Create Metric Descriptor

cloud_monitoring.create_metric_descriptor

ActionGoogle Cloudconnection required

Calls monitoring v3 POST /v3/projects/{projectsId}/metricDescriptors.

Creates a new metric descriptor.

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Connection

Required: Yes — the node will not save without one
Auth type: OAuth 2.0
Providers: Google Cloud Monitoring
Secret shape: {"client_id", "client_secret", "refresh_token"}
Config it needs: project_id
Resolved by: config.connection_id, else node.connection_id

Configuration

1 field, 1 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Constraints	Example
body The MetricDescriptor resource, as the API defines it.	object	Yes	—	—	—

Output

One shape.

result

Extra keys beyond the ones listed can appear.

Field	Type	Example
description	string	—
displayName	string	—
labels	array	—
launchStage	string	—
metadata	object	—
metricKind	string	—
monitoredResourceTypes	array	—
name	string	—
type	string	—
unit	string	—
valueType	string	—

{
  "description": "",
  "displayName": "",
  "labels": [],
  "launchStage": "",
  "metadata": {},
  "metricKind": "",
  "monitoredResourceTypes": [],
  "name": "",
  "type": "",
  "unit": "",
  "valueType": ""
}

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