New Relic Metric Metric Data Object Structure

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "A container for a batch of metrics with optional shared attributes",
  "name": "MetricDataObject",
  "properties": {
    "common": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Shared attributes applied to all metrics in this data object unless overridden at the metric level",
      "properties": {
        "timestamp": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Unix timestamp in milliseconds for all metrics in this batch"
        },
        "interval.ms": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Default measurement interval in milliseconds for count and summary metrics"
        },
        "attributes": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Key-value pairs applied to all metrics in the batch. Values can be strings, numbers, or booleans."
        }
      }
    },
    "metrics": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of individual metric data points",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "description": "A single metric data point",
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The metric name (e.g., cpu.usage.percent)"
          },
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The metric type",
            "enum": [
              "gauge",
              "count",
              "summary"
            ]
          },
          "value": {
            "type": "object",
            "description": "The metric value. For gauge and count, a number. For summary, an object with count, sum, min, and max fields."
          },
          "timestamp": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Unix timestamp in milliseconds. Overrides the common timestamp for this metric."
          },
          "interval.ms": {
            "type": "integer",
            "description": "Measurement interval in milliseconds. Required for count and summary types."
          },
          "attributes": {
            "type": "object",
            "description": "Additional key-value attributes for this metric point"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "name",
          "type",
          "value"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "metrics"
  ],
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}