---
title: "Create Metric Point"
method: POST
path: "/metrics/{metric}/points"
tags: ["Metric Points"]
---

# Create Metric Point

`POST /metrics/{metric}/points`

## Path parameters

- `metric` integer, required

## Request body

- CreateMetricPointRequestData
  - `value` number, required
  - `timestamp` string, date-time, nullable

## Response `201`

`MetricPoint`

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthenticated
- `403` — Authorization error
- `404` — Not found
- `422` — Validation error

## Changes

- **2026-08-25** `96314e3ca8ef` — 1 info
  - added the optional property `included/items/relationships/tags` to the response with the `201` status
- **2026-08-22** `3cc8ab9e0887` — 1 breaking
  - the `timestamp` request property format changed from no format to `date-time`
- **2026-07-27** `09d2b7258b3c` — 5 breaking
  - the `data/attributes/calculated_value` response's property type changed from `string` to `number` for status `201`
  - the `data/attributes/created/human` response's property type changed from `null` to `string, null` for status `201`
  - the `data/attributes/created/string` response's property type changed from `null` to `string, null` for status `201`
  - the `included/items/attributes/default_value` response's property type changed from `string, null` to `object, null` for status `201`
  - …1 more
- **2026-07-10** `4e4308be5bcf` — 6 breaking, 2 info
  - the response property `data/attributes/created/human` became nullable for the status `201`
  - the response property `data/attributes/created/string` became nullable for the status `201`
  - the response property `data/attributes/updated/human` became nullable for the status `201`
  - the response property `data/attributes/updated/string` became nullable for the status `201`
  - …4 more
- **2026-05-09** `64c2a336b25f` — 1 warning
  - removed the request property `timestamp`

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/cachethq/apis/cachet/changes/metrics/:metric/points/post.md)

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