---
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

## Response `201`

`MetricPoint`

## Other responses

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

## Changes

- **2026-05-09** `64c2a336b25f` — 1 warning
  - removed the request property `timestamp`
- **2025-12-02** `b912f4471de4` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
- **2025-08-25** `c7bc597b862d` — 3 breaking, 1 info
  - the `data/relationships/metric/data` response's property type changed from `object` to no type for status `201`
  - removed the required property `data/relationships/metric/data/id` from the response with the `201` status
  - removed the required property `data/relationships/metric/data/type` from the response with the `201` status
  - added `#/components/schemas/MetricIdentifier, subschema #2` to the `data/relationships/metric/data` response property `anyOf` list for the response status `201`
- **2025-08-15** `5b3f1f21cf76` — 1 info
  - media type `application/json` was changed to a more specific media type `application/vnd.api+json` for the response status `201`
- **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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