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slug: /metrics/metrics-queries
title: Metrics Queries
sidebar_label: Metric Queries
description: Learn about how to use Sumo Logic metric query operators and run queries on a metric query tab.
canonical: https://www.sumologic.com/help/docs/metrics/metrics-queries/
---

This guide has information about Sumo Logic metrics query operators and how to run metrics queries.

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In this section, we'll introduce the following concepts:

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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/metrics/metrics-queries/metrics-explorer')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/queries.png')} alt="Queries icon" width="40"/><h4>Metrics Search</h4></a>
  <p>Learn how to use the Metrics Search to query your metrics.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/metrics/metrics-queries/map-charts')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/queries.png')} alt="Queries icon" width="40"/><h4>Map Charts</h4></a>
  <p>Learn how to visualize metrics query results by geographic location.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/metrics/metrics-queries/heat-map')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/queries.png')} alt="Queries icon" width="40"/><h4>Heat Maps</h4></a>
  <p>Learn how to visualize the count of data points returned by a metrics query.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/metrics/metrics-queries/funnel-chart')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/queries.png')} alt="Queries icon" width="40"/><h4>Funnel Chart</h4></a>
  <p>Learn how to visualize the status of a process with sequential steps.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/metrics/metrics-queries/metric-query-autocomplete')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/queries.png')} alt="Queries icon" width="40"/><h4>Metric Query Autocomplete</h4></a>
  <p>Learn how to set up an autocomplete dropdown dialog that makes query writing easier.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/metrics/metrics-queries/query-comments')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/queries.png')} alt="Queries icon" width="40"/><h4>Using Comments in Queries</h4></a>
  <p>Learn to add comments to a metrics query and comment out parts of the query using comment formatting.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/metrics/metrics-queries/aggregation-tips')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/queries.png')} alt="Queries icon" width="40"/><h4>Metric Aggregation Tips</h4></a>
  <p>Learn to display a tip for how to use an aggregation clause to produce more readable results. </p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/metrics/metrics-queries/metric-query-error-messages')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/queries.png')} alt="Queries icon" width="40"/><h4>Error Messages</h4></a>
  <p>Learn about warnings and error messages presented for long-running metric queries and metric queries.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/metrics/metrics-queries/share-metric-query')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/queries.png')} alt="Queries icon" width="40"/><h4>Share a Metric Query</h4></a>
  <p>Learn how to share a saved or unsaved metric query.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/metrics/metrics-queries/metric-query-best-practices')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/operations/queries.png')} alt="Queries icon" width="40"/><h4>Metric Query Best Practices</h4></a>
  <p>Learn tips for getting the most out of your metric queries.</p>
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