# AppDynamics Custom Metrics API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/appdynamics/appdynamics-custom-metrics-api/  
**Provider:** AppDynamics — https://apis.io/providers/appdynamics/  
**Base URL:** https://api.example.com  
**Documentation:** https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis

AppDynamics Custom Metrics API is one of 25 APIs that [AppDynamics](https://apis.io/providers/appdynamics/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Custom Metrics. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

Upload custom metrics to the AppDynamics Controller through the Machine Agent HTTP listener. Metrics must be uploaded at least once every 300 seconds to remain active.

## Machine-readable artifacts (6)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/appdynamics/refs/heads/main/openapi/appdynamics-custom-metrics-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/using-the-controller-apis
- **Documentation** — https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis/metric-and-snapshot-api
- **Documentation** — https://docs.appdynamics.com/appd/23.x/latest/en/extend-appdynamics/appdynamics-apis
- **Documentation** — https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/
- **Documentation** — https://developer.cisco.com/docs/appdynamics/authentication/

## Other AppDynamics APIs (12)

- [AppDynamics Actions API](https://apis.io/apis/appdynamics/appdynamics-actions-api/)
- [AppDynamics Actions Export/Import API](https://apis.io/apis/appdynamics/appdynamics-actions-export-import-api/)
- [AppDynamics Applications API](https://apis.io/apis/appdynamics/appdynamics-applications-api/)
- [AppDynamics Backends API](https://apis.io/apis/appdynamics/appdynamics-backends-api/)
- [AppDynamics Business Transactions API](https://apis.io/apis/appdynamics/appdynamics-business-transactions-api/)
- [AppDynamics Configurations API](https://apis.io/apis/appdynamics/appdynamics-configurations-api/)
- [AppDynamics Connections API](https://apis.io/apis/appdynamics/appdynamics-connections-api/)
- [AppDynamics Custom Dashboards Export/Import API](https://apis.io/apis/appdynamics/appdynamics-custom-dashboards-export-import-api/)
- [AppDynamics Database Collectors API](https://apis.io/apis/appdynamics/appdynamics-database-collectors-api/)
- [AppDynamics Events API](https://apis.io/apis/appdynamics/appdynamics-events-api/)
- [AppDynamics Health Rules API](https://apis.io/apis/appdynamics/appdynamics-health-rules-api/)
- [AppDynamics Health Rules Export/Import API](https://apis.io/apis/appdynamics/appdynamics-health-rules-export-import-api/)

## Tags

Custom Metrics

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