Metrics Queries

This guide has information about Sumo Logic metrics query operators and how to run metrics queries.

In this section, we'll introduce the following concepts:

📄️ Metrics Explorer

Learn how to use the Metrics Explorer to query your metrics.

📄️ Map Charts

A map chart visualizes metric query results by geographic location.

📄️ Metric Query Autocomplete

The Metrics Explorer provides an autocomplete drop-down dialog that offers suggestions to make query writing easier.

📄️ Using Comments in Queries

In the Metrics Explorer, in Advanced Mode you can add comments to a metrics query and comment out portions of the query by using comment formatting.

📄️ Metric Aggregation Tips

When you run a metrics query that returns high cardinality results, the Metrics Explorer displays a tip for how to use an aggregation clause to produce more readable results. An aggregation tip is displayed for a query based on the cardinality of the query. It is presented when a query’s cardinality exceeds these thresholds:

📄️ Metrics Engine Updates

This page describes updates to the Sumo Logic Metrics Engine, and how your existing metrics queries might be affected by the changes.

📄️ Error Messages

Sumo issues errors when metric queries run too long or match too many time series.

📄️ Share a Metric Query

Share a saved or unsaved metric query.

📄️ Metrics - Classic (Legacy)

See information about the Classic metrics UI.