---
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, nullable

## Response `201`

`MetricPoint`

- object
  - `data` MetricPoint, required
    - `id` string, required
    - `type` 'metricPoints', required
    - `attributes` object
      - `id` integer, required
      - `metric_id` integer, required
      - `calculated_value` string, required
      - `value` number, required
      - `counter` integer, required
      - `created` object, required
        - `human` string, required
        - `string` string, required
      - `updated` object, required
        - `human` string, required
        - `string` string, required
    - `relationships` object
      - `metric` object
        - `data` MetricIdentifier, required
          - `type` 'metrics', required
          - `id` string, required

## Other responses

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

## Changes

- **2025-06-02** `9ad32c73fe39` — 4 breaking
  - the `data/attributes/counter` response's property type changed from `string` to `integer` for status `201`
  - the `data/attributes/id` response's property type changed from `string` to `integer` for status `201`
  - the `data/attributes/metric_id` response's property type changed from `string` to `integer` for status `201`
  - the `data/attributes/value` response's property type changed from `string` to `number` for status `201`

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

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