Datadog · Schema

MetricSeries

A single metric series containing data points and associated metadata

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Properties

Name Type Description
metric string The name of the metric to submit. Must not exceed 200 characters. Only ASCII alphanumerics, underscores, and periods are allowed.
type integer The type of the metric (0=unspecified, 1=count, 2=rate, 3=gauge)
points array List of data points, each containing a timestamp (Unix epoch in seconds) and a value
tags array List of tags associated with the metric in key:value format (e.g., env:prod)
host string The name of the host that produced the metric data
resources array A list of resources associated with the metric, such as hosts or services
interval integer If the type is rate or count, defines the corresponding interval in seconds
unit string The unit of the metric value (e.g., byte, second, request)
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