# Node Metrics

| Metric name                  | Metric type | Description                                                                                                               | Unit (where applicable)                                                                                                                                                                  | Labels/tags                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Status       |
| ---------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
| kube_node_annotations        | Gauge       | Kubernetes annotations converted to Prometheus labels controlled via [--metric-annotations-allowlist](../../developer/cli-arguments.md) |                                                                                                                                                                                          | `node`=&lt;node-address&gt; <br> `annotation_NODE_ANNOTATION`=&lt;NODE_ANNOTATION&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | EXPERIMENTAL |
| kube_node_info               | Gauge       | Information about a cluster node                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                          | `node`=&lt;node-address&gt; <br> `kernel_version`=&lt;kernel-version&gt; <br> `os_image`=&lt;os-image-name&gt; <br> `container_runtime_version`=&lt;container-runtime-and-version-combination&gt; <br> `kubelet_version`=&lt;kubelet-version&gt; <br> `kubeproxy_version`=&lt;deprecated&gt; <br> `pod_cidr`=&lt;pod-cidr&gt; <br> `provider_id`=&lt;provider-id&gt; <br> `system_uuid`=&lt;system-uuid&gt; <br> `internal_ip`=&lt;internal-ip&gt; | STABLE       |
| kube_node_labels             | Gauge       | Kubernetes labels converted to Prometheus labels controlled via [--metric-labels-allowlist](../../developer/cli-arguments.md)           |                                                                                                                                                                                          | `node`=&lt;node-address&gt; <br> `label_NODE_LABEL`=&lt;NODE_LABEL&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | STABLE       |
| kube_node_role               | Gauge       | The role of a cluster node                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                          | `node`=&lt;node-address&gt; <br> `role`=&lt;NODE_ROLE&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | EXPERIMENTAL |
| kube_node_spec_unschedulable | Gauge       | Whether a node can schedule new pods                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                          | `node`=&lt;node-address&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | STABLE       |
| kube_node_spec_taint         | Gauge       | The taint of a cluster node.                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                          | `node`=&lt;node-address&gt; <br> `key`=&lt;taint-key&gt; <br> `value=`&lt;taint-value&gt; <br> `effect=`&lt;taint-effect&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | STABLE       |
| kube_node_status_capacity    | Gauge       | The total amount of resources available for a node                                                                        | `cpu`=&lt;core&gt; <br> `ephemeral_storage`=&lt;byte&gt; <br> `pods`=&lt;integer&gt; <br> `attachable_volumes_*`=&lt;byte&gt; <br> `hugepages_*`=&lt;byte&gt; <br> `memory`=&lt;byte&gt; | `node`=&lt;node-address&gt; <br> `resource`=&lt;resource-name&gt; <br> `unit`=&lt;resource-unit&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | STABLE       |
| kube_node_status_addresses         | Gauge       | The addresses of a node                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                          |  `node`=&lt;node-address&gt; <br> `type`=&lt;address-type&gt; <br> `address`=&lt;address-value&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | EXPERIMENTAL       |
| kube_node_status_allocatable | Gauge       | The amount of resources allocatable for pods (after reserving some for system daemons)                                    | `cpu`=&lt;core&gt; <br> `ephemeral_storage`=&lt;byte&gt; <br> `pods`=&lt;integer&gt; <br> `attachable_volumes_*`=&lt;byte&gt; <br> `hugepages_*`=&lt;byte&gt; <br> `memory`=&lt;byte&gt; | `node`=&lt;node-address&gt; <br> `resource`=&lt;resource-name&gt; <br> `unit`=&lt;resource-unit&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | STABLE       |
| kube_node_status_condition   | Gauge       | The condition of a cluster node                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                          | `node`=&lt;node-address&gt; <br> `condition`=&lt;node-condition&gt; <br> `status`=&lt;true\|false\|unknown&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | STABLE       |
| kube_node_created            | Gauge       | Unix creation timestamp                                                                                                   | seconds                                                                                                                                                                                  | `node`=&lt;node-address&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | STABLE       |
| kube_node_deletion_timestamp | Gauge       | Unix deletion timestamp                                                                                                   | seconds                                                                                                                                                                                  | `node`=&lt;node-address&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | EXPERIMENTAL |