diff --git a/pkg/api/alerting/v2alpha1/types.go b/pkg/api/alerting/v2alpha1/types.go
index fbd37ff88..5e20fa17d 100644
--- a/pkg/api/alerting/v2alpha1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/alerting/v2alpha1/types.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package v2alpha1
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"regexp"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ var (
 
 	templateTestData       = template.AlertTemplateData(map[string]string{}, map[string]string{}, 0)
 	templateTestTextPrefix = "{{$labels := .Labels}}{{$externalLabels := .ExternalLabels}}{{$value := .Value}}"
+
+	ruleNameMatcher = regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?$`)
 )
 
 type RuleLevel string
@@ -70,6 +73,10 @@ func (r *PostableAlertingRule) Validate() error {
 
 	if r.Name == "" {
 		errs = append(errs, errors.New("name can not be empty"))
+	} else {
+		if !ruleNameMatcher.MatchString(r.Name) {
+			errs = append(errs, errors.New("name is invalid which not matches ^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?$"))
+		}
 	}
 
 	if r.Query == "" {
@@ -442,3 +449,79 @@ func parseLabelFilters(req *restful.Request) (map[string]string, map[string]stri
 	}
 	return labelEqualFilters, labelContainFilters
 }
+
+const (
+	ErrBadData       ErrorType = "bad_data"
+	ErrDuplicateName ErrorType = "duplicate_name"
+	ErrNotFound      ErrorType = "not_found"
+	ErrServer        ErrorType = "server_error"
+
+	StatusSuccess Status = "success"
+	StatusError   Status = "error"
+
+	ResultCreated Result = "created"
+	ResultUpdated Result = "updated"
+	ResultDeleted Result = "deleted"
+)
+
+type Status string
+
+type ErrorType string
+
+type Result string
+
+type BulkResponse struct {
+	Errors bool                `json:"errors" description:"If true, one or more of the operations in the bulk request did not complete successfully"`
+	Items  []*BulkItemResponse `json:"items" description:"It contains the result of each operation in the bulk request"`
+}
+
+func (br *BulkResponse) Derive() *BulkResponse {
+	var (
+		items   []*BulkItemResponse
+		itemMap = make(map[string]*BulkItemResponse)
+	)
+	for i, item := range br.Items {
+		if item.Status == StatusError {
+			br.Errors = true
+		}
+		pitem, ok := itemMap[item.RuleName]
+		if !ok || (pitem.Status == StatusSuccess || item.Status == StatusError) {
+			itemMap[item.RuleName] = br.Items[i]
+		}
+	}
+	for k := range itemMap {
+		item := itemMap[k]
+		if item.Error != nil {
+			item.ErrorStr = item.Error.Error()
+		}
+		items = append(items, itemMap[k])
+	}
+	br.Items = items
+	return br
+}
+
+type BulkItemResponse struct {
+	RuleName  string    `json:"ruleName,omitempty"`
+	Status    Status    `json:"status,omitempty" description:"It may be success or error"`
+	Result    Result    `json:"result,omitempty" description:"It may be created, updated or deleted, and only for successful operations"`
+	ErrorType ErrorType `json:"errorType,omitempty" description:"It may be bad_data, duplicate_name, not_found or server_error, and only for failed operations"`
+	Error     error     `json:"-"`
+	ErrorStr  string    `json:"error,omitempty" description:"It is only returned for failed operations"`
+}
+
+func NewBulkItemSuccessResponse(ruleName string, result Result) *BulkItemResponse {
+	return &BulkItemResponse{
+		RuleName: ruleName,
+		Status:   StatusSuccess,
+		Result:   result,
+	}
+}
+
+func NewBulkItemErrorServerResponse(ruleName string, err error) *BulkItemResponse {
+	return &BulkItemResponse{
+		RuleName:  ruleName,
+		Status:    StatusError,
+		ErrorType: ErrServer,
+		Error:     err,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kapis/alerting/v2alpha1/handler.go b/pkg/kapis/alerting/v2alpha1/handler.go
index 94df298c9..ab95c1d90 100644
--- a/pkg/kapis/alerting/v2alpha1/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/kapis/alerting/v2alpha1/handler.go
@@ -283,3 +283,45 @@ func (h *handler) handleListBuiltinRuleAlerts(req *restful.Request, resp *restfu
 
 	resp.WriteEntity(alerts)
 }
+
+func (h *handler) handleCreateOrUpdateCustomAlertingRules(req *restful.Request, resp *restful.Response) {
+	namespace := req.PathParameter("namespace")
+
+	var rules []*v2alpha1.PostableAlertingRule
+	if err := req.ReadEntity(&rules); err != nil {
+		klog.Error(err)
+		ksapi.HandleBadRequest(resp, nil, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	bulkResp, err := h.operator.CreateOrUpdateCustomAlertingRules(req.Request.Context(), namespace, rules)
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Error(err)
+		switch {
+		case err == v2alpha1.ErrThanosRulerNotEnabled:
+			ksapi.HandleBadRequest(resp, nil, err)
+		default:
+			ksapi.HandleInternalError(resp, nil, err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	resp.WriteEntity(bulkResp)
+}
+
+func (h *handler) handleDeleteCustomAlertingRules(req *restful.Request, resp *restful.Response) {
+	namespace := req.PathParameter("namespace")
+	names := req.QueryParameters("name")
+
+	bulkResp, err := h.operator.DeleteCustomAlertingRules(req.Request.Context(), namespace, names)
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Error(err)
+		switch {
+		case err == v2alpha1.ErrThanosRulerNotEnabled:
+			ksapi.HandleBadRequest(resp, nil, err)
+		default:
+			ksapi.HandleInternalError(resp, nil, err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	resp.WriteEntity(bulkResp)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kapis/alerting/v2alpha1/register.go b/pkg/kapis/alerting/v2alpha1/register.go
index 95ddba912..6b2d4131a 100644
--- a/pkg/kapis/alerting/v2alpha1/register.go
+++ b/pkg/kapis/alerting/v2alpha1/register.go
@@ -102,6 +102,20 @@ func AddToContainer(container *restful.Container, informers informers.InformerFa
 		Returns(http.StatusOK, ksapi.StatusOK, nil).
 		Metadata(restfulspec.KeyOpenAPITags, []string{constants.AlertingTag}))
 
+	ws.Route(ws.DELETE("/rules").
+		To(handler.handleDeleteCustomAlertingRules).
+		Doc("delete multiple cluster-level custom alerting rules").
+		Param(ws.QueryParameter("name", "rule name").CollectionFormat(restful.CollectionFormatMulti).AllowMultiple(true)).
+		Returns(http.StatusOK, ksapi.StatusOK, alertingv2alpha1.BulkResponse{}).
+		Metadata(restfulspec.KeyOpenAPITags, []string{constants.AlertingTag}))
+
+	ws.Route(ws.POST("/bulk_rules").
+		To(handler.handleCreateOrUpdateCustomAlertingRules).
+		Doc("create or update cluster-level custom alerting rules in bulk").
+		Reads([]alertingv2alpha1.PostableAlertingRule{}).
+		Returns(http.StatusOK, ksapi.StatusOK, alertingv2alpha1.BulkResponse{}).
+		Metadata(restfulspec.KeyOpenAPITags, []string{constants.AlertingTag}))
+
 	ws.Route(ws.PUT("/rules/{rule_name}").
 		To(handler.handleUpdateCustomAlertingRule).
 		Doc("update the cluster-level custom alerting rule with the specified name").
@@ -151,6 +165,13 @@ func AddToContainer(container *restful.Container, informers informers.InformerFa
 		Returns(http.StatusOK, ksapi.StatusOK, alertingv2alpha1.AlertList{}).
 		Metadata(restfulspec.KeyOpenAPITags, []string{constants.AlertingTag}))
 
