# Endpoint Metrics

| Metric name                    | Metric type | Description                                                                                                               | Labels/tags                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Status       |
| ------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
| kube_endpointslice_annotations | Gauge       | Kubernetes annotations converted to Prometheus labels controlled via [--metric-annotations-allowlist](../../developer/cli-arguments.md) | `endpointslice`=&lt;endpointslice-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;endpointslice-namespace&gt; <br> `annotation_ENDPOINTSLICE_ANNOTATION`=&lt;ENDPOINTSLICE_ANNOTATION&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | EXPERIMENTAL |
| kube_endpointslice_info        | Gauge       |                                                                                                                           | `endpointslice`=&lt;endpointslice-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;endpointslice-namespace&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | EXPERIMENTAL |
| kube_endpointslice_ports       | Gauge       |                                                                                                                           | `endpointslice`=&lt;endpointslice-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;endpointslice-namespace&gt; <br> `port_name`=&lt;endpointslice-port-name&gt; <br> `port_protocol`=&lt;endpointslice-port-protocol&gt; <br> `port_number`=&lt;endpointslice-port-number&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | EXPERIMENTAL |
| kube_endpointslice_endpoints   | Gauge       |                                                                                                                           | `endpointslice`=&lt;endpointslice-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;endpointslice-namespace&gt; <br> `ready`=&lt;endpointslice-ready&gt; <br> `serving`=&lt;endpointslice-serving&gt; <br> `terminating`=&lt;endpointslice-terminating&gt; <br> `hostname`=&lt;endpointslice-hostname&gt; <br> `targetref_kind`=&lt;endpointslice-targetref-kind&gt; <br> `targetref_name`=&lt;endpointslice-targetref-name&gt; <br> `targetref_namespace`=&lt;endpointslice-targetref-namespace&gt; <br> `nodename`=&lt;endpointslice-nodename&gt; <br> `endpoint_zone`=&lt;endpointslice-zone&gt; | EXPERIMENTAL |
| kube_endpointslice_endpoints_hints   | Gauge       |  Each line is a hint applied to an endpoint-slice                                                                   | `endpointslice`=&lt;endpointslice-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;endpointslice-namespace&gt; <br> `address`=&lt;endpointslice-address[0]&gt;  <br> `for_zone`=&lt;endpointslice-hint&gt; | EXPERIMENTAL |
| kube_endpointslice_labels      | Gauge       | Kubernetes labels converted to Prometheus labels controlled via [--metric-labels-allowlist](../../developer/cli-arguments.md)           | `endpointslice`=&lt;endpointslice-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;endpointslice-namespace&gt; <br> `label_ENDPOINTSLICE_LABEL`=&lt;ENDPOINTSLICE_LABEL&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | EXPERIMENTAL |
| kube_endpointslice_created     | Gauge       |                                                                                                                           | `endpointslice`=&lt;endpointslice-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;endpointslice-namespace&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | EXPERIMENTAL |