# MetricDatum
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A metric.

## Contents
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 ** timestamp **   <a name="iot-Type-MetricDatum-timestamp"></a>
The time the metric value was reported.  
Type: Timestamp  
Required: No

 ** value **   <a name="iot-Type-MetricDatum-value"></a>
The value reported for the metric.  
Type: [MetricValue](API_MetricValue.md) object  
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/iot-2015-05-28/MetricDatum) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/iot-2015-05-28/MetricDatum) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/iot-2015-05-28/MetricDatum)