# Postgres\_exporter creates queries every millisecond to the database

**URL:** <https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/postgres-exporter-creates-queries-every-millisecond-to-the-database/250>\
**Category:** Exporters and Metrics\
**Created:** [May 20, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/postgres-exporter-creates-queries-every-millisecond-to-the-database/250 "2021-05-20T19:20:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 20, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/postgres-exporter-creates-queries-every-millisecond-to-the-database/250/1 "2021-05-20T19:20:46Z")

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Postgres\_exporter creates queries every millisecond to the database. Why and how to change the frequency of requests?