---
title: prometheus.scrape() function
description: >
  `prometheus.scrape()` scrapes Prometheus metrics from an HTTP-accessible endpoint and returns
  them as a stream of tables.
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    name: prometheus.scrape
    parent: experimental/prometheus
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`prometheus.scrape()` scrapes Prometheus metrics from an HTTP-accessible endpoint and returns
them as a stream of tables.



##### Function type signature

```js
(url: string) => stream[A] where A: Record
```

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## Parameters

### url
({{< req >}})
URL to scrape Prometheus metrics from.




## Examples

### Scrape InfluxDB OSS internal metrics

```js
import "experimental/prometheus"

prometheus.scrape(url: "http://localhost:8086/metrics")

```