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Gets the descriptor of the specified metric.

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Parameters

ParameterDescription
Metric KeyThe key of the required metric.

You can set additional transformation operators, separated by a colon (:). See Metrics selector transformations in Dynatrace Documentation for additional information on available result transformations and syntax.

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Example Output

{
	"aggregationTypes": [
		"auto",
		"value"
	],
	"created": 1597400123451,
	"dduBillable": false,
	"defaultAggregation": {
		"type": "value"
	},
	"description": "Percentage of user-space CPU time currently utilized, per host.",
	"dimensionCardinalities": [
		{
			"estimate": 20,
			"key": "dt.entity.host",
			"relative": 0.2
		}
	],
	"dimensionDefinitions": [
		{
			"displayName": "Host",
			"index": 0,
			"key": "dt.entity.host",
			"name": "Host",
			"type": "ENTITY"
		}
	],
	"displayName": "CPU user",
	"entityType": [
		"HOST"
	],
	"lastWritten": 1597400717783,
	"latency": 1,
	"metricId": "builtin:host.cpu.user:splitBy(\"dt.entity.host\"):max:fold",
	"metricValueType": {
		"type": "unknown"
	},
	"scalar": false,
	"tags": [],
	"transformations": [
		"filter",
		"fold",
		"limit",
		"merge",
		"names",
		"parents",
		"timeshift",
		"rate",
		"sort",
		"last",
		"splitBy"
	],
	"unit": "Percent"
}

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