--- title: "Create Metric Type" method: POST path: "/metric-type" tags: ["Metric Type"] --- # Create Metric Type `POST /metric-type` ## Request - Base URL: `https://oneuptime.com/api` - URL: `https://oneuptime.com/api/metric-type` - Auth: API key in header `APIKey` - TypeScript: (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema) Endpoint to create a new Metric Type ## Request body - object - `data` MetricTypeCreateSchema, required: Create schema for MetricType model. Create - `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 - `projectId` string, uuid: 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] ## Response `201` Created successfully - object - `data` MetricTypeReadSchema: Read schema for MetricType model. Read - `_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] - `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 - `projectId` string, uuid: 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. - `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. --- [API](https://skmtc.dev/oneuptime/apis/oneuptime-openapi-specification.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/oneuptime/apis/oneuptime-openapi-specification/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/oneuptime/apis/oneuptime-openapi-specification/revisions/ba3307d00304?raw)