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# BaselineMetric
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An individual metric that you can use for comparison as you evaluate your monitoring results.

## Contents
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 ** Name **   <a name="forecast-Type-BaselineMetric-Name"></a>
The name of the metric.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 63.  
Pattern: `^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]*`   
Required: No

 ** Value **   <a name="forecast-Type-BaselineMetric-Value"></a>
The value for the metric.  
Type: Double  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/forecast-2018-06-26/BaselineMetric) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/forecast-2018-06-26/BaselineMetric) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/forecast-2018-06-26/BaselineMetric)