# How can i exclude a particular RDS instance from triggering alerts in Grafana using Cloudwatch as datasource?

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**Category:** Alerting\
**Tags:** cloudwatch, cloud-datasources\
**Created:** [March 27, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-can-i-exclude-a-particular-rds-instance-from-triggering-alerts-in-grafana-using-cloudwatch-as-datasource/84625 "2023-03-27T17:06:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Che](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Che](https://community.grafana.com/u/Che)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-can-i-exclude-a-particular-rds-instance-from-triggering-alerts-in-grafana-using-cloudwatch-as-datasource/84625/1 "2023-03-27T17:06:41Z")

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I created an alert on grafana using cloudwatch as data source for RDS instances, there is this particular instance that keep reaching the threshold i set and keep triggering the alert . How can i exclude a particular RDS instance from triggering alerts in Grafana using Cloudwatch as datasource ?