Dealing with HTTPClient metrics
Hi, i currently working on httpclient metrics, goal is fair easy - i just want draw a chart which represents request to external dependency in time - i tried something like this ->
sum by(server_address)(http_client_active_requests) But in my opinion data does'nt correspond with real traffic. What i make wrong? I collect metrics with multiple apps using prometheus
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"currently active on the client" so its not the total request per some time
that would explain the graph which the pattern like one request at a time and its done in a short period and repeats
Try http_client_request_duration_seconds_count instead, see if it matches your expectation