diff --git a/databases/sync_tests/test_metrics.py b/databases/sync_tests/test_metrics.py
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+from prisma import Prisma
+from prisma._compat import model_json
+
+
+def test_prometheus(client: Prisma) -> None:
+    """Metrics can be returned in Prometheus format"""
+    client.user.create(data={'name': 'Robert'})
+
+    metrics = client.get_metrics(format='prometheus')
+
+    assert 'prisma_client_queries_total' in metrics
+    assert 'prisma_datasource_queries_total' in metrics
+    assert 'prisma_client_queries_active' in metrics
+    assert 'prisma_client_queries_duration_histogram_ms_bucket' in metrics
+
+
+def test_json_string(client: Prisma) -> None:
+    """Metrics can be serlialized to JSON"""
+    client.user.create(data={'name': 'Robert'})
+
+    metrics = client.get_metrics()
+    assert isinstance(model_json(metrics), str)
+
+
+def test_json(client: Prisma) -> None:
+    """Metrics returned in the JSON format"""
+    client.user.create(data={'name': 'Robert'})
+
+    metrics = client.get_metrics(format='json')
+
+    assert len(metrics.counters) > 0
+    assert metrics.counters[0].value > 0
+
+    assert len(metrics.gauges) > 0
+    gauge = next(
+        filter(
+            lambda g: g.key == 'prisma_pool_connections_open', metrics.gauges
+        )
+    )
+    assert gauge.value > 0
+
+    assert len(metrics.histograms) > 0
+    assert metrics.histograms[0].value.sum > 0
+    assert metrics.histograms[0].value.count > 0
+
+    assert len(metrics.histograms[0].value.buckets) > 0
+
+    for bucket in metrics.histograms[0].value.buckets:
+        assert bucket.max_value >= 0
+        assert bucket.total_count >= 0
+
+
+def test_global_labels(client: Prisma) -> None:
+    metrics = client.get_metrics(global_labels={'foo': 'bar'})
+    assert metrics.counters[0].labels == {'foo': 'bar'}