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Metrics Api V2 Metric Dimension Definition Structure

Defines a single dimension of a metric.

Type: object Properties: 4
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MetricDimensionDefinition is a JSON Structure definition published by Dynatrace, describing 4 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

key name type displayName

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dynatrace/refs/heads/main/json-structure/metrics-api-v2-metric-dimension-definition-structure.json",
  "description": "Defines a single dimension of a metric.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "key": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The unique key identifying this dimension.",
      "example": "example-value"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The display name of the dimension.",
      "example": "Production Service"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The type of the dimension. For example, ENTITY for entity dimensions or STRING for string dimensions.",
      "example": "STANDARD"
    },
    "displayName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The human-readable display name of the dimension.",
      "example": "Production Service"
    }
  },
  "name": "MetricDimensionDefinition"
}

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