+	ws.Route(ws.DELETE("/namespaces/{namespace}/rules").
+		To(handler.handleDeleteCustomAlertingRules).
+		Doc("delete multiple custom alerting rules in the specified namespace").
+		Param(ws.QueryParameter("name", "rule name").CollectionFormat(restful.CollectionFormatMulti).AllowMultiple(true)).
+		Returns(http.StatusOK, ksapi.StatusOK, alertingv2alpha1.BulkResponse{}).
+		Metadata(restfulspec.KeyOpenAPITags, []string{constants.AlertingTag}))
+
 	ws.Route(ws.POST("/namespaces/{namespace}/rules").
 		To(handler.handleCreateCustomAlertingRule).
 		Doc("create a custom alerting rule in the specified namespace").
@@ -158,6 +179,13 @@ func AddToContainer(container *restful.Container, informers informers.InformerFa
 		Returns(http.StatusOK, ksapi.StatusOK, "").
 		Metadata(restfulspec.KeyOpenAPITags, []string{constants.AlertingTag}))
 
+	ws.Route(ws.POST("/namespaces/{namespace}/bulk_rules").
+		To(handler.handleCreateOrUpdateCustomAlertingRules).
+		Doc("create or update custom alerting rules in bulk in the specified namespace").
+		Reads([]alertingv2alpha1.PostableAlertingRule{}).
+		Returns(http.StatusOK, ksapi.StatusOK, alertingv2alpha1.BulkResponse{}).
+		Metadata(restfulspec.KeyOpenAPITags, []string{constants.AlertingTag}))
+
 	ws.Route(ws.PUT("/namespaces/{namespace}/rules/{rule_name}").
 		To(handler.handleUpdateCustomAlertingRule).
 		Doc("update the custom alerting rule with the specified name in the specified namespace").
diff --git a/pkg/models/alerting/alerting.go b/pkg/models/alerting/alerting.go
index 949cc24c0..c8b21a145 100644
--- a/pkg/models/alerting/alerting.go
+++ b/pkg/models/alerting/alerting.go
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ const (
 	customRuleResourceLabelKeyLevel = "custom-alerting-rule-level"
 )
 
-var (
-	maxSecretSize        = corev1.MaxSecretSize
-	maxConfigMapDataSize = int(float64(maxSecretSize) * 0.45)
-)
-
 // Operator contains all operations to alerting rules. The operations may involve manipulations of prometheusrule
 // custom resources where the rules are persisted, and querying the rules state from prometheus endpoint and
 // thanos ruler endpoint.
@@ -57,6 +52,11 @@ type Operator interface {
 	// DeleteCustomAlertingRule deletes the custom alerting rule with the given name.
 	DeleteCustomAlertingRule(ctx context.Context, namespace, ruleName string) error
 
+	// CreateOrUpdateCustomAlertingRules creates or updates custom alerting rules in bulk.
+	CreateOrUpdateCustomAlertingRules(ctx context.Context, namespace string, rs []*v2alpha1.PostableAlertingRule) (*v2alpha1.BulkResponse, error)
+	// DeleteCustomAlertingRules deletes a batch of custom alerting rules.
+	DeleteCustomAlertingRules(ctx context.Context, namespace string, ruleNames []string) (*v2alpha1.BulkResponse, error)
+
 	// ListBuiltinAlertingRules lists the builtin(non-custom) alerting rules
 	ListBuiltinAlertingRules(ctx context.Context,
 		queryParams *v2alpha1.AlertingRuleQueryParams) (*v2alpha1.GettableAlertingRuleList, error)
@@ -241,40 +241,6 @@ func (o *operator) ListBuiltinRuleAlerts(ctx context.Context, ruleId string) (*v
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (o *operator) ListClusterAlertingRules(ctx context.Context, customFlag string,
-	queryParams *v2alpha1.AlertingRuleQueryParams) (*v2alpha1.GettableAlertingRuleList, error) {
-
-	namespace := rulerNamespace
-	ruleNamespace, err := o.namespaceInformer.Lister().Get(namespace)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	alertingRules, err := o.listCustomAlertingRules(ctx, ruleNamespace, v2alpha1.RuleLevelCluster)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return pageAlertingRules(alertingRules, queryParams), nil
-}
-
-func (o *operator) ListClusterRulesAlerts(ctx context.Context,
-	queryParams *v2alpha1.AlertQueryParams) (*v2alpha1.AlertList, error) {
-
-	namespace := rulerNamespace
-	ruleNamespace, err := o.namespaceInformer.Lister().Get(namespace)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	alertingRules, err := o.listCustomAlertingRules(ctx, ruleNamespace, v2alpha1.RuleLevelCluster)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return pageAlerts(alertingRules, queryParams), nil
-}
-
 func (o *operator) listCustomAlertingRules(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
 	level v2alpha1.RuleLevel) ([]*v2alpha1.GettableAlertingRule, error) {
 
@@ -292,6 +258,10 @@ func (o *operator) listCustomAlertingRules(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *c
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if len(resourceRulesMap) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
 	ruleGroups, err := o.ruleClient.ThanosRules(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -473,8 +443,20 @@ func (o *operator) CreateCustomAlertingRule(ctx context.Context, namespace strin
 
 	setRuleUpdateTime(rule, time.Now())
 
-	return ruler.AddAlertingRule(ctx, ruleNamespace, extraRuleResourceSelector,
-		ruleResourceLabels, &rules.ResourceRuleItem{Rule: parseToPrometheusRule(rule)})
+	respItems, err := ruler.AddAlertingRules(ctx, ruleNamespace, extraRuleResourceSelector,
+		ruleResourceLabels, &rules.RuleWithGroup{Rule: *parseToPrometheusRule(rule)})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, item := range respItems {
+		if item.Status == v2alpha1.StatusError {
+			if item.ErrorType == v2alpha1.ErrNotFound {
+				return v2alpha1.ErrAlertingRuleNotFound
+			}
+			return item.Error
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (o *operator) UpdateCustomAlertingRule(ctx context.Context, namespace, name string,
@@ -526,8 +508,21 @@ func (o *operator) UpdateCustomAlertingRule(ctx context.Context, namespace, name
 
 	setRuleUpdateTime(rule, time.Now())
 
-	return ruler.UpdateAlertingRule(ctx, ruleNamespace, extraRuleResourceSelector, ruleResourceLabels,
-		&rules.ResourceRuleItem{Group: resourceRule.Group, Rule: parseToPrometheusRule(rule)})
+	respItems, err := ruler.UpdateAlertingRules(ctx, ruleNamespace, extraRuleResourceSelector, ruleResourceLabels,
+		&rules.ResourceRuleItem{ResourceName: resourceRule.ResourceName,
+			RuleWithGroup: rules.RuleWithGroup{Group: resourceRule.Group, Rule: *parseToPrometheusRule(rule)}})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, item := range respItems {
+		if item.Status == v2alpha1.StatusError {
+			if item.ErrorType == v2alpha1.ErrNotFound {
+				return v2alpha1.ErrAlertingRuleNotFound
+			}
+			return item.Error
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (o *operator) DeleteCustomAlertingRule(ctx context.Context, namespace, name string) error {
@@ -555,16 +550,249 @@ func (o *operator) DeleteCustomAlertingRule(ctx context.Context, namespace, name
 	}
 
 	extraRuleResourceSelector := labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set{customRuleResourceLabelKeyLevel: string(level)})
-	resourceRule, err := o.resourceRuleCache.GetRule(ruler, ruleNamespace, extraRuleResourceSelector, name)
+	resourceRules, err := o.resourceRuleCache.GetRuleByIdOrName(ruler, ruleNamespace, extraRuleResourceSelector, name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if resourceRule == nil {
+	if len(resourceRules) == 0 {
 		return v2alpha1.ErrAlertingRuleNotFound
 	}
 
