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description: Learn how to send metric data to Grafana Mimir.
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  - send metrics
menuTitle: Send data
title: Send metric data to Mimir
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# Send metric data to Mimir

To send metric data to Mimir:

1. Configure your data source to write to Mimir:
   - If you are using Prometheus, see [Configure Prometheus to write to Mimir](../get-started/#configure-prometheus-to-write-to-grafana-mimir).
   - If you are using the OpenTelemetry Collector, see [Configure the OpenTelemetry Collector to write metrics into Mimir](../configure/configure-otel-collector/)
1. [Configure Grafana Alloy to write to Mimir](https://grafana.com/docs/mimir/<MIMIR_VERSION>/get-started/#configure-grafana-alloy-to-write-to-grafana-mimir).
1. Upload Prometheus TSDB blocks to Grafana Mimir by using the `backfill` command; see [Backfill](../manage/tools/mimirtool/#backfill).
