Monitoring Redis Cloud

Guide to monitoring Redis Enterprise Cloud deployments.

Overview

Redis Enterprise Cloud is the fully-managed cloud service. This guide covers specific considerations for monitoring cloud deployments.

Prerequisites

Redis Cloud subscription (any tier)
API access enabled in Redis Cloud console
Observability platform configured

Redis Cloud API Access

Generating API Keys

Log in to Redis Cloud console
Navigate to Account Settings > API Keys
Click "Generate API Key"
Save the key securely (it’s only shown once)

API Endpoints

Redis Cloud exposes metrics via REST API:

curl -X GET "https://api.redislabs.com/v1/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/databases" \
  -H "x-api-key: ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "x-api-secret-key: ${API_SECRET}"

Metrics Collection

Using Prometheus

Configure Prometheus to scrape Redis Cloud metrics:

scrape_configs:
  - job_name: 'redis-cloud'
    static_configs:
      - targets: ['api.redislabs.com']
    metrics_path: '/v1/subscriptions/{subscription-id}/metrics'
    bearer_token: '<your-api-key>'

Using Native Integrations

Redis Cloud supports native integrations with:

Datadog
Prometheus
New Relic (coming soon)

Configure integrations in the Redis Cloud console under Observability.

Key Metrics for Cloud

Focus on these metrics for Redis Cloud:

Database availability - Uptime and connectivity
Request rate - Operations per second
Latency - Read/write response times
Memory usage - Used vs. allocated memory
Network throughput - Ingress/egress traffic

Cloud-Specific Considerations

Multi-Region Deployments

For Active-Active databases:

Monitor replication lag between regions
Track conflict resolution metrics
Watch cross-region latency

Autoscaling

Redis Cloud can autoscale based on usage:

Monitor scaling events
Track memory usage trends
Set alerts for scale-up triggers

Backup Monitoring

Monitor backup operations:

Backup success/failure status
Backup duration and size
Point-in-time recovery availability

Alerting for Cloud

Recommended alerts:

Database unavailability
Memory usage > 80%
Latency > 10ms (adjust for use case)
Connection failures
Backup failures