-	return ruler.DeleteAlertingRule(ctx, ruleNamespace, extraRuleResourceSelector,
-		&rules.ResourceRuleItem{Group: resourceRule.Group, Rule: resourceRule.Rule})
+	respItems, err := ruler.DeleteAlertingRules(ctx, ruleNamespace, resourceRules...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, item := range respItems {
+		if item.Status == v2alpha1.StatusError {
+			if item.ErrorType == v2alpha1.ErrNotFound {
+				return v2alpha1.ErrAlertingRuleNotFound
+			}
+			return item.Error
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (o *operator) CreateOrUpdateCustomAlertingRules(ctx context.Context, namespace string,
+	rs []*v2alpha1.PostableAlertingRule) (*v2alpha1.BulkResponse, error) {
+
+	if l := len(rs); l == 0 {
+		return &v2alpha1.BulkResponse{}, nil
+	}
+
+	ruler, err := o.getThanosRuler()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if ruler == nil {
+		return nil, v2alpha1.ErrThanosRulerNotEnabled
+	}
+
+	var (
+		level              v2alpha1.RuleLevel
+		ruleResourceLabels = make(map[string]string)
+	)
+	for k, v := range o.thanosRuleResourceLabels {
+		ruleResourceLabels[k] = v
+	}
+	if namespace == "" {
+		namespace = rulerNamespace
+		level = v2alpha1.RuleLevelCluster
+	} else {
+		level = v2alpha1.RuleLevelNamespace
+	}
+	ruleResourceLabels[customRuleResourceLabelKeyLevel] = string(level)
+	ruleNamespace, err := o.namespaceInformer.Lister().Get(namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	extraRuleResourceSelector := labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set{customRuleResourceLabelKeyLevel: string(level)})
+
+	resourceRulesMap, err := o.resourceRuleCache.ListRules(ruler, ruleNamespace, extraRuleResourceSelector)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	exists := make(map[string][]*rules.ResourceRuleItem)
+	for _, c := range resourceRulesMap {
+		for n, items := range c.NameRules {
+			exists[n] = append(exists[n], items...)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// check the rules
+	var (
+		br       = &v2alpha1.BulkResponse{}
+		nameSet  = make(map[string]struct{})
+		invalids = make(map[string]struct{})
+	)
+	for i := range rs {
+		var (
+			r    = rs[i]
+			name = r.Name
+		)
+
+		if _, ok := nameSet[name]; ok {
+			br.Items = append(br.Items, &v2alpha1.BulkItemResponse{
+				RuleName:  name,
+				Status:    v2alpha1.StatusError,
+				ErrorType: v2alpha1.ErrDuplicateName,
+				Error:     errors.Errorf("There is more than one rule named %s in the bulk request", name),
+			})
+			invalids[name] = struct{}{}
+			continue
+		} else {
+			nameSet[name] = struct{}{}
+		}
+		if err := r.Validate(); err != nil {
+			br.Items = append(br.Items, &v2alpha1.BulkItemResponse{
+				RuleName:  name,
+				Status:    v2alpha1.StatusError,
+				ErrorType: v2alpha1.ErrBadData,
+				Error:     err,
+			})
+			invalids[name] = struct{}{}
+			continue
+		}
+		if level == v2alpha1.RuleLevelNamespace {
+			expr, err := rules.InjectExprNamespaceLabel(r.Query, namespace)
+			if err != nil {
+				br.Items = append(br.Items, v2alpha1.NewBulkItemErrorServerResponse(name, err))
+				invalids[name] = struct{}{}
+				continue
+			}
+			r.Query = expr
+		}
+	}
+	if len(nameSet) == len(invalids) {
+		return br.Derive(), nil
+	}
+
+	// Confirm whether the rules are added or updated
+	var (
+		addRules []*rules.RuleWithGroup
+		updRules []*rules.ResourceRuleItem
+		delRules []*rules.ResourceRuleItem // duplicate rules that need to deleted in other resources
+
+		updateTime = time.Now()
+	)
+	for i := range rs {
+		r := rs[i]
+		if _, ok := invalids[r.Name]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		setRuleUpdateTime(r, updateTime)
+		if items, ok := exists[r.Name]; ok && len(items) > 0 {
+			item := items[0]
+			updRules = append(updRules, &rules.ResourceRuleItem{
+				ResourceName:  item.ResourceName,
+				RuleWithGroup: rules.RuleWithGroup{Group: item.Group, Rule: *parseToPrometheusRule(r)}})
+			if len(items) > 1 {
+				for j := 1; j < len(items); j++ {
+					if items[j].ResourceName != item.ResourceName {
+						delRules = append(delRules, items[j])
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			addRules = append(addRules, &rules.RuleWithGroup{Rule: *parseToPrometheusRule(r)})
+		}
+	}
+
+	// do the actions
+	if len(addRules) > 0 {
+		resps, err := ruler.AddAlertingRules(ctx, ruleNamespace, extraRuleResourceSelector, ruleResourceLabels, addRules...)
+		if err == nil {
+			br.Items = append(br.Items, resps...)
+		} else {
+			for _, rule := range addRules {
+				br.Items = append(br.Items, v2alpha1.NewBulkItemErrorServerResponse(rule.Alert, err))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if len(updRules) > 0 {
+		resps, err := ruler.UpdateAlertingRules(ctx, ruleNamespace, extraRuleResourceSelector, ruleResourceLabels, updRules...)
+		if err == nil {
+			br.Items = append(br.Items, resps...)
+		} else {
+			for _, rule := range updRules {
+				br.Items = append(br.Items, v2alpha1.NewBulkItemErrorServerResponse(rule.Alert, err))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if len(delRules) > 0 {
+		_, err := ruler.DeleteAlertingRules(ctx, ruleNamespace, delRules...)
+		if err != nil {
+			for _, rule := range delRules {
+				br.Items = append(br.Items, v2alpha1.NewBulkItemErrorServerResponse(rule.Alert, err))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return br.Derive(), nil
+}
+
+func (o *operator) DeleteCustomAlertingRules(ctx context.Context, namespace string,
+	names []string) (*v2alpha1.BulkResponse, error) {
+
+	if l := len(names); l == 0 {
+		return &v2alpha1.BulkResponse{}, nil
+	}
+
+	ruler, err := o.getThanosRuler()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if ruler == nil {
+		return nil, v2alpha1.ErrThanosRulerNotEnabled
+	}
+
+	var (
+		level v2alpha1.RuleLevel
+	)
+	if namespace == "" {
+		namespace = rulerNamespace
+		level = v2alpha1.RuleLevelCluster
+	} else {
+		level = v2alpha1.RuleLevelNamespace
+	}
+	ruleNamespace, err := o.namespaceInformer.Lister().Get(namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	extraRuleResourceSelector := labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set{customRuleResourceLabelKeyLevel: string(level)})
+	resourceRulesMap, err := o.resourceRuleCache.ListRules(ruler, ruleNamespace, extraRuleResourceSelector)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	exists := make(map[string][]*rules.ResourceRuleItem)
+	for _, c := range resourceRulesMap {
+		for n, items := range c.NameRules {
+			exists[n] = append(exists[n], items...)
+		}
+	}
+
+	br := &v2alpha1.BulkResponse{}
+	var ruleItems []*rules.ResourceRuleItem
+	for _, n := range names {
+		if items, ok := exists[n]; ok {
+			ruleItems = append(ruleItems, items...)
+		} else {
+			br.Items = append(br.Items, &v2alpha1.BulkItemResponse{
+				RuleName:  n,
+				Status:    v2alpha1.StatusError,
+				ErrorType: v2alpha1.ErrNotFound,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	respItems, err := ruler.DeleteAlertingRules(ctx, ruleNamespace, ruleItems...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	br.Items = append(br.Items, respItems...)
+
+	return br.Derive(), nil
 }
 
 // getPrometheusRuler gets the cluster-in prometheus
@@ -604,6 +832,9 @@ func (o *operator) getThanosRuler() (rules.Ruler, error) {
 }
 
 func parseToPrometheusRule(rule *v2alpha1.PostableAlertingRule) *promresourcesv1.Rule {
+	if _, ok := rule.Labels[rules.LabelKeyAlertType]; !ok {
+		rule.Labels[rules.LabelKeyAlertType] = rules.LabelValueAlertType
+	}
 	return &promresourcesv1.Rule{
 		Alert:       rule.Name,
 		Expr:        intstr.FromString(rule.Query),
diff --git a/pkg/models/alerting/rules/cache.go b/pkg/models/alerting/rules/cache.go
index ed94a5217..5284e4d07 100644
--- a/pkg/models/alerting/rules/cache.go
+++ b/pkg/models/alerting/rules/cache.go
@@ -107,6 +107,24 @@ func (c *RuleCache) getResourceRuleCaches(ruler Ruler, ruleNamespace *corev1.Nam
 func (c *RuleCache) GetRule(ruler Ruler, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
 	extraRuleResourceSelector labels.Selector, idOrName string) (*ResourceRuleItem, error) {
 
