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---
aliases:
- ../data-sources/alertmanager/
- ../features/datasources/alertmanager/
description: Guide for using Alertmanager as a data source in Grafana
keywords:
- grafana
- prometheus
- alertmanager
- guide
- queries
menuTitle: Alertmanager
title: Alertmanager data source
weight: 150
---
# Alertmanager data source
Grafana includes built-in support for Alertmanager implementations in Prometheus and Mimir.
Once you add it as a data source, you can use the [Grafana Alerting UI](/docs/grafana/latest/alerting/) to manage silences, contact points, and notification policies.
To switch between Grafana and any configured Alertmanager data sources, you can select your preference from a drop-down option in those databases' data source settings pages.
## Alertmanager implementations
The data source supports [Prometheus](https://prometheus.io/) and [Grafana Mimir](https://grafana.com/docs/mimir/latest/) (default) implementations of Alertmanager.
You can specify the implementation in the data source's Settings page.
When using Prometheus, contact points and notification policies are read-only in the Grafana Alerting UI, because it doesn't support updates to the configuration using HTTP API.
## Provision the Alertmanager data source
You can provision Alertmanager data sources by updating Grafana's configuration files.
For more information on provisioning, and common settings available, refer to the [provisioning docs page]({{< relref "../../administration/provisioning/#datasources" >}}).
Here is an example for provisioning the Alertmanager data source:
```yaml
apiVersion: 1
datasources:
- name: Alertmanager
type: alertmanager
url: http://localhost:9093
access: proxy
jsonData:
# Options for implementation include prometheus and mimir
implementation: prometheus
# optionally
basicAuth: true
basicAuthUser: my_user
secureJsonData:
basicAuthPassword: test_password
```