---
title: "Get Metric Type"
method: POST
path: "/metric-type/{id}/get-item"
tags: ["Metric Type"]
---

# Get Metric Type

`POST /metric-type/{id}/get-item`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://oneuptime.com/api`
- URL: `https://oneuptime.com/api/metric-type/{id}/get-item`
- Auth: API key in header `APIKey`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/oneuptime/apis/oneuptime-openapi-specification/docs/metric-type/:id/get-item/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Endpoint to retrieve a single Metric Type by ID

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- object
  - `select` MetricTypeSelectSchema: Select schema for MetricType. Set fields to true to include them in the response.
    - `_id` boolean
    - `createdAt` boolean
    - `updatedAt` boolean
    - `deletedAt` boolean
    - `services` ServiceRelationSelectSchema: What a select may name of the Service records a relation holds: set a field to true to include it.
      - `_id` boolean
      - `createdAt` boolean
      - `updatedAt` boolean
      - `deletedAt` boolean
      - `projectId` boolean
      - `name` boolean
      - `description` boolean
      - `serviceColor` boolean
      - `serviceLanguage` boolean
      - `techStack` boolean
      - `lastSeenAt` boolean
      - `serviceVersion` boolean
      - `deploymentEnvironment` boolean
      - `serviceNamespace` boolean
      - `runtimeName` boolean
      - `runtimeVersion` boolean
      - `telemetrySdkLanguage` boolean
      - `cloudProvider` boolean
      - `cloudPlatform` boolean
      - `cloudRegion` boolean
      - `cloudAccountId` boolean
    - `projectId` boolean
    - `name` boolean
    - `description` boolean
    - `unit` boolean
    - `isMonotonic` boolean
    - `aggregationTemporality` boolean
    - `createdByUserId` boolean
    - `deletedByUserId` boolean

## Response `200`

Successful response

- object
  - `data` MetricType
    - `_id` string, uuid: ID of this object. Permissions - Create: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Create Telemetry Service Metrics], Read: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Viewer, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Telemetry Viewer, Read Telemetry Service Metrics], Update: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Edit Telemetry Service Metrics]
    - `createdAt` object: Date and Time when the object was created. Permissions - Create: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Create Telemetry Service Metrics], Read: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Viewer, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Telemetry Viewer, Read Telemetry Service Metrics], Update: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Edit Telemetry Service Metrics]
    - `updatedAt` object: Date and Time when the object was updated. Permissions - Create: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Create Telemetry Service Metrics], Read: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Viewer, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Telemetry Viewer, Read Telemetry Service Metrics], Update: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Edit Telemetry Service Metrics]
    - `deletedAt` object: Date and Time when the object was deleted. Permissions - Create: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Create Telemetry Service Metrics], Read: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Viewer, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Telemetry Viewer, Read Telemetry Service Metrics], Update: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Edit Telemetry Service Metrics]
    - `version` number: Object version
    - `services` object[]: List of services this metric is related to. Permissions - Create: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Create Telemetry Service Metrics], Read: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Viewer, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Telemetry Viewer, Read Telemetry Service Metrics], Update: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Edit Telemetry Service Metrics]
      - `_id` string, uuid: Unique identifier for the entity
    - `projectId` string, uuid, required: ID of your OneUptime Project in which this object belongs. Permissions - Create: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Create Telemetry Service Metrics], Read: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Viewer, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Telemetry Viewer, Read Telemetry Service Metrics], Update: [No access - you don't have permission for this operation]
    - `name` string, required: Any friendly name of this object. Permissions - Create: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Create Telemetry Service Metrics], Read: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Viewer, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Telemetry Viewer, Read Telemetry Service Metrics], Update: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Edit Telemetry Service Metrics]
    - `description` string: Metric description. Permissions - Create: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Create Telemetry Service Metrics], Read: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Viewer, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Telemetry Viewer, Read Telemetry Service Metrics], Update: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Edit Telemetry Service Metrics]
    - `unit` string: Metric description. Permissions - Create: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Create Telemetry Service Metrics], Read: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Viewer, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Telemetry Viewer, Read Telemetry Service Metrics], Update: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Edit Telemetry Service Metrics]
    - `isMonotonic` boolean: Whether this metric is a monotonic counter (only ever increases), as reported by OpenTelemetry at ingest. Null when the instrument type does not carry monotonicity (e.g. gauges). Permissions - Create: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Create Telemetry Service Metrics], Read: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Viewer, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Telemetry Viewer, Read Telemetry Service Metrics], Update: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Edit Telemetry Service Metrics]
    - `aggregationTemporality` 'Delta' | 'Cumulative': OpenTelemetry aggregation temporality of this metric (Delta or Cumulative), as reported at ingest. Null when unknown. Permissions - Create: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Create Telemetry Service Metrics], Read: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Viewer, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Telemetry Viewer, Read Telemetry Service Metrics], Update: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Edit Telemetry Service Metrics]
    - `createdByUserId` string, uuid: User ID who created this object (if this object was created by a User). Permissions - Create: [No access - you don't have permission for this operation], Read: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Viewer, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Telemetry Viewer, Read Telemetry Service Metrics], Update: [No access - you don't have permission for this operation]
    - `deletedByUserId` string, uuid: User ID who deleted this object (if this object was deleted by a User). Permissions - Create: [No access - you don't have permission for this operation], Read: [Project Owner, Project Admin, Project Member, Viewer, Telemetry Admin, Telemetry Member, Telemetry Viewer, Read Telemetry Service Metrics], Update: [No access - you don't have permission for this operation]

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request. This response indicates that the request was malformed or contained invalid data.
- `401`: Unauthorized. This response indicates that the request requires user authentication.
- `402`: Payment Required. This response indicates that the request requires payment or a valid subscription.
- `403`: Forbidden. This response indicates that the server understood the request, but refuses to authorize it.
- `404`: Not found. The record does not exist, belongs to another project, or is one you may not read - the same answer for each.
- `405`: Project not found. This response indicates that the requested project does not exist or is not accessible.
- `408`: Request Timeout. This response indicates that the server timed out waiting for the request.
- `415`: Unable to reach server. This response indicates that the server is currently unreachable or down.
- `422`: Not authorized. This response indicates that the user does not have permission to access the requested resource.
- `500`: Internal Server Error. This response indicates that the server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request.

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