+	rules, err := c.GetRuleByIdOrName(ruler, ruleNamespace, extraRuleResourceSelector, idOrName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if l := len(rules); l == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	} else if l > 1 {
+		// guarantees the stability of the get operations.
+		sort.Slice(rules, func(i, j int) bool {
+			return v2alpha1.AlertingRuleIdCompare(rules[i].Id, rules[j].Id)
+		})
+	}
+	return rules[0], nil
+}
+
+func (c *RuleCache) GetRuleByIdOrName(ruler Ruler, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
+	extraRuleResourceSelector labels.Selector, idOrName string) ([]*ResourceRuleItem, error) {
+
 	caches, err := c.getResourceRuleCaches(ruler, ruleNamespace, extraRuleResourceSelector)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -121,9 +139,11 @@ func (c *RuleCache) GetRule(ruler Ruler, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
 		for rn, rc := range caches {
 			if rule, ok := rc.IdRules[idOrName]; ok {
 				rules = append(rules, &ResourceRuleItem{
-					Group:        rule.Group,
-					Id:           rule.Id,
-					Rule:         rule.Rule.DeepCopy(),
+					RuleWithGroup: RuleWithGroup{
+						Group: rule.Group,
+						Id:    rule.Id,
+						Rule:  *rule.Rule.DeepCopy(),
+					},
 					ResourceName: rn,
 				})
 			}
@@ -133,9 +153,11 @@ func (c *RuleCache) GetRule(ruler Ruler, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
 			if nrules, ok := rc.NameRules[idOrName]; ok {
 				for _, nrule := range nrules {
 					rules = append(rules, &ResourceRuleItem{
-						Group:        nrule.Group,
-						Id:           nrule.Id,
-						Rule:         nrule.Rule.DeepCopy(),
+						RuleWithGroup: RuleWithGroup{
+							Group: nrule.Group,
+							Id:    nrule.Id,
+							Rule:  *nrule.Rule.DeepCopy(),
+						},
 						ResourceName: rn,
 					})
 				}
@@ -145,15 +167,7 @@ func (c *RuleCache) GetRule(ruler Ruler, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
 		return nil, errors.New("unsupported ruler type")
 	}
 
-	if l := len(rules); l == 0 {
-		return nil, nil
-	} else if l > 1 {
-		// guarantees the stability of the get operations.
-		sort.Slice(rules, func(i, j int) bool {
-			return v2alpha1.AlertingRuleIdCompare(rules[i].Id, rules[j].Id)
-		})
-	}
-	return rules[0], nil
+	return rules, err
 }
 
 func (c *RuleCache) ListRules(ruler Ruler, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
@@ -178,9 +192,11 @@ func (c *RuleCache) ListRules(ruler Ruler, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
 			for _, rule := range rules {
 				rrs.GroupSet[rule.Group] = struct{}{}
 				rr := &ResourceRuleItem{
-					Group:        rule.Group,
-					Id:           rule.Id,
-					Rule:         rule.Rule.DeepCopy(),
+					RuleWithGroup: RuleWithGroup{
+						Group: rule.Group,
+						Id:    rule.Id,
+						Rule:  *rule.Rule.DeepCopy(),
+					},
 					ResourceName: rn,
 				}
 				rrs.IdRules[rr.Id] = rr
diff --git a/pkg/models/alerting/rules/rule.go b/pkg/models/alerting/rules/rule.go
index 6524187e8..2faade7fe 100644
--- a/pkg/models/alerting/rules/rule.go
+++ b/pkg/models/alerting/rules/rule.go
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ type ResourceRuleCollection struct {
 
 type ResourceRuleItem struct {
 	ResourceName string
-	Group        string
-	Id           string
-	Rule         *promresourcesv1.Rule
+	RuleWithGroup
 }
 
 type ResourceRule struct {
@@ -29,3 +27,9 @@ type ResourceRuleChunk struct {
 	Custom           bool
 	ResourceRulesMap map[string]*ResourceRuleCollection
 }
+
+type RuleWithGroup struct {
+	Group string
+	Id    string
+	promresourcesv1.Rule
+}
diff --git a/pkg/models/alerting/rules/ruler.go b/pkg/models/alerting/rules/ruler.go
index ed954266d..bbbf7740c 100644
--- a/pkg/models/alerting/rules/ruler.go
+++ b/pkg/models/alerting/rules/ruler.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ var (
 	maxConfigMapDataSize = int(float64(maxSecretSize) * 0.45)
 
 	errOutOfConfigMapSize = errors.New("out of config map size")
+
+	ruleResourceLocker locker.Locker
 )
 
 type Ruler interface {
@@ -44,35 +46,44 @@ type Ruler interface {
 
 	ListRuleResources(ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace, extraRuleResourceSelector labels.Selector) (
 		[]*promresourcesv1.PrometheusRule, error)
-	AddAlertingRule(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace, extraRuleResourceSelector labels.Selector,
-		ruleResourceLabels map[string]string, ruleItem *ResourceRuleItem) error
-	UpdateAlertingRule(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace, extraRuleResourceSelector labels.Selector,
-		ruleResourceLabels map[string]string, ruleItem *ResourceRuleItem) error
-	DeleteAlertingRule(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace, extraRuleResourceSelector labels.Selector,
-		ruleItem *ResourceRuleItem) error
+	AddAlertingRules(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace, extraRuleResourceSelector labels.Selector,
+		ruleResourceLabels map[string]string, rules ...*RuleWithGroup) ([]*v2alpha1.BulkItemResponse, error)
+	UpdateAlertingRules(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace, extraRuleResourceSelector labels.Selector,
+		ruleResourceLabels map[string]string, ruleItems ...*ResourceRuleItem) ([]*v2alpha1.BulkItemResponse, error)
+	DeleteAlertingRules(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
+		ruleItems ...*ResourceRuleItem) ([]*v2alpha1.BulkItemResponse, error)
 }
 
 type ruleResource promresourcesv1.PrometheusRule
 
-// deleteAlertingRule deletes the rule.
-// If the rule is deleted, return true to indicate the resource should be updated.
-func (r *ruleResource) deleteAlertingRule(ruleItem *ResourceRuleItem) (bool, error) {
+// deleteAlertingRules deletes the rules.
+// If there are rules to be deleted, return true to indicate the resource should be updated.
+func (r *ruleResource) deleteAlertingRules(rules ...*RuleWithGroup) (bool, error) {
 	var (
-		nGroups []promresourcesv1.RuleGroup
-		ok      bool
+		gs     []promresourcesv1.RuleGroup
+		dels   = make(map[string]struct{})
+		commit bool
 	)
 
+	for _, rule := range rules {
+		if rule != nil {
+			dels[rule.Alert] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+
 	for _, g := range r.Spec.Groups {
 		var rules []promresourcesv1.Rule
 		for _, gr := range g.Rules {
-			if gr.Alert != "" && gr.Alert == ruleItem.Rule.Alert {
-				ok = true
-				continue
+			if gr.Alert != "" {
+				if _, ok := dels[gr.Alert]; ok {
+					commit = true
+					continue
+				}
 			}
 			rules = append(rules, gr)
 		}
 		if len(rules) > 0 {
-			nGroups = append(nGroups, promresourcesv1.RuleGroup{
+			gs = append(gs, promresourcesv1.RuleGroup{
 				Name:                    g.Name,
 				Interval:                g.Interval,
 				PartialResponseStrategy: g.PartialResponseStrategy,
@@ -81,131 +92,149 @@ func (r *ruleResource) deleteAlertingRule(ruleItem *ResourceRuleItem) (bool, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ok {
-		r.Spec.Groups = nGroups
+	if commit {
+		r.Spec.Groups = gs
 	}
-	return ok, nil
+	return commit, nil
 }
 
