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MikroTik graphing: traffic, queue and CPU graphs built into the router

Last updated: 11 October 2026

RouterOS can draw its own graphs: traffic on each port, each simple queue, and the CPU and memory, by day, week, month and year. You open them in a browser. It takes three commands and no extra server.

1. Choose what to graph

/tool graphing interface add interface=ether1 allow-address=192.168.88.0/24 store-on-disk=yes
/tool graphing interface add interface=bridge allow-address=192.168.88.0/24 store-on-disk=yes
/tool graphing resource add allow-address=192.168.88.0/24 store-on-disk=yes

allow-address is who may look at the graphs: here, your LAN. store-on-disk=yes keeps the history across reboots.

2. Graphs per simple queue (optional)

/tool graphing queue add simple-queue=all allow-address=192.168.88.0/24 store-on-disk=yes

With one queue per customer this gives a graph per customer. On a router with hundreds of queues, graph only the ones you need, for example simple-queue=all-users.

3. Open the graphs

In a browser on your LAN, open http://192.168.88.1/graphs/ (your router's address). The page lists every graph; each has a daily (5-minute average), weekly, monthly and yearly view. The router's web service must be on for this page:

/ip service print where name=www

If you keep the web service on only for this, limit it to your LAN: /ip service set www address=192.168.88.0/24.

What to look for

  • WAN port flat at the top every evening: the line is full. Share it fairly with PCQ, or add a line with load balancing.
  • CPU high at the same hours: the router is the limit, not the line; see high CPU.
  • A sudden drop to zero: a line outage or a reboot. Match it with your logs.

Good to know

  • Graphs are saved every 5 minutes by default (/tool graphing set store-every=5min); frequent saving wears flash storage on small devices, so do not shorten it.
  • Each graph uses a little memory and disk. Dozens are fine; thousands are not.
  • For many routers in one place, with alerts, use a monitoring tool over SNMP.

Questions and answers

Where are MikroTik graphs?

In a browser at http://router-address/graphs/, after you add graphing rules under /tool graphing. The router's www service must be on.

Do MikroTik graphs survive a reboot?

Yes, when store-on-disk=yes is set on the graphing rules.

Can I graph each customer's traffic on MikroTik?

Yes, if each customer has a simple queue: add a queue graphing rule. Keep the number reasonable on small routers.

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