From 5f7b13c7870ffb66eb3ec994efac4fa9e4e92d19 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Scott Addie <scott.addie@microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2021 17:19:25 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add instructions for locating the resource ID

---
 sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-query/README.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-query/README.md b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-query/README.md
index f57d20ab4c82..a044996e4868 100644
--- a/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-query/README.md
+++ b/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-query/README.md
@@ -283,6 +283,12 @@ MetricsQueryAsyncