Prometheus notifications backlog
warning

Description The Prometheus notification queue has not been empty for 10 minutes
Query
>>>
	
				
					
					
						min_over_time
					
				
			
				
					(
				
			
				
					
				
			
				
					[10m]) > 0
				
			
    
Query Explanation

The query computes the minimum of prometheus_notifications_queue_length over the last 10 minutes and fires when that minimum is > 0, meaning the notification queue has stayed non‑empty for the whole 10‑minute period. The alert triggers if notifications have been pending continuously for at least 10 minutes.

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