Method: projects.metrics.create

Creates a logs-based metric.

HTTP request

POST https://logging.googleapis.com/v2/{parent=projects/*}/metrics

The URL usesgRPC Transcoding syntax.

Path parameters

Parameters
parent

string

Required. The resource name of the project in which to create the metric:

"projects/[PROJECT_ID]"

The new metric must be provided in the request.

Authorization requires the followingIAM permission on the specified resourceparent:

  • logging.logMetrics.create

Request body

The request body contains an instance ofLogMetric.

Response body

If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance ofLogMetric.

Authorization scopes

Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/logging.write
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/logging.admin
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform

For more information, see theAuthentication Overview.

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Last updated 2025-07-21 UTC.