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title: "Name and query | Grafana Labs"
description: "Name the rule, build a Prometheus query in Builder mode, and set the threshold that defines when the alert fires."
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# Name and query

Name the rule, build a Prometheus query in Builder mode, and set the threshold that defines when the alert fires.

Estimated time: 4 min

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