We have many guards making sure that there are always at least two instances of the kube-apiserver. If we ever reach a single kube-apiserver and it causes disruption for the clients, other alerts such as KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn will fire.
KubeAPIDown is here to make sure that Prometheus and really any client can reach the kube-apiserver, which they can even when there is only one instance of kube-apiserver running. If they can't or that availability is disrupted, `KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn` will fire.
Comment 23058588 by Marcel Härri at 2023-09-19T06:57:07.949+0000

Mar 12 18:52:24.937 - 58s E namespace/openshift-kube-apiserver alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn alertstate/firing severity/critical ALERTS
{alertname="KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn", alertstate="firing", long="1h", namespace="openshift-kube-apiserver", prometheus="openshift-monitoring/k8s", severity="critical", short="5m"}

# [bz-kube-apiserver][invariant] alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn should not be at or above pending
KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn was at or above pending for at least 3m58s on platformidentification.JobType{Release:"4.16", FromRelease:"", Platform:"azure", Architecture:"amd64", Network:"ovn", Topology:"ha"} (maxAllowed=0s): pending for 3m58s, firing for 0s:
Apr 23 04:30:04.781 - 238s  I namespace/openshift-kube-apiserver alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn alertstate/pending severity/warning ALERTS{alertname="KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn", alertstate="pending", long="3d", namespace="openshift-kube-apiserver", prometheus="openshift-monitoring/k8s", severity="warning", short="6h"}

# [bz-kube-apiserver][invariant] alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn should not be at or above pending
KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn was at or above pending for at least 1m58s on platformidentification.JobType{Release:"4.16", FromRelease:"", Platform:"azure", Architecture:"amd64", Network:"ovn", Topology:"ha"} (maxAllowed=0s): pending for 1m58s, firing for 0s:
Apr 25 03:16:16.161 - 118s  I namespace/openshift-kube-apiserver alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn alertstate/pending severity/warning ALERTS{alertname="KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn", alertstate="pending", long="3d", namespace="openshift-kube-apiserver", prometheus="openshift-monitoring/k8s", severity="warning", short="6h"}

# [bz-kube-apiserver][invariant] alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn should not be at or above pending
KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn was at or above pending for at least 4m28s on platformidentification.JobType{Release:"4.16", FromRelease:"", Platform:"azure", Architecture:"amd64", Network:"ovn", Topology:"ha"} (maxAllowed=0s): pending for 4m28s, firing for 0s:
Apr 19 23:09:07.766 - 268s  I namespace/openshift-kube-apiserver alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn alertstate/pending severity/warning ALERTS{alertname="KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn", alertstate="pending", long="3d", namespace="openshift-kube-apiserver", prometheus="openshift-monitoring/k8s", severity="warning", short="6h"}

# [bz-kube-apiserver][invariant] alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn should not be at or above pending
KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn was at or above pending for at least 3m28s on platformidentification.JobType{Release:"4.16", FromRelease:"", Platform:"azure", Architecture:"amd64", Network:"ovn", Topology:"ha"} (maxAllowed=0s): pending for 3m28s, firing for 0s:
Apr 19 05:15:56.042 - 208s  I namespace/openshift-kube-apiserver alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn alertstate/pending severity/warning ALERTS{alertname="KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn", alertstate="pending", long="3d", namespace="openshift-kube-apiserver", prometheus="openshift-monitoring/k8s", severity="warning", short="6h"}

# [bz-kube-apiserver][invariant] alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn should not be at or above pending
KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn was at or above pending for at least 2m28s on platformidentification.JobType{Release:"4.16", FromRelease:"", Platform:"azure", Architecture:"amd64", Network:"ovn", Topology:"ha"} (maxAllowed=0s): pending for 2m28s, firing for 0s:
Apr 19 19:11:00.669 - 148s  I namespace/openshift-kube-apiserver alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn alertstate/pending severity/warning ALERTS{alertname="KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn", alertstate="pending", long="3d", namespace="openshift-kube-apiserver", prometheus="openshift-monitoring/k8s", severity="warning", short="6h"}

