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SQL for Top Alerts
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SQL for Top Alerts

EasySQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to retrieve the top 10 most frequent alerts from a monitoring system.

Count each alert event by alert rule and return no more than 10 rules. Include only rules with at least one recorded event.

Output

  1. One row per alert rule
  2. Columns: alert_rule_id, alert_name, and alert_count
  3. Sort by alert_count descending, then alert_rule_id ascending to break ties

Schema

alert_rules
ColumnTypeDescription
alert_rule_idPKINTUnique identifier for the alert rule
alert_nameVARCHAR(150)Human-readable alert name
severityVARCHAR(20)Configured alert severity
alert_events
ColumnTypeDescription
event_idPKINTUnique identifier for the alert event
alert_rule_idINTAlert rule that generated the event
occurred_atTIMESTAMPTZTime when the alert event occurred
source_systemVARCHAR(80)Monitoring source that emitted the event
Tablesalert_eventsalert_rules
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