# prometheus/snmp_exporter

SNMP Exporter for Prometheus

Repository: https://github.com/prometheus/snmp_exporter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/snmp_exporter
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: prometheus, snmp, metrics, mib, monitoring, prometheus-exporter
Last push: 2026-08-19T09:18:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 53, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4210, "days_push": 14, "days_rel": 238, "gap_med": 54.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2164, forks 746 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:21.212827+00:00)

## What it is
A Prometheus exporter that queries network devices via SNMP and exposes the metrics in Prometheus format. It maps hierarchical SNMP OID data from MIBs into Prometheus labeled metrics.

## Use cases
- monitor network switch and router metrics with prometheus
- collect SNMP data from switches and access points
- export interface traffic counters from network devices
- monitor bandwidth usage on routers via SNMP
- scrape SNMPv3 device metrics securely
- monitor thousands of network devices at scale

## When to choose
- you run Prometheus and need metrics from SNMP-capable network hardware
- you want automatic mapping of SNMP OID trees into labeled Prometheus metrics
- you need to monitor many devices from a single exporter instance

## When to avoid
- your devices don't support SNMP
- you use a metrics system other than Prometheus
- you need push-based rather than scrape-based collection

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: monitoring
- domain: monitoring, networking
- platform: windows, go, self-hosted
- tags: prometheus-exporter, snmp, network-monitoring, mib, observability, devops, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- prometheus/snmp_exporter (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:21.212827+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:50:00.938230+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/prometheus/snmp_exporter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:21.212827+00:00, sha 42683a54846b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.