-// updateAlertingRule updates the rule with the given group.
-// If the rule is updated, return true to indicate the resource should be updated.
-func (r *ruleResource) updateAlertingRule(ruleItem *ResourceRuleItem) (bool, error) {
+// updateAlertingRule updates the rules.
+// If there are rules to be updated, return true to indicate the resource should be updated.
+func (r *ruleResource) updateAlertingRules(rules ...*RuleWithGroup) (bool, error) {
 	var (
-		ok       bool
-		pr       = (promresourcesv1.PrometheusRule)(*r)
-		npr      = pr.DeepCopy()
-		groupMap = make(map[string]*promresourcesv1.RuleGroup)
+		commit  bool
+		spec    = r.Spec.DeepCopy()
+		ruleMap = make(map[string]*RuleWithGroup)
 	)
 
-	for _, g := range npr.Spec.Groups {
-		var rules []promresourcesv1.Rule
-		for i, gr := range g.Rules {
-			if gr.Alert != "" && gr.Alert == ruleItem.Rule.Alert {
-				ok = true
+	if spec == nil {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	for i, rule := range rules {
+		if rule != nil {
+			ruleMap[rule.Alert] = rules[i]
+		}
+	}
+
+	for i, g := range spec.Groups {
+		for j, r := range g.Rules {
+			if r.Alert == "" {
 				continue
 			}
-			rules = append(rules, g.Rules[i])
-		}
-		if len(rules) > 0 {
-			groupMap[g.Name] = &promresourcesv1.RuleGroup{
-				Name:                    g.Name,
-				Interval:                g.Interval,
-				PartialResponseStrategy: g.PartialResponseStrategy,
-				Rules:                   rules,
+			if b, ok := ruleMap[r.Alert]; ok {
+				if b == nil {
+					spec.Groups[i].Rules = append(g.Rules[:j], g.Rules[j+1:]...)
+				} else {
+					spec.Groups[i].Rules[j] = b.Rule
+					ruleMap[r.Alert] = nil // clear to mark it updated
+				}
+				commit = true
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ok {
-		if g, exist := groupMap[ruleItem.Group]; exist {
-			g.Rules = append(g.Rules, *ruleItem.Rule)
-		} else {
-			groupMap[ruleItem.Group] = &promresourcesv1.RuleGroup{
-				Name:  ruleItem.Group,
-				Rules: []promresourcesv1.Rule{*ruleItem.Rule},
-			}
-		}
-
-		var groups []promresourcesv1.RuleGroup
-		for _, g := range groupMap {
-			groups = append(groups, *g)
-		}
-
-		npr.Spec.Groups = groups
-		content, err := yaml.Marshal(npr.Spec)
+	if commit {
+		content, err := yaml.Marshal(spec)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to unmarshal content")
 		}
-
-		if len(string(content)) < maxConfigMapDataSize { // check size limit
-			r.Spec.Groups = groups
-			return true, nil
+		if len(string(content)) > maxConfigMapDataSize { // check size limit
+			return false, errOutOfConfigMapSize
 		}
-		return false, errOutOfConfigMapSize
+		r.Spec = *spec
 	}
-	return false, nil
+	return commit, nil
 }
 
-func (r *ruleResource) addAlertingRule(ruleItem *ResourceRuleItem) (bool, error) {
+func (r *ruleResource) addAlertingRules(rules ...*RuleWithGroup) (bool, error) {
 	var (
-		err error
-		pr  = (promresourcesv1.PrometheusRule)(*r)
-		npr = pr.DeepCopy()
-		ok  bool
+		commit   bool
+		spec     = r.Spec.DeepCopy()
+		groupMax = -1
+		cursor   int
+
+		rulesNoGroup   []promresourcesv1.Rule
+		rulesWithGroup = make(map[string][]promresourcesv1.Rule)
 	)
 
-	if strings.TrimSpace(ruleItem.Group) == "" {
-		var tg string
-		var suffix = -1
-		for i := 0; i < len(npr.Spec.Groups); i++ {
-			g := npr.Spec.Groups[i]
-			if strings.HasPrefix(g.Name, customRuleGroupDefaultPrefix) {
-				suf, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimPrefix(g.Name, customRuleGroupDefaultPrefix))
-				if err != nil {
-					continue
-				}
-				if suf > suffix {
-					suffix = suf
-				}
-				if suffix >= 0 && len(g.Rules) < customRuleGroupSize {
-					tg = g.Name
-					break
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		if tg == "" {
-			ruleItem.Group = fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", customRuleGroupDefaultPrefix, suffix+1)
+	for i, rule := range rules {
+		if len(strings.TrimSpace(rule.Group)) == 0 {
+			rulesNoGroup = append(rulesNoGroup, rules[i].Rule)
 		} else {
-			ruleItem.Group = tg
+			rulesWithGroup[rule.Group] = append(rulesWithGroup[rule.Group], rules[i].Rule)
 		}
-
 	}
 
-	for i := 0; i < len(npr.Spec.Groups); i++ {
-		if npr.Spec.Groups[i].Name == ruleItem.Group {
-			npr.Spec.Groups[i].Rules = append(npr.Spec.Groups[i].Rules, *ruleItem.Rule)
-			ok = true
+	if spec == nil {
+		spec = new(promresourcesv1.PrometheusRuleSpec)
+	}
+
+	for i, g := range spec.Groups {
+		var (
+			gName         = g.Name
+			doneNoGroup   = cursor >= len(rulesNoGroup)
+			doneWithGroup = len(rulesWithGroup) == 0
+		)
+
+		if doneNoGroup && doneWithGroup {
 			break
 		}
-	}
-	if !ok { // add a group when there is no group with the specified group name
-		npr.Spec.Groups = append(npr.Spec.Groups, promresourcesv1.RuleGroup{
-			Name:  ruleItem.Group,
-			Rules: []promresourcesv1.Rule{*ruleItem.Rule},
-		})
+
+		if !doneWithGroup {
+			if _, ok := rulesWithGroup[gName]; ok {
+				spec.Groups[i].Rules = append(spec.Groups[i].Rules, rulesWithGroup[gName]...)
+				delete(rulesWithGroup, gName)
+				commit = true
+			}
+		}
+
+		g = spec.Groups[i]
+		if !doneNoGroup && strings.HasPrefix(gName, customRuleGroupDefaultPrefix) {
+			suf, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimPrefix(gName, customRuleGroupDefaultPrefix))
+			if err != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			if suf > groupMax {
+				groupMax = suf
+			}
+
+			if size := len(g.Rules); size < customRuleGroupSize {
+				num := customRuleGroupSize - size
+				var limit int
+				if limit = cursor + num; limit > len(rulesNoGroup) {
+					limit = len(rulesNoGroup)
+				}
+				spec.Groups[i].Rules = append(spec.Groups[i].Rules, rulesNoGroup[cursor:limit]...)
+				cursor = limit
+				commit = true
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
-	content, err := yaml.Marshal(npr.Spec)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to unmarshal content")
+	for groupMax++; cursor < len(rules); groupMax++ {
+		g := promresourcesv1.RuleGroup{Name: fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", customRuleGroupDefaultPrefix, groupMax)}
+		var limit int
+		if limit = cursor + customRuleGroupSize; limit > len(rulesNoGroup) {
+			limit = len(rulesNoGroup)
+		}
+		g.Rules = append(g.Rules, rulesNoGroup[cursor:limit]...)
+		spec.Groups = append(spec.Groups, g)
+		cursor = limit
+		commit = true
 	}
 
-	if len(string(content)) < maxConfigMapDataSize { // check size limit
-		r.Spec.Groups = npr.Spec.Groups
-		return true, nil
-	} else {
-		return false, errOutOfConfigMapSize
+	if commit {
+		content, err := yaml.Marshal(spec)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to unmarshal content")
+		}
+		if len(string(content)) > maxConfigMapDataSize { // check size limit
+			return false, errOutOfConfigMapSize
+		}
+		r.Spec = *spec
 	}
+	return commit, nil
 }
 
 func (r *ruleResource) commit(ctx context.Context, prometheusResourceClient promresourcesclient.Interface) error {
@@ -213,11 +242,11 @@ func (r *ruleResource) commit(ctx context.Context, prometheusResourceClient prom
 	if len(pr.Spec.Groups) == 0 {
 		return prometheusResourceClient.MonitoringV1().PrometheusRules(r.Namespace).Delete(ctx, r.Name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 	}
-	newPr, err := prometheusResourceClient.MonitoringV1().PrometheusRules(r.Namespace).Update(ctx, &pr, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+	npr, err := prometheusResourceClient.MonitoringV1().PrometheusRules(r.Namespace).Update(ctx, &pr, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	newPr.DeepCopyInto(&pr)
+	npr.DeepCopyInto(&pr)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -281,27 +310,27 @@ func (r *PrometheusRuler) ListRuleResources(ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace, ext
 	return r.informer.Lister().PrometheusRules(ruleNamespace.Name).List(rSelector)
 }
 
