"options": [],
        "query": "prometheus",
        "refresh": 1,
        "regex": "",
        "type": "datasource"
      },
      {
        "current": {
          "selected": false,
          "text": "All",
          "value": "$__all"
        },
        "datasource": {
          "type": "prometheus",
          "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
        },

        },
        "label": "Data source",
        "name": "DS_PROMETHEUS",
        "options": [],
        "query": "prometheus",
        "refresh": 1,
        "regex": "",
        "type": "datasource"
      },
      {
        "current": {},
        "datasource": {
          "type": "prometheus",
          "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
        },
        "definition": "label_values(job)",
        "hide": 0,

	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
		prometheus.NewDesc(
			prometheus.BuildFQName(minioNamespace, "nodes", "online"),
			"Total number of MinIO nodes online",
			nil, nil),
		prometheus.GaugeValue,
		float64(nodesUp),
	)
	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
		prometheus.NewDesc(
			prometheus.BuildFQName(minioNamespace, "nodes", "offline"),
			"Total number of MinIO nodes offline",

Follow below steps to get started with MinIO monitoring using Prometheus.

### 1. Download Prometheus

[Download the latest release](https://prometheus.io/download) of Prometheus for your platform, then extract it

```sh
tar xvfz prometheus-*.tar.gz
cd prometheus-*
```

![Grafana](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/master/docs/metrics/prometheus/grafana/grafana-minio.png)

Node level Replication metrics can be viewed in the Grafana dashboard using [json file here](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/minio/minio/master/docs/metrics/prometheus/grafana/replication/minio-replication-node.json)

          "refId": "A"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Delete Markers",
      "type": "timeseries"
    },
    {
      "datasource": {
        "type": "prometheus",
        "uid": "Prometheus"
      },
      "fieldConfig": {
        "defaults": {
          "color": {
            "mode": "palette-classic"
          },
          "custom": {

To use this endpoint, setup Prometheus to scrape data from this endpoint. Read more on how to configure and use Prometheus to monitor MinIO server in [How to monitor MinIO server with Prometheus](https://github.com/minio/minio/blob/master/docs/metrics/prometheus/README.md).

### **Deprecated metrics monitoring**

        "label": "Data source",
        "name": "DS_PROMETHEUS",
        "options": [],
        "query": "prometheus",
        "refresh": 1,
        "regex": "",
        "type": "datasource"
      },
      {
        "current": {},
        "datasource": {
          "type": "prometheus",
          "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
        },
        "definition": "label_values(job)",
        "hide": 0,

        "label": "Data source",
        "name": "DS_PROMETHEUS",
        "options": [],
        "query": "prometheus",
        "refresh": 1,
        "regex": "",
        "type": "datasource"
      },
      {
        "current": {},
        "datasource": {
          "type": "prometheus",
          "uid": "${DS_PROMETHEUS}"
        },
        "definition": "label_values(job)",
        "hide": 0,

	case HistogramMT:
		return "histogram"
	default:
		return "*unknown*"
	}
}

func (mt MetricType) toProm() prometheus.ValueType {
	switch mt {
	case CounterMT:
		return prometheus.CounterValue
	case GaugeMT:
		return prometheus.GaugeValue
	case HistogramMT:
		return prometheus.CounterValue
	default:
		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unknown metric type: %d", mt))
	}
}