# Service Metrics

| Metric name                               | Metric type | Description                                                                                                                             | Unit (where applicable) | Labels/tags                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Status       |
| ----------------------------------------- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
| kube_service_annotations                  | Gauge       | Kubernetes annotations converted to Prometheus labels controlled via [--metric-annotations-allowlist](../../developer/cli-arguments.md) |                         | `service`=&lt;service-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;service-namespace&gt; <br> `uid`=&lt;service-uid&gt; <br> `annotation_SERVICE_ANNOTATION`=&lt;SERVICE_ANNOTATION&gt;                                                                                                                                                                 | EXPERIMENTAL |
| kube_service_info                         | Gauge       | Information about service                                                                                                               |                         | `service`=&lt;service-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;service-namespace&gt; <br> `uid`=&lt;service-uid&gt; <br> `cluster_ip`=&lt;service cluster ip&gt; <br> `external_name`=&lt;service external name&gt; <br> `external_traffic_policy`=&lt;service external traffic policy&gt; <br> `load_balancer_ip`=&lt;service load balancer ip&gt; | STABLE       |
| kube_service_labels                       | Gauge       | Kubernetes labels converted to Prometheus labels controlled via [--metric-labels-allowlist](../../developer/cli-arguments.md)           |                         | `service`=&lt;service-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;service-namespace&gt; <br> `uid`=&lt;service-uid&gt; <br> `label_SERVICE_LABEL`=&lt;SERVICE_LABEL&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                | STABLE       |
| kube_service_created                      | Gauge       | Unix creation timestamp                                                                                                                 | seconds                 | `service`=&lt;service-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;service-namespace&gt; <br> `uid`=&lt;service-uid&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | STABLE       |
| kube_service_spec_type                    | Gauge       | Type about service                                                                                                                      |                         | `service`=&lt;service-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;service-namespace&gt; <br> `uid`=&lt;service-uid&gt; <br> `type`=&lt;ClusterIP\|NodePort\|LoadBalancer\|ExternalName&gt;                                                                                                                                                             | STABLE       |
| kube_service_spec_external_ip             | Gauge       | Service external ips. One series for each ip                                                                                            |                         | `service`=&lt;service-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;service-namespace&gt; <br> `uid`=&lt;service-uid&gt; <br> `external_ip`=&lt;external-ip&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                          | STABLE       |
| kube_service_status_load_balancer_ingress | Gauge       | Service load balancer ingress status                                                                                                    |                         | `service`=&lt;service-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;service-namespace&gt; <br> `uid`=&lt;service-uid&gt; <br> `ip`=&lt;load-balancer-ingress-ip&gt; <br> `hostname`=&lt;load-balancer-ingress-hostname&gt;                                                                                                                               | STABLE       |
| kube_service_deletion_timestamp           | Gauge       | Unix deletion timestamp                                                                                                                 | seconds                 | `service`=&lt;service-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;service-namespace&gt; <br> `uid`=&lt;service-uid&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | EXPERIMENTAL |