# Metric
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The representation of a metric.

## Contents
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**Note**  
In the following list, the required parameters are described first.

 ** MetricQuery **   
The query to retrieve metric data points.  
Type: [MetricQuery](API_MetricQuery.md) object  
Required: No

 ** Name **   
The name of a metric.  
Type: String  
Required: No

 ** References.member.N **   
A list of metric references (thresholds).  
Type: Array of [MetricReference](API_MetricReference.md) objects  
Required: No

 ** StatisticsDetails **   
The details of different statistics for a metric. The description might contain markdown.  
Type: String  
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/rds-2014-10-31/Metric) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/rds-2014-10-31/Metric) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/rds-2014-10-31/Metric)