Hive integration metrics

The official Datadog integration for monitoring Hive. It collects 123 metrics.

Definitions as of 2026-04-01

Official summary

Gathers various JMX metrics from HiveServer2 and Hive MetaStore

Log Collection

Metric types

gauge (value at a point in time): 89
rate (per second): 34

Metrics

Descriptions are the official definitions, unedited.

Metric	Type	Unit
`hive.metastore.api.alter_table`API call to alter table.	rate	task
`hive.metastore.api.alter_table.active_call`Active API call to alter table.	gauge	unit
`hive.metastore.api.create_table`API call to create a table.	rate	task
`hive.metastore.api.create_table.active_call`Active API call to create a table.	gauge	unit
`hive.metastore.api.drop_table`API call to drop a table.	rate	task
`hive.metastore.api.drop_table.active_call`Active API call to drop a table.	gauge	unit
`hive.metastore.api.flushcache`API flushcache.	rate	task
`hive.metastore.api.flushcache.active_call`Active API flushcache.	gauge	unit
`hive.metastore.api.get_all_databases`API call to get all databases.	rate	task
`hive.metastore.api.get_all_databases.active_call`Active API call to get all databases.	gauge	unit
`hive.metastore.api.get_all_functions`API call to get all functions.	rate	task
`hive.metastore.api.get_all_functions.active_call`Active API call to get all functions.	gauge	unit
`hive.metastore.api.get_all_tables`API call to get all tables.	rate	task
`hive.metastore.api.get_all_tables.active_call`Active API call to get all tables.	gauge	unit
`hive.metastore.api.get_database`API call to get a database.	rate	task
`hive.metastore.api.get_database.active_call`Active API call to get a database.	gauge	unit
`hive.metastore.api.get_table`API call to get a table.	rate	task
`hive.metastore.api.get_table.active_call`Active API call to get a table.	gauge	unit
`hive.metastore.api.get_table_req`	rate	task
`hive.metastore.api.get_table_req.active_call`	gauge	unit
`hive.metastore.api.init`API initialization.	rate	task
`hive.metastore.api.init.active_call`Active API initialization.	gauge	unit
`hive.metastore.api.shutdown`API shutdown.	rate	task
`hive.metastore.api.shutdown.active_call`Active API shutdown.	gauge	unit
`hive.metastore.db.created`Total number of created database.	rate	item
`hive.metastore.db.deleted`Total number of deleted database.	rate	item
`hive.metastore.db.init`Number of initialized database.	rate	item
`hive.metastore.directsql_errors`Number of SQL error.	gauge	unit
`hive.metastore.open_connections`Number of connection opened.	gauge	connection
`hive.metastore.partition.created`Total number of created partition.	rate	item
`hive.metastore.partition.deleted`Total number of deleted partition.	rate	item
`hive.metastore.partition.init`Number of initialized partition.	rate	item
`hive.metastore.table.created`Total number of created table.	rate	table
`hive.metastore.table.deleted`Total number of deleted table.	rate	table
`hive.metastore.table.init`Number of initialized table.	rate	table
`hive.server.api.operation.initialized.75percentile`P75 time to init an operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.operation.initialized.95percentile`P95 time to init an operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.operation.initialized.active_call`Active initialized operation.	gauge	user
`hive.server.api.operation.initialized.count`Number of operation initialized.	rate	operation
`hive.server.api.operation.initialized.max`Max time to init an operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.operation.initialized.mean`Mean time to init an operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.operation.initialized.meanrate`Operation initialization rate.	gauge	operation
`hive.server.api.operation.initialized.min`Min time to init an operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.operation.pending.75percentile`P75 time in pending state for an sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.operation.pending.95percentile`P95 time in pending state for an sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.operation.pending.active_call`Active pending operation.	gauge	operation
`hive.server.api.operation.pending.count`Number of operation in pending state.	rate	operation
`hive.server.api.operation.pending.max`Max time in pending state for an sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.operation.pending.mean`Mean time in pending state for an sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.operation.pending.meanrate`Operation pending rate.	gauge	operation/second
`hive.server.api.operation.pending.min`Min time in pending state for an sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.operation.running.75percentile`P75 time in running state for an sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.operation.running.95percentile`P95 time in running state for an sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.operation.running.active_call`Active running operation.	gauge	operation
`hive.server.api.operation.running.count`Number of operation in running state.	rate	millisecond
`hive.server.api.operation.running.max`Max time in running state for an sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.operation.running.mean`Mean time in running state for an sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.operation.running.meanrate`Operation running rate.	gauge	operation/second
`hive.server.api.operation.running.min`Min time in running state for an sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.queries.executing.active_call`Active executing queries.	gauge	query
`hive.server.api.sql_operation.pending.75percentile`P75 time in pending state for an sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.sql_operation.pending.95percentile`P95 time in pending state for an sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.sql_operation.pending.active_call`Active pending sql operation.	gauge	operation
`hive.server.api.sql_operation.pending.count`Number of sql operation in pending state.	rate	operation
`hive.server.api.sql_operation.pending.max`Max time in pending state for an sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.sql_operation.pending.mean`Mean time in pending state for an sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.sql_operation.pending.meanrate`Pending sql operation rate.	gauge	operation/second