-func (r *PrometheusRuler) AddAlertingRule(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
-	extraRuleResourceSelector labels.Selector,
-	ruleResourceLabels map[string]string, ruleItem *ResourceRuleItem) error {
-	return errors.New("not supported to add rules for prometheus")
+func (r *PrometheusRuler) AddAlertingRules(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
+	extraRuleResourceSelector labels.Selector, ruleResourceLabels map[string]string,
+	rules ...*RuleWithGroup) ([]*v2alpha1.BulkItemResponse, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("not supported to add rules for prometheus")
 }
 
-func (r *PrometheusRuler) UpdateAlertingRule(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
-	extraRuleResourceSelector labels.Selector, ruleResourceLabels map[string]string, ruleItem *ResourceRuleItem) error {
-	return errors.New("not supported to update rules for prometheus")
+func (r *PrometheusRuler) UpdateAlertingRules(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
+	extraRuleResourceSelector labels.Selector, ruleResourceLabels map[string]string,
+	ruleItems ...*ResourceRuleItem) ([]*v2alpha1.BulkItemResponse, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("not supported to update rules for prometheus")
 }
 
-func (r *PrometheusRuler) DeleteAlertingRule(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
-	extraRuleResourceSelector labels.Selector, ruleItem *ResourceRuleItem) error {
-	return errors.New("not supported to update rules for prometheus")
+func (r *PrometheusRuler) DeleteAlertingRules(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
+	ruleItems ...*ResourceRuleItem) ([]*v2alpha1.BulkItemResponse, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("not supported to delete rules for prometheus")
 }
 
 type ThanosRuler struct {
 	resource *promresourcesv1.ThanosRuler
 	informer prominformersv1.PrometheusRuleInformer
 	client   promresourcesclient.Interface
-	locker   locker.Locker
 }
 
 func NewThanosRuler(resource *promresourcesv1.ThanosRuler, informer prominformersv1.PrometheusRuleInformer,
@@ -366,96 +395,62 @@ func (r *ThanosRuler) ListRuleResources(ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace, extraRu
 	return r.informer.Lister().PrometheusRules(ruleNamespace.Name).List(rSelector)
 }
 
-func (r *ThanosRuler) AddAlertingRule(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
-	extraRuleResourceSelector labels.Selector,
-	ruleResourceLabels map[string]string, ruleItem *ResourceRuleItem) error {
+func (r *ThanosRuler) AddAlertingRules(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
+	extraRuleResourceSelector labels.Selector, ruleResourceLabels map[string]string,
+	rules ...*RuleWithGroup) ([]*v2alpha1.BulkItemResponse, error) {
+
+	return r.addAlertingRules(ctx, ruleNamespace, extraRuleResourceSelector, nil, ruleResourceLabels, rules...)
+}
+
+func (r *ThanosRuler) addAlertingRules(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
+	extraRuleResourceSelector labels.Selector, excludePrometheusRules map[string]struct{},
+	ruleResourceLabels map[string]string, rules ...*RuleWithGroup) ([]*v2alpha1.BulkItemResponse, error) {
 
 	prometheusRules, err := r.ListRuleResources(ruleNamespace, extraRuleResourceSelector)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	return r.addAlertingRule(ctx, ruleNamespace, prometheusRules, nil, ruleResourceLabels, ruleItem)
-}
-
-func (r *ThanosRuler) addAlertingRule(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
-	prometheusRules []*promresourcesv1.PrometheusRule, excludePrometheusRules map[string]*promresourcesv1.PrometheusRule,
-	ruleResourceLabels map[string]string, ruleItem *ResourceRuleItem) error {
-
+	// sort by the left space to speed up the hit rate
 	sort.Slice(prometheusRules, func(i, j int) bool {
 		return len(fmt.Sprint(prometheusRules[i])) <= len(fmt.Sprint(prometheusRules[j]))
 	})
 
