---
title: "Changes to create metric_drain"
method: POST
path: "/accounts/{account_id}/metric_drains"
---

# Changes to create metric_drain

`POST /accounts/{account_id}/metric_drains`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 3 of 23 revisions.

- **2026-10-20** `ba72edfe0324`: 1 info
- **2026-07-24** `1dc1e5b8c6eb`: 1 breaking, 2 info
- **2025-01-14** `e2b8c5639d89`: 3 info

## Changes

- **2026-10-20** `ba72edfe0324`: 1 info
  - added the optional property `unified` to the response with the `201` status
- **2026-07-24** `1dc1e5b8c6eb`: 1 breaking, 2 info
  - the response property `drain_configuration` became optional for the status `201`
  - added the new optional `header` request parameter `Prefer`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `no_embed`
- **2025-01-14** `e2b8c5639d89`: 3 info
  - added the new optional request property `drain_configuration/authToken`
  - added the new optional request property `drain_configuration/bucket`
  - added the new optional request property `drain_configuration/org`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/aptible/apis/aptible-api-v1/docs/accounts/:account_id/metric_drains/post.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/aptible/apis/aptible-api-v1.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/aptible/apis/aptible-api-v1/changes/accounts/:account_id/metric_drains/post)