`hive.server.api.sql_operation.pending.min`Min time in pending state for an sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.sql_operation.running.75percentile`P75 time for running state for a sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.sql_operation.running.95percentile`P95 time for running state for a sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.sql_operation.running.active_call`Active running sql operation.	gauge	operation
`hive.server.api.sql_operation.running.count`Number of sql operation in running state.	rate	operation
`hive.server.api.sql_operation.running.max`Max time for running state for a sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.sql_operation.running.mean`Mean time for running state for a sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.api.sql_operation.running.meanrate`Running sql operation rate.	gauge	operation/second
`hive.server.api.sql_operation.running.min`Min time for running state for a sql operation.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.memory.heap.committed`Committed memory for the HiveServer2 or Metastore. Depends on the connected instance type	gauge	byte
`hive.server.memory.heap.init`Memory used at the initialization by the HiveServer2 or Metastore. Depends on the connected instance type	gauge	byte
`hive.server.memory.heap.max`Maximum memory that can be used by the HiveServer2 or Metastore. Depends on the connected instance type	gauge	byte
`hive.server.memory.heap.used`Memory used by the HiveServer2 or Metastore. Depends on the connected instance type	gauge	byte
`hive.server.memory.non_heap.committed`Committed memory for the HiveServer2 or Metastore. Depends on the connected instance type	gauge	byte
`hive.server.memory.non_heap.init`Memory used at the initialization by the HiveServer2 or Metastore. Depends on the connected instance type	gauge	byte
`hive.server.memory.non_heap.max`Maximum memory that can be used by the HiveServer2 or Metastore. Depends on the connected instance type	gauge	byte
`hive.server.memory.non_heap.used`Memory used by the HiveServer2 or Metastore. Depends on the connected instance type	gauge	byte
`hive.server.memory.total.committed`Total committed memory for the HiveServer2 or Metastore. Depends on the connected instance type	gauge	byte
`hive.server.memory.total.init`Total memory at the initialization by the HiveServer2 or Metastore. Depends on the connected instance type	gauge	byte
`hive.server.memory.total.max`Total maximum memory that can be used for the HiveServer2 or Metastore. Depends on the connected instance type	gauge	byte
`hive.server.memory.total.used`Total memory used by the HiveServer2 or Metastore. Depends on the connected instance type	gauge	byte
`hive.server.open_operations`Operation opened in the HiveServer2.	gauge	operation
`hive.server.operation.completed.closed`Number of closed operation.	rate	operation
`hive.server.operation.completed.finished`Number of finished operation.	rate	operation
`hive.server.queries.compiling.75percentile`P75 time for compiling a query.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.queries.compiling.95percentile`P95 time for compiling a query.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.queries.compiling.active_call`Active compiling queries.	gauge	query
`hive.server.queries.compiling.count`Number of compiled query.	rate	query
`hive.server.queries.compiling.max`Max time for compiling a query.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.queries.compiling.mean`Mean time for compiling a query.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.queries.compiling.meanrate`Compiling query rate.	gauge	query/second
`hive.server.queries.compiling.min`Min time for compiling a query.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.queries.executing.75percentile`P75 time for executing a query.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.queries.executing.95percentile`P95 time for executing a query.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.queries.executing.count`Number of executed queries.	rate	query
`hive.server.queries.executing.max`Max time for executing a query.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.queries.executing.mean`Mean time for executing a query.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.queries.executing.meanrate`Executing query rate.	gauge	query/second
`hive.server.queries.executing.min`Min time for executing a query.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.queries.submitted.75percentile`P75 time for a submitted query.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.queries.submitted.95percentile`P95 time for a submitted query.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.queries.submitted.active_call`Active submitted queries.	gauge	query
`hive.server.queries.submitted.count`Number of submitted query.	rate	query
`hive.server.queries.submitted.max`Max time for a submitted query.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.queries.submitted.mean`Mean time for a submitted query.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.queries.submitted.meanrate`Submitted query rate.	gauge	query/second
`hive.server.queries.submitted.min`Min time for a submitted query.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.queries.succeeded.count`Number of succeeded queries.	rate	query
`hive.server.queries.succeeded.meanrate`Succeeded queries rate.	gauge	query/second
`hive.server.session.active`Number of active session.	gauge	session
`hive.server.session.active.time_mean`Average time a session has been active.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.session.open`Number of opened session.	gauge	session
`hive.server.session.open.time_mean`Average time a session has been opened.	gauge	millisecond
`hive.server.sql_operation.completed.closed`Number of closed sql operation.	rate	operation
`hive.server.sql_operation.completed.finished`Number of finished sql operation.	rate	operation
`hive.server.sql_operation.user.active`Number of active user.	gauge	user

Official documentation

Official documentation for the Hive integration

Metric names and descriptions are the official Datadog integration definitions (Copyright Datadog, Inc., BSD-3-Clause), reproduced unedited. The full license terms are on the About page.

Official summary

Metric types

Metrics

Official documentation

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