-	for _, prometheusRule := range prometheusRules {
-		if len(excludePrometheusRules) > 0 {
-			if _, ok := excludePrometheusRules[prometheusRule.Name]; ok {
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-		if err := r.doRuleResourceOperation(ctx, prometheusRule, func(pr *promresourcesv1.PrometheusRule) error {
-			resource := ruleResource(*pr)
-			if ok, err := resource.addAlertingRule(ruleItem); err != nil {
-				return err
-			} else if ok {
-				if err = resource.commit(ctx, r.client); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-			}
-			return nil
-		}); err != nil {
-			if err == errOutOfConfigMapSize {
-				break
-			} else if resourceNotFound(err) {
-				continue
-			}
-			return err
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-	// create a new rule resource and add rule into it when all existing rule resources are full.
-	group := ruleItem.Group
-	if group == "" {
-		group = fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", customRuleGroupDefaultPrefix, 0)
-	}
-	newPromRule := promresourcesv1.PrometheusRule{
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Namespace:    ruleNamespace.Name,
-			GenerateName: customAlertingRuleResourcePrefix,
-			Labels:       ruleResourceLabels,
-		},
-		Spec: promresourcesv1.PrometheusRuleSpec{
-			Groups: []promresourcesv1.RuleGroup{{
-				Name:  group,
-				Rules: []promresourcesv1.Rule{*ruleItem.Rule},
-			}},
-		},
-	}
-	if _, err := r.client.MonitoringV1().
-		PrometheusRules(ruleNamespace.Name).Create(ctx, &newPromRule, metav1.CreateOptions{}); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error creating a prometheusrule resource %s/%s",
-			newPromRule.Namespace, newPromRule.Name)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (r *ThanosRuler) UpdateAlertingRule(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
-	extraRuleResourceSelector labels.Selector, ruleResourceLabels map[string]string, ruleItem *ResourceRuleItem) error {
-
-	prometheusRules, err := r.ListRuleResources(ruleNamespace, extraRuleResourceSelector)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	var (
-		found        bool
-		success      bool
-		prsToDelRule = make(map[string]*promresourcesv1.PrometheusRule)
+		respItems = make([]*v2alpha1.BulkItemResponse, 0, len(rules))
+		cursor    int
 	)
-	for i, prometheusRule := range prometheusRules {
-		if success { // If the update has been successful, delete the possible same rule in other resources
-			if err := r.doRuleResourceOperation(ctx, prometheusRule, func(pr *promresourcesv1.PrometheusRule) error {
+
+	resp := func(rule *RuleWithGroup, err error) *v2alpha1.BulkItemResponse {
+		if err != nil {
+			return v2alpha1.NewBulkItemErrorServerResponse(rule.Alert, err)
+		}
+		return v2alpha1.NewBulkItemSuccessResponse(rule.Alert, v2alpha1.ResultCreated)
+	}
+
+	for _, pr := range prometheusRules {
+		if cursor >= len(rules) {
+			break
+		}
+		if len(excludePrometheusRules) > 0 {
+			if _, ok := excludePrometheusRules[pr.Name]; ok {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		var (
+			err   error
+			num   = len(rules) - cursor
+			limit = len(rules)
+			rs    []*RuleWithGroup
+		)
+
+		for i := 1; i <= 2; i++ {
+			limit = cursor + num/i
+			rs = rules[cursor:limit]
+
+			err = r.doRuleResourceOperation(ctx, pr.Namespace, pr.Name, func(pr *promresourcesv1.PrometheusRule) error {
 				resource := ruleResource(*pr)
-				if ok, err := resource.deleteAlertingRule(ruleItem); err != nil {
+				if ok, err := resource.addAlertingRules(rs...); err != nil {
 					return err
 				} else if ok {
 					if err = resource.commit(ctx, r.client); err != nil {
@@ -463,52 +458,223 @@ func (r *ThanosRuler) UpdateAlertingRule(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *cor
 					}
 				}
 				return nil
-			}); err != nil && !resourceNotFound(err) {
+			})
+			if err == errOutOfConfigMapSize && num > 1 {
+				continue
+			}
+			break
+		}
+
+		switch {
+		case err == errOutOfConfigMapSize:
+			break
+		case resourceNotFound(err):
+			continue
+		default:
+			for _, rule := range rs {
+				respItems = append(respItems, resp(rule, err))
+			}
+			cursor = limit
+		}
+	}
+
+	// create new rule resources and add rest rules into them when all existing rule resources are full.
+	for cursor < len(rules) {
+		var (
+			err   error
+			num   = len(rules) - cursor
+			limit = len(rules)
+			rs    []*RuleWithGroup
+		)
+
+		for i := 1; ; i++ {
+			limit = cursor + num/i
+			rs = rules[cursor:limit]
+
+			pr := &promresourcesv1.PrometheusRule{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Namespace:    ruleNamespace.Name,
+					GenerateName: customAlertingRuleResourcePrefix,
+					Labels:       ruleResourceLabels,
+				},
+			}
+			resource := ruleResource(*pr)
+			var ok bool
+			ok, err = resource.addAlertingRules(rs...)
+			if err == errOutOfConfigMapSize {
+				continue
+			}
+			if ok {
+				pr.Spec = resource.Spec
+				_, err = r.client.MonitoringV1().PrometheusRules(ruleNamespace.Name).Create(ctx, pr, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+			}
+			break
+		}
+
+		for _, rule := range rs {
+			respItems = append(respItems, resp(rule, err))
+		}
+		cursor = limit
+	}
+
+	return respItems, nil
+}
+
+func (r *ThanosRuler) UpdateAlertingRules(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
+	extraRuleResourceSelector labels.Selector, ruleResourceLabels map[string]string,
+	ruleItems ...*ResourceRuleItem) ([]*v2alpha1.BulkItemResponse, error) {
+
+	var (
+		itemsMap  = make(map[string][]*ResourceRuleItem)
+		respItems = make([]*v2alpha1.BulkItemResponse, 0, len(ruleItems))
+		successes = make(map[string]struct{})
+		moveMap   = make(map[string][]*ResourceRuleItem)
+		delMap    = make(map[string][]*ResourceRuleItem) // duplicate rules that need to deleted in the same resource
+
+	)
+
+	for i, item := range ruleItems {
+		itemsMap[item.ResourceName] = append(itemsMap[item.ResourceName], ruleItems[i])
+	}
+
+	for name, items := range itemsMap {
+		var (
+			nrules []*RuleWithGroup
+			nitems []*ResourceRuleItem
+		)
+
+		for i := range items {
+			item := items[i]
+			if _, ok := successes[item.Alert]; ok {
+				delMap[name] = append(delMap[name], item)
+				continue
+			}
+			nrules = append(nrules, &item.RuleWithGroup)
+			nitems = append(nitems, item)
+		}
+		if len(nrules) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		err := r.doRuleResourceOperation(ctx, ruleNamespace.Name, name, func(pr *promresourcesv1.PrometheusRule) error {
+			resource := ruleResource(*pr)
+			if ok, err := resource.updateAlertingRules(nrules...); err != nil {
 				return err
+			} else if ok {
+				if err = resource.commit(ctx, r.client); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		})
+
+		switch {
+		case err == nil:
+			for _, item := range items {
+				successes[item.Alert] = struct{}{}
+				respItems = append(respItems, v2alpha1.NewBulkItemSuccessResponse(item.Alert, v2alpha1.ResultUpdated))
+			}
+		case err == errOutOfConfigMapSize:
+			moveMap[name] = append(moveMap[name], nitems...)
+		case resourceNotFound(err):
+			for _, item := range items {
+				respItems = append(respItems, &v2alpha1.BulkItemResponse{
+					RuleName:  item.Alert,
+					Status:    v2alpha1.StatusError,
+					ErrorType: v2alpha1.ErrNotFound,
+				})
+			}
+		default:
+			for _, item := range items {
+				respItems = append(respItems, v2alpha1.NewBulkItemErrorServerResponse(item.Alert, err))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for name, items := range moveMap {
+		var (
+			nrules = make([]*RuleWithGroup, 0, len(items))
+			nitems = make(map[string]*ResourceRuleItem, len(items))
+		)
+		for i := range items {
+			item := items[i]
+			nrules = append(nrules, &item.RuleWithGroup)
+			nitems[item.Alert] = item
+		}
+		if len(nrules) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		aRespItems, err := r.addAlertingRules(ctx, ruleNamespace, extraRuleResourceSelector,
+			map[string]struct{}{name: {}}, ruleResourceLabels, nrules...)
+		if err != nil {
+			for _, item := range items {
+				respItems = append(respItems, v2alpha1.NewBulkItemErrorServerResponse(item.Alert, err))
 			}
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if err := r.doRuleResourceOperation(ctx, prometheusRule, func(pr *promresourcesv1.PrometheusRule) error {
-			resource := ruleResource(*pr)
-			if ok, err := resource.updateAlertingRule(ruleItem); err != nil {
-				return err
-			} else if ok {
-				if err = resource.commit(ctx, r.client); err != nil {
-					return err
+		for i := range aRespItems {
+			resp := aRespItems[i]
+			switch resp.Status {
+			case v2alpha1.StatusSuccess:
+				if item, ok := nitems[resp.RuleName]; ok {
+					delMap[name] = append(delMap[name], item)
 				}
+			default:
+				respItems = append(respItems, resp)
 			}
-			return nil
-		}); err != nil {
-			if resourceNotFound(err) {
-				continue
-			} else if err == errOutOfConfigMapSize {
-				// updating the rule in the resource may oversize the size limit,
-				// so delete it and then add the new rule to a new resource.
-				prsToDelRule[prometheusRule.Name] = prometheusRules[i]
-				found = true
-				continue
-			}
-			return err
 		}
-		found = true
-		success = true
 	}
 
-	if !found {
-		return v2alpha1.ErrAlertingRuleNotFound
-	}
-
-	if !success {
-		err := r.addAlertingRule(ctx, ruleNamespace, prometheusRules, prsToDelRule, ruleResourceLabels, &ResourceRuleItem{Rule: ruleItem.Rule})
+	for _, items := range delMap {
+		dRespItems, err := r.DeleteAlertingRules(ctx, ruleNamespace, items...)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			for _, item := range items {
+				respItems = append(respItems, v2alpha1.NewBulkItemErrorServerResponse(item.Alert, err))
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		for i := range dRespItems {
+			resp := dRespItems[i]
+			if resp.Status == v2alpha1.StatusSuccess {
+				resp.Result = v2alpha1.ResultUpdated
+			}
+			respItems = append(respItems, resp)
 		}
 	}
-	for _, pr := range prsToDelRule {
-		if err := r.doRuleResourceOperation(ctx, pr, func(pr *promresourcesv1.PrometheusRule) error {
+
+	return respItems, nil
+}
+
+func (r *ThanosRuler) DeleteAlertingRules(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
+	ruleItems ...*ResourceRuleItem) ([]*v2alpha1.BulkItemResponse, error) {
+
+	var (
+		itemsMap  = make(map[string][]*ResourceRuleItem)
+		respItems = make([]*v2alpha1.BulkItemResponse, 0, len(ruleItems))
+	)
+
+	for i, ruleItem := range ruleItems {
+		itemsMap[ruleItem.ResourceName] = append(itemsMap[ruleItem.ResourceName], ruleItems[i])
+	}
+
+	resp := func(item *ResourceRuleItem, err error) *v2alpha1.BulkItemResponse {
+		if err != nil {
+			return v2alpha1.NewBulkItemErrorServerResponse(item.Alert, err)
+		}
+		return v2alpha1.NewBulkItemSuccessResponse(item.Alert, v2alpha1.ResultDeleted)
+	}
+
+	for name, items := range itemsMap {
+		var rules []*RuleWithGroup
+		for i := range items {
+			rules = append(rules, &items[i].RuleWithGroup)
+		}
+
+		err := r.doRuleResourceOperation(ctx, ruleNamespace.Name, name, func(pr *promresourcesv1.PrometheusRule) error {
 			resource := ruleResource(*pr)
-			if ok, err := resource.deleteAlertingRule(ruleItem); err != nil {
+			if ok, err := resource.deleteAlertingRules(rules...); err != nil {
 				return err
 			} else if ok {
 				if err = resource.commit(ctx, r.client); err != nil {
@@ -516,52 +682,22 @@ func (r *ThanosRuler) UpdateAlertingRule(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *cor
 				}
 			}
 			return nil
-		}); err != nil && !resourceNotFound(err) {
-			return err
+		})
+		for _, item := range items {
+			respItems = append(respItems, resp(item, err))
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
+
+	return respItems, nil
 }
 
