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Here are the definitions from the official document for rate() and irate(). But if you still don’t quite understand, check the examples below. In this example, I select all the values I have recorded within the last 1 minute for all time series that have the metric name prometheus_http_requests_total and a handler label set to /metrics: prometheus_http_requests_total{handler=”/metrics”}[1m] Output from the Prometheus UI: # Element prometheus_http_requests_total{code="200",handler="/metrics",instance="localhost:9090",job="prometheus"} # ValueHere are the definitions from the official document for rate() and irate().