# [bz-kube-apiserver][invariant] alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn should not be at or above pending
KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn was at or above pending for at least 28s on platformidentification.JobType{Release:"4.16", FromRelease:"", Platform:"azure", Architecture:"amd64", Network:"ovn", Topology:"ha"} (maxAllowed=0s): pending for 28s, firing for 0s:
Apr 17 18:41:34.563 - 28s   I namespace/openshift-kube-apiserver alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn alertstate/pending severity/warning ALERTS{alertname="KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn", alertstate="pending", long="3d", namespace="openshift-kube-apiserver", prometheus="openshift-monitoring/k8s", severity="warning", short="6h"}

# [bz-kube-apiserver][invariant] alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn should not be at or above pending
KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn was at or above pending for at least 6m58s on platformidentification.JobType{Release:"4.16", FromRelease:"", Platform:"azure", Architecture:"amd64", Network:"ovn", Topology:"ha"} (maxAllowed=0s): pending for 6m58s, firing for 0s:
Apr 17 15:35:52.140 - 418s  I namespace/openshift-kube-apiserver alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn alertstate/pending severity/warning ALERTS{alertname="KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn", alertstate="pending", long="3d", namespace="openshift-kube-apiserver", prometheus="openshift-monitoring/k8s", severity="warning", short="6h"}

# [bz-kube-apiserver][invariant] alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn should not be at or above pending
KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn was at or above pending for at least 8m0s on platformidentification.JobType{Release:"4.16", FromRelease:"", Platform:"azure", Architecture:"amd64", Network:"ovn", Topology:"ha"} (maxAllowed=0s): pending for 8m0s, firing for 0s:
Apr 16 18:47:27.877 - 480s  I namespace/openshift-kube-apiserver alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn alertstate/pending severity/warning ALERTS{alertname="KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn", alertstate="pending", long="3d", namespace="openshift-kube-apiserver", prometheus="openshift-monitoring/k8s", severity="warning", short="6h"}

# [bz-kube-apiserver][invariant] alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn should not be at or above pending
KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn was at or above pending for at least 7m58s on platformidentification.JobType{Release:"4.16", FromRelease:"", Platform:"azure", Architecture:"amd64", Network:"ovn", Topology:"ha"} (maxAllowed=0s): pending for 7m58s, firing for 0s:
Apr 16 12:51:07.743 - 478s  I namespace/openshift-kube-apiserver alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn alertstate/pending severity/warning ALERTS{alertname="KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn", alertstate="pending", long="3d", namespace="openshift-kube-apiserver", prometheus="openshift-monitoring/k8s", severity="warning", short="6h"}

# [bz-kube-apiserver][invariant] alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn should not be at or above pending
KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn was at or above pending for at least 1m58s on platformidentification.JobType{Release:"4.16", FromRelease:"", Platform:"azure", Architecture:"amd64", Network:"ovn", Topology:"ha"} (maxAllowed=0s): pending for 1m58s, firing for 0s:
Apr 16 06:07:32.664 - 118s  I namespace/openshift-kube-apiserver alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn alertstate/pending severity/warning ALERTS{alertname="KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn", alertstate="pending", long="3d", namespace="openshift-kube-apiserver", prometheus="openshift-monitoring/k8s", severity="warning", short="6h"}

# [bz-kube-apiserver][invariant] alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn should not be at or above pending
KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn was at or above pending for at least 28s on platformidentification.JobType{Release:"4.16", FromRelease:"", Platform:"azure", Architecture:"amd64", Network:"ovn", Topology:"ha"} (maxAllowed=0s): pending for 28s, firing for 0s:
Apr 15 19:03:16.753 - 28s   I namespace/openshift-kube-apiserver alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn alertstate/pending severity/warning ALERTS{alertname="KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn", alertstate="pending", long="3d", namespace="openshift-kube-apiserver", prometheus="openshift-monitoring/k8s", severity="warning", short="6h"}

# [bz-kube-apiserver][invariant] alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn should not be at or above pending
KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn was at or above pending for at least 58s on platformidentification.JobType{Release:"4.16", FromRelease:"", Platform:"azure", Architecture:"amd64", Network:"ovn", Topology:"ha"} (maxAllowed=0s): pending for 58s, firing for 0s:
Apr 15 16:08:05.112 - 58s   I namespace/openshift-kube-apiserver alert/KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn alertstate/pending severity/warning ALERTS{alertname="KubeAPIErrorBudgetBurn", alertstate="pending", long="3d", namespace="openshift-kube-apiserver", prometheus="openshift-monitoring/k8s", severity="warning", short="6h"}