-func (r *ThanosRuler) DeleteAlertingRule(ctx context.Context, ruleNamespace *corev1.Namespace,
-	extraRuleResourceSelector labels.Selector, ruleItem *ResourceRuleItem) error {
-	prometheusRules, err := r.ListRuleResources(ruleNamespace, extraRuleResourceSelector)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	var success bool
-	for _, prometheusRule := range prometheusRules {
-		if err := r.doRuleResourceOperation(ctx, prometheusRule, func(pr *promresourcesv1.PrometheusRule) error {
-			resource := ruleResource(*pr)
-			if ok, err := resource.deleteAlertingRule(ruleItem); err != nil {
-				return err
-			} else if ok {
-				if err = resource.commit(ctx, r.client); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-			}
-			return nil
-		}); err != nil {
-			if resourceNotFound(err) {
-				continue
-			}
-			return err
-		}
-		success = true
-	}
-	if !success {
-		return v2alpha1.ErrAlertingRuleNotFound
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (r *ThanosRuler) doRuleResourceOperation(ctx context.Context, pr *promresourcesv1.PrometheusRule,
+func (r *ThanosRuler) doRuleResourceOperation(ctx context.Context, namespace, name string,
 	operation func(pr *promresourcesv1.PrometheusRule) error) error {
-	key := pr.Namespace + "/" + pr.Name
+	key := namespace + "/" + name
 	return retry.RetryOnConflict(retry.DefaultRetry, func() error {
-		r.locker.Lock(key)
-		defer r.locker.Unlock(key)
-		pr, err := r.client.MonitoringV1().PrometheusRules(pr.Namespace).Get(ctx, pr.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		ruleResourceLocker.Lock(key)
+		defer ruleResourceLocker.Unlock(key)
+		pr, err := r.client.MonitoringV1().PrometheusRules(namespace).Get(ctx, name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/models/alerting/rules/utils.go b/pkg/models/alerting/rules/utils.go
index 5ee59db8b..d4995bae0 100644
--- a/pkg/models/alerting/rules/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/models/alerting/rules/utils.go
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ const (
 
 	LabelKeyThanosRulerReplica = "thanos_ruler_replica"
 	LabelKeyPrometheusReplica  = "prometheus_replica"
+
+	LabelKeyAlertType   = "alerttype"
+	LabelValueAlertType = "metric"
 )
 
 func FormatExpr(expr string) (string, error) {
@@ -208,7 +211,7 @@ func GetAlertingRulesStatus(ruleNamespace string, ruleChunk *ResourceRuleChunk,
 func GetAlertingRuleStatus(ruleNamespace string, rule *ResourceRule, epRuleGroups []*alerting.RuleGroup,
 	extLabels func() map[string]string) (*v2alpha1.GettableAlertingRule, error) {
 
-	if rule == nil || rule.Rule == nil {
+	if rule == nil || rule.Alert == "" {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
@@ -257,7 +260,7 @@ func GetAlertingRuleStatus(ruleNamespace string, rule *ResourceRule, epRuleGroup
 func getAlertingRuleStatus(resRule *ResourceRuleItem, epRule *alerting.AlertingRule,
 	custom bool, level v2alpha1.RuleLevel) *v2alpha1.GettableAlertingRule {
 
-	if resRule == nil || resRule.Rule == nil {
+	if resRule == nil || resRule.Alert == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/models/alerting/rules/utils_test.go b/pkg/models/alerting/rules/utils_test.go
index 8a1887170..6d0643eda 100644
--- a/pkg/models/alerting/rules/utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/models/alerting/rules/utils_test.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package rules
 
 import (
-	"kubesphere.io/kubesphere/pkg/simple/client/alerting"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
@@ -9,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/rules"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	"kubesphere.io/kubesphere/pkg/api/alerting/v2alpha1"
+	"kubesphere.io/kubesphere/pkg/simple/client/alerting"
 )
 
 func TestGetAlertingRulesStatus(t *testing.T) {
@@ -31,15 +31,17 @@ func TestGetAlertingRulesStatus(t *testing.T) {
 					NameRules: map[string][]*ResourceRuleItem{
 						"ca7f09e76954e67c": []*ResourceRuleItem{{
 							ResourceName: "custom-alerting-rule-jqbgn",
-							Group:        "alerting.custom.defaults",
-							Id:           "ca7f09e76954e67c",
-							Rule: &promresourcesv1.Rule{
-								Alert: "TestCPUUsageHigh",
-								Expr:  intstr.FromString(`namespace:workload_cpu_usage:sum{namespace="test"} > 1`),
-								For:   "1m",
-								Annotations: map[string]string{
-									"alias":       "The alias is here",
-									"description": "The description is here",
+							RuleWithGroup: RuleWithGroup{
+								Group: "alerting.custom.defaults",
+								Id:    "ca7f09e76954e67c",
+								Rule: promresourcesv1.Rule{
+									Alert: "TestCPUUsageHigh",
+									Expr:  intstr.FromString(`namespace:workload_cpu_usage:sum{namespace="test"} > 1`),
+									For:   "1m",
+									Annotations: map[string]string{
+										"alias":       "The alias is here",
+										"description": "The description is here",
+									},
 								},
 							},
 						}},
diff --git a/tools/cmd/doc-gen/main.go b/tools/cmd/doc-gen/main.go
index edb8f21eb..b9f407e23 100644
--- a/tools/cmd/doc-gen/main.go
+++ b/tools/cmd/doc-gen/main.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"kubesphere.io/kubesphere/pkg/version"
 	"log"
 
 	"github.com/emicklei/go-restful"
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-openapi/strfmt"
 	"github.com/go-openapi/validate"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	promfake "github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator/pkg/client/versioned/fake"
 	urlruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/klog"
 	"kubesphere.io/kubesphere/pkg/apiserver/runtime"
@@ -53,10 +53,12 @@ import (
 	tenantv1alpha2 "kubesphere.io/kubesphere/pkg/kapis/tenant/v1alpha2"
 	terminalv1alpha2 "kubesphere.io/kubesphere/pkg/kapis/terminal/v1alpha2"
 	"kubesphere.io/kubesphere/pkg/models/iam/group"
+	"kubesphere.io/kubesphere/pkg/simple/client/alerting"
 	fakedevops "kubesphere.io/kubesphere/pkg/simple/client/devops/fake"
 	"kubesphere.io/kubesphere/pkg/simple/client/k8s"
 	"kubesphere.io/kubesphere/pkg/simple/client/openpitrix"
 	fakes3 "kubesphere.io/kubesphere/pkg/simple/client/s3/fake"
+	"kubesphere.io/kubesphere/pkg/version"
 )
 
 var output string
@@ -129,7 +131,9 @@ func generateSwaggerJson() []byte {
 	urlruntime.Must(terminalv1alpha2.AddToContainer(container, clientsets.Kubernetes(), nil))
 	urlruntime.Must(metricsv1alpha2.AddToContainer(container))
 	urlruntime.Must(networkv1alpha2.AddToContainer(container, ""))
-	urlruntime.Must(alertingv2alpha1.AddToContainer(container, informerFactory, nil, nil, nil))
+	alertingOptions := &alerting.Options{}
+	alertingClient, _ := alerting.NewRuleClient(alertingOptions)
+	urlruntime.Must(alertingv2alpha1.AddToContainer(container, informerFactory, promfake.NewSimpleClientset(), alertingClient, alertingOptions))
 
 	config := restfulspec.Config{
 		WebServices:                   container.RegisteredWebServices(),