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description: Use the Grafana Alerting API import tool to convert your datasource managed alert rules into Grafana managed alert rules
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title: Import data source-managed alert rules with Grafana Mimirtool
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# Import data source-managed alert rules with Grafana Mimirtool

You can convert data source-managed alert rules to Grafana-managed alert rules with the Grafana import tool in the Grafana user interface, or you can convert them with the Grafana Mimirtool command-line tool. This guide tells you how to use Mimirtool to import your data source-managed alert rules.

## Before you begin

The `grafanaManagedRecordingRulesDatasources` [feature flag](/docs/grafana/latest/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/) needs to be enabled to use this feature.

To import data source-managed alert rules with Grafana Mimirtool, you need to have the Grafana Mimirtool command-line tool installed.

You need a service account the following [RBAC permissions](/docs/grafana/latest/administration/roles-and-permissions/access-control/):

- Alerting: Rules Reader
- Alerting: Rules Writer
- Alerting: Set provisioning status
- Datasources: Reader
- Folders: Creator
- Folders: Reader
- Folders: Writer

You also need to create a service account token with your service account. Refer to the [documentation for more information on service accounts and service account tokens](/docs/grafana/latest/administration/service-accounts/)

## How it works

When data source-managed alert rules are converted to Grafana-managed alert rules, the following are applied to the Grafana-managed alert rules:

- All rules are given `rule_query_offset` offset value of 1m.  
  Grafana OSS and Enterprise can configure this value in their conf:
  ```
  [unified_alerting.prometheus_conversion]
  rule_query_offset = 1m
  ```
  If this value is set explicitly in a rule group, that value takes precedence over the configuration setting.
- The `missing_series_evals_to_resolve` is set to 1 for the new rules.
- The newly created rules are given unique UIDs.  
  If you don't want the UID to be automatically generated, you can specify a specific UID with the `__grafana_alert_rule_uid__` label.

## Import alert rules with Mimirtool or coretextool

You can use either [Mimirtool](/docs/mimir/latest/manage/tools/mimirtool/) or [`cortextool`](https://github.com/grafana/cortex-tools) (version `0.11.3` or later) to import your alert rules. For more information about Mimirtool commands, see the [Mimirtool documentation](/docs/mimir/latest/manage/tools/mimirtool/#rules).

To convert your alert rules, use the following command prompt substituting the your URL and your service account token as indicated, followed by your intended Mimirtool command.

```bash
MIMIR_ADDRESS=https://<Grafana URL>.grafana-dev.net/api/convert/ MIMIR_AUTH_TOKEN=<your token ID> MIMIR_TENANT_ID=1
```

For coretextool, you need to set `--backend=loki` to import Loki alert rules. For example:

```bash
CORTEX_ADDRESS=<grafana url>/api/convert/ CORTEX_AUTH_TOKEN=<your token> CORTEX_TENANT_ID=1 cortextool rules --backend=loki list
```

Headers can be passed to the `mimirtool` or `coretextool` via `--extra-headers`.

For more information about the Rule API points and examples of Mimirtool commands, see the [Mimir HTTP API documentation](/docs/mimir/latest/references/http-api/#ruler-rules:~:text=config/v1/rules-,Get%20rule%20groups%20by%20namespace,DELETE%20%3Cprometheus%2Dhttp%2Dprefix%3E/config/v1/rules/%7Bnamespace%7D,-Delete%20tenant%20configuration) for more information about the Rule API points and examples of Mimirtool commands.

{{< admonition type="note" >}}
To use the `mimirtool rules sync` command, you need to set the `--concurrency` parameter to `1` (`--concurrency=1`). The parameter defaults to 8, which may cause the API to return errors.
{{< /admonition >}}

### Compatible endpoints

The following are compatible API endpoints:

**GET**

```
GET /convert/prometheus/config/v1/rules - Get all rule groups across all namespaces
GET /convert/prometheus/config/v1/rules/<NamespaceTitle> - Get rule groups in a specific namespace
GET /convert/prometheus/config/v1/rules/<NamespaceTitle>/<Group> - Get a single rule group

```

**POST**

```
POST /convert/prometheus/config/v1/rules - Create/update multiple rule groups across multiple namespaces
POST /convert/prometheus/config/v1/rules/<NamespaceTitle> - Create/update a single rule group in a namespace
```

Post rules also require the following header:
When posting rules:
`X-Grafana-Alerting-Datasource-UID` - Supply the UID of the data source to use for queries.

**Delete**

```
DELETE /convert/prometheus/config/v1/rules/{NamespaceTitle} - Delete all alert rules in a namespace
DELETE /convert/prometheus/config/v1/rules/{NamespaceTitle}/{Group} - Delete a specific rule group
```

**Optional Headers**

Additional configuration headers for more granular import control include the following:

- `X-Grafana-Alerting-Recording-Rules-Paused` - Set to "true" to import recording rules in paused state.
- `X-Grafana-Alerting-Alert-Rules-Paused` - Set to "true" to import alert rules in paused state.
- `X-Grafana-Alerting-Target-Datasource-UID` - Enter the UID of the target data source.
- `X-Grafana-Alerting-Folder-UID` - Enter the UID of the target destination folder for imported rules.