422 error found duplicate series for the match group

[msvinaykumar]

Description

Container Query gives this error if it finds duplicate record

{
  "status": "error",
  "errorType": "execution",
  "error": "found duplicate series for the match group {namespace=\"cadvisor\", pod=\"cadvisor-pgf6n\"} on the right hand-side of the operation: [{namespace=\"cadvisor\", pod=\"cadvisor-pgf6n\", prometheus=\"monitoring/k8stage\", prometheus_replica=\"prometheus-k8stage-1\", workload=\"cadvisor\", workload_type=\"daemonset\"}, {namespace=\"cadvisor\", pod=\"cadvisor-pgf6n\", prometheus=\"monitoring/k8stage\", prometheus_replica=\"prometheus-k8stage-0\", workload=\"cadvisor\", workload_type=\"daemonset\"}];many-to-many matching not allowed: matching labels must be unique on one side"
}

This error occurs in Prometheus when two sets of data with overlapping labels are involved in a query that requires unique matches on one side. Specifically, it indicates that there are duplicate series on the right-hand side with the same labels {namespace="cadvisor", pod="cadvisor-pgf6n"}. Fixes # (issue)

query is resulting in a "many-to-many matching not allowed" error because both kube_pod_container_info and namespace_workload_pod:kube_pod_owner:relabel have overlapping label sets that prevent unique matching on the right-hand side of the * operation.

Here’s how you can refine it to avoid the conflict:

Adjust the Labels for Unique Matching: Use on and group_left() correctly to ensure the labels specified for matching (pod and namespace) are unique across one side of the operation. You can try refining the query by removing unnecessary labels that may create duplication issues.

Aggregate by prometheus_replica (if present): If duplicate series with the prometheus_replica label are causing the conflict, you can aggregate over this label by using avg or sum functions to consolidate the data, removing the prometheus_replica dimension.

sum by (container, image, workload, workload_type, namespace) (
  avg_over_time(kube_pod_container_info{container!=""}[15d]) 
  * on (pod, namespace) group_left(workload, workload_type) 
  avg by (pod, namespace, workload) (avg_over_time(namespace_workload_pod:kube_pod_owner:relabel{workload!=""}[15d]))
)

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