prometheus / prometheus/alertmanager

Feature Request - Support Grafana's log format

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Description

Looking at the alert's history is a known missing part. Grafana added support for using Loki to store and retrieve alert history using a log.

It would be possible to use the functionality for external alerts by supporting the configuration of the log format for alerts.

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Research direction

Start by reading the issue's references to Grafana alert history and Loki log storage, then trace how external alerts and alert configuration are handled in Alertmanager. Define the supported alert log format and configuration surface before implementing it, and verify that external alerts can use the configured format for storing and retrieving history.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go, grafana
Domain
observability
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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