: kube_persistentvolumeclaim_status_phase{phase="Pending"} == 1
  for: 2m
  labels:
    severity: warning
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes PersistentVolumeClaim pending (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "PersistentVolumeClaim {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.persistentvolumeclaim }} is pending\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
warning

7.1.13. Kubernetes Volume out of disk space

Volume is almost full (< 10% left)

- alert: KubernetesVolumeOutOfDiskSpace
  expr: kubelet_volume_stats_available_bytes / kubelet_volume_stats_capacity_bytes * 100 < 10 and kubelet_volume_stats_capacity_bytes > 0
  for: 2m
  labels:
    severity: warning
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes Volume out of disk space (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Volume is almost full (< 10% left)\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
critical

7.1.14. Kubernetes Volume full in four days

Volume under {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.persistentvolumeclaim }} is expected to fill up within four days. Currently {{ $value | humanize }}% is available.

- alert: KubernetesVolumeFullInFourDays
  expr: predict_linear(kubelet_volume_stats_available_bytes[6h:5m], 4 * 24 * 3600) < 0
  for: 0m
  labels:
    severity: critical
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes Volume full in four days (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Volume under {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.persistentvolumeclaim }} is expected to fill up within four days. Currently {{ $value | humanize }}% is available.\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
critical

7.1.15. Kubernetes PersistentVolume error

Persistent volume {{ $labels.persistentvolume }} is in bad state

- alert: KubernetesPersistentVolumeError
  expr: kube_persistentvolume_status_phase{phase=~"Failed|Pending"} > 0
  for: 0m
  labels:
    severity: critical
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes PersistentVolume error (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Persistent volume {{ $labels.persistentvolume }} is in bad state\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
critical

7.1.16. Kubernetes StatefulSet down

StatefulSet {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.statefulset }} went down

- alert: KubernetesStatefulSetDown
  expr: kube_statefulset_replicas != kube_statefulset_status_replicas_ready > 0
  for: 1m
  labels:
    severity: critical
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes StatefulSet down (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "StatefulSet {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.statefulset }} went down\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
warning

7.1.17. Kubernetes HPA scale inability

HPA {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.horizontalpodautoscaler }} is unable to scale

- alert: KubernetesHPAScaleInability
  expr: (kube_horizontalpodautoscaler_spec_max_replicas - kube_horizontalpodautoscaler_status_desired_replicas) * on (horizontalpodautoscaler,namespace) (kube_horizontalpodautoscaler_status_condition{condition="ScalingLimited", status="true"} == 1) == 0
  for: 2m
  labels:
    severity: warning
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes HPA scale inability (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "HPA {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.horizontalpodautoscaler }} is unable to scale\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
warning

7.1.18. Kubernetes HPA metrics unavailability

HPA {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.horizontalpodautoscaler }} is unable to collect metrics

- alert: KubernetesHPAMetricsUnavailability
  expr: kube_horizontalpodautoscaler_status_condition{status="false", condition="ScalingActive"} == 1
  for: 0m
  labels:
    severity: warning
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes HPA metrics unavailability (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "HPA {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.horizontalpodautoscaler }} is unable to collect metrics\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
info

7.1.19. Kubernetes HPA scale maximum

HPA {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.horizontalpodautoscaler }} has hit maximum number of desired pods

- alert: KubernetesHPAScaleMaximum
  expr: (kube_horizontalpodautoscaler_status_desired_replicas >= kube_horizontalpodautoscaler_spec_max_replicas) and (kube_horizontalpodautoscaler_spec_max_replicas > 1) and (kube_horizontalpodautoscaler_spec_min_replicas != kube_horizontalpodautoscaler_spec_max_replicas)
  for: 2m
  labels:
    severity: info
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes HPA scale maximum (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "HPA {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.horizontalpodautoscaler }} has hit maximum number of desired pods\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
info

7.1.20. Kubernetes HPA underutilized

HPA {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.horizontalpodautoscaler }} is constantly at minimum replicas for 50% of the time. Potential cost saving here.

- alert: KubernetesHPAUnderutilized
  expr: max(quantile_over_time(0.5, kube_horizontalpodautoscaler_status_desired_replicas[1d]) == kube_horizontalpodautoscaler_spec_min_replicas) by (horizontalpodautoscaler) > 3
  for: 0m
  labels:
    severity: info
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes HPA underutilized (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "HPA {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.horizontalpodautoscaler }} is constantly at minimum replicas for 50% of the time. Potential cost saving here.\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
critical

7.1.21. Kubernetes Pod not healthy

Pod {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.pod }} has been in a non-running state for longer than 15 minutes.

- alert: KubernetesPodNotHealthy
  expr: sum by (namespace, pod) (kube_pod_status_phase{phase=~"Pending|Unknown|Failed"}) > 0
  for: 15m
  labels:
    severity: critical
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes Pod not healthy (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Pod {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.pod }} has been in a non-running state for longer than 15 minutes.\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
warning

7.1.22. Kubernetes pod crash looping

Pod {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.pod }} is crash looping

- alert: KubernetesPodCrashLooping
  expr: increase(kube_pod_container_status_restarts_total[1m]) > 3
  for: 2m
  labels:
    severity: warning
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes pod crash looping (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Pod {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.pod }} is crash looping\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
warning

7.1.23. Kubernetes ReplicaSet replicas mismatch

ReplicaSet {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.replicaset }} replicas mismatch

- alert: KubernetesReplicaSetReplicasMismatch
  expr: kube_replicaset_spec_replicas != kube_replicaset_status_ready_replicas
  for: 10m
  labels:
    severity: warning
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes ReplicaSet replicas mismatch (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "ReplicaSet {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.replicaset }} replicas mismatch\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
warning

7.1.24. Kubernetes Deployment replicas mismatch

Deployment {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.deployment }} replicas mismatch

- alert: KubernetesDeploymentReplicasMismatch
  expr: kube_deployment_spec_replicas != kube_deployment_status_replicas_available
  for: 10m
  labels:
    severity: warning
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes Deployment replicas mismatch (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Deployment {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.deployment }} replicas mismatch\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
warning

7.1.25. Kubernetes StatefulSet replicas mismatch

StatefulSet does not match the expected number of replicas.

- alert: KubernetesStatefulSetReplicasMismatch
  expr: kube_statefulset_status_replicas_ready != kube_statefulset_status_replicas
  for: 10m
  labels:
    severity: warning
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes StatefulSet replicas mismatch (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "StatefulSet does not match the expected number of replicas.\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
critical

7.1.26. Kubernetes Deployment generation mismatch

Deployment {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.deployment }} has failed but has not been rolled back.

- alert: KubernetesDeploymentGenerationMismatch
  expr: kube_deployment_status_observed_generation != kube_deployment_metadata_generation
  for: 10m
  labels:
    severity: critical
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes Deployment generation mismatch (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Deployment {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.deployment }} has failed but has not been rolled back.\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
critical

7.1.27. Kubernetes StatefulSet generation mismatch

StatefulSet {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.statefulset }} has failed but has not been rolled back.

- alert: KubernetesStatefulSetGenerationMismatch
  expr: kube_statefulset_status_observed_generation != kube_statefulset_metadata_generation
  for: 10m
  labels:
    severity: critical
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes StatefulSet generation mismatch (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "StatefulSet {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.statefulset }} has failed but has not been rolled back.\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
warning

7.1.28. Kubernetes StatefulSet update not rolled out

StatefulSet {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.statefulset }} update has not been rolled out.

- alert: KubernetesStatefulSetUpdateNotRolledOut
  expr: max without (revision) (kube_statefulset_status_current_revision unless kube_statefulset_status_update_revision) * (kube_statefulset_replicas != kube_statefulset_status_replicas_updated)
  for: 10m
  labels:
    severity: warning
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes StatefulSet update not rolled out (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "StatefulSet {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.statefulset }} update has not been rolled out.\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
warning

7.1.29. Kubernetes DaemonSet rollout stuck

Some Pods of DaemonSet {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.daemonset }} are not scheduled or not ready

- alert: KubernetesDaemonSetRolloutStuck
  expr: (kube_daemonset_status_number_ready / kube_daemonset_status_desired_number_scheduled * 100 < 100 and kube_daemonset_status_desired_number_scheduled > 0) or kube_daemonset_status_desired_number_scheduled - kube_daemonset_status_current_number_scheduled > 0
  for: 10m
  labels:
    severity: warning
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes DaemonSet rollout stuck (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Some Pods of DaemonSet {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.daemonset }} are not scheduled or not ready\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
critical

7.1.30. Kubernetes DaemonSet misscheduled

Some Pods of DaemonSet {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.daemonset }} are running where they are not supposed to run

- alert: KubernetesDaemonSetMisscheduled
  expr: kube_daemonset_status_number_misscheduled > 0
  for: 1m
  labels:
    severity: critical
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes DaemonSet misscheduled (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Some Pods of DaemonSet {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.daemonset }} are running where they are not supposed to run\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
warning

7.1.31. Kubernetes CronJob too long

CronJob {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.cronjob }} is taking more than 1h to complete.

  # Threshold should be customized for each cronjob name.
- alert: KubernetesCronJobTooLong
  expr: kube_job_status_start_time > 0 and absent(kube_job_status_completion_time) and (time() - kube_job_status_start_time) > 3600
  for: 0m
  labels:
    severity: warning
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes CronJob too long (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "CronJob {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.cronjob }} is taking more than 1h to complete.\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
critical

7.1.32. Kubernetes Job slow completion

Kubernetes Job {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.job_name }} did not complete in time.

- alert: KubernetesJobSlowCompletion
  expr: kube_job_spec_completions - kube_job_status_succeeded - kube_job_status_failed > 0
  for: 12h
  labels:
    severity: critical
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes Job slow completion (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Kubernetes Job {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.job_name }} did not complete in time.\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
critical

7.1.33. Kubernetes API server errors

Kubernetes API server is experiencing {{ $value | humanize }}% error rate

- alert: KubernetesAPIServerErrors
  expr: sum(rate(apiserver_request_total{job="apiserver",code=~"(?:5..)"}[1m])) by (instance, job) / sum(rate(apiserver_request_total{job="apiserver"}[1m])) by (instance, job) * 100 > 3 and sum(rate(apiserver_request_total{job="apiserver"}[1m])) by (instance, job) > 0
  for: 2m
  labels:
    severity: critical
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes API server errors (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Kubernetes API server is experiencing {{ $value | humanize }}% error rate\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
critical

7.1.34. Kubernetes API client errors

Kubernetes API client is experiencing {{ $value | humanize }}% error rate

- alert: KubernetesAPIClientErrors
  expr: (sum(rate(rest_client_requests_total{code=~"(4|5).."}[1m])) by (instance, job) / sum(rate(rest_client_requests_total[1m])) by (instance, job)) * 100 > 1 and sum(rate(rest_client_requests_total[1m])) by (instance, job) > 0
  for: 2m
  labels:
    severity: critical
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes API client errors (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Kubernetes API client is experiencing {{ $value | humanize }}% error rate\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
warning

7.1.35. Kubernetes client certificate expires next week

A client certificate used to authenticate to the apiserver is expiring next week.

- alert: KubernetesClientCertificateExpiresNextWeek
  expr: apiserver_client_certificate_expiration_seconds_count{job="apiserver"} > 0 and histogram_quantile(0.01, sum by (job, le) (rate(apiserver_client_certificate_expiration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver"}[5m]))) < 7*24*60*60
  for: 0m
  labels:
    severity: warning
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes client certificate expires next week (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "A client certificate used to authenticate to the apiserver is expiring next week.\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
critical

7.1.36. Kubernetes client certificate expires soon

A client certificate used to authenticate to the apiserver is expiring in less than 24.0 hours.

- alert: KubernetesClientCertificateExpiresSoon
  expr: apiserver_client_certificate_expiration_seconds_count{job="apiserver"} > 0 and histogram_quantile(0.01, sum by (job, le) (rate(apiserver_client_certificate_expiration_seconds_bucket{job="apiserver"}[5m]))) < 24*60*60
  for: 0m
  labels:
    severity: critical
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes client certificate expires soon (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "A client certificate used to authenticate to the apiserver is expiring in less than 24.0 hours.\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
warning

7.1.37. Kubernetes API server latency

Kubernetes API server has a 99th percentile latency of {{ $value }} seconds for {{ $labels.verb }} {{ $labels.resource }}.

- alert: KubernetesAPIServerLatency
  expr: histogram_quantile(0.99, sum(rate(apiserver_request_duration_seconds_bucket{verb!~"(?:CONNECT|WATCHLIST|WATCH|PROXY)"} [10m])) WITHOUT (subresource)) > 1
  for: 2m
  labels:
    severity: warning
  annotations:
    summary: Kubernetes API server latency (instance {{ $labels.instance }})
    description: "Kubernetes API server has a 99th percentile latency of {{ $value }} seconds for {{ $labels.verb }} {{ $labels.resource }}.\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"