Prometheus - Upstash QStash Integration

To monitor your QStash metrics in Prometheus and visualize in Grafana, follow these steps:

Step 1: Enable Prometheus in Upstash Console

1. Open the Upstash Console and navigate to QStash.
2. Go to Settings → Monitoring.
3. Enable Prometheus to allow scraping QStash metrics.

Step 2: Copy Monitoring Token

1. After enabling, a monitoring token is generated and displayed.
2. Copy the token. It will be used to authenticate Prometheus requests.

Step 3: Configure Prometheus (via Grafana Data Source)

1. In Grafana, add a Prometheus data source.
2. Set the address to https://api.upstash.com/monitoring/prometheus.
3. In HTTP headers, add the monitoring token.

Click Test and Save.

Step 4: Import Dashboard

You can use the Upstash Grafana dashboard to visualize QStash metrics.

Open the import dialog and use: Upstash QStash Dashboard

Conclusion

You’ve integrated QStash with Prometheus. Use Grafana to explore message throughput, retries, DLQ, schedules, and Upstash Workflows.

If you encounter issues, contact support.