AWS CloudWatch · Schema
MetricDatum
Encapsulates the information sent to either create a metric or add new values to be aggregated into an existing metric.
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| MetricName | string | The name of the metric. |
| Dimensions | array | The dimensions associated with the metric. |
| Timestamp | string | The time the metric data was received, expressed as the number of milliseconds since Jan 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC. |
| Value | number | The value for the metric. Although the parameter accepts numbers of type Double, CloudWatch rejects values that are either too small or too large. |
| Values | array | Array of numbers representing the values for the metric during the period. |
| Counts | array | Array of numbers that is used along with the Values array. |
| StorageResolution | integer | Valid values are 1 and 60. Setting this to 1 specifies this metric as a high-resolution metric. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"title": "MetricDatum",
"type": "object",
"description": "Encapsulates the information sent to either create a metric or add new values to be aggregated into an existing metric.",
"properties": {
"MetricName": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The name of the metric."
},
"Dimensions": {
"type": "array",
"description": "The dimensions associated with the metric."
},
"Timestamp": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The time the metric data was received, expressed as the number of milliseconds since Jan 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC."
},
"Value": {
"type": "number",
"description": "The value for the metric. Although the parameter accepts numbers of type Double, CloudWatch rejects values that are either too small or too large."
},
"Values": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Array of numbers representing the values for the metric during the period."
},
"Counts": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Array of numbers that is used along with the Values array."
},
"StorageResolution": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Valid values are 1 and 60. Setting this to 1 specifies this metric as a high-resolution metric."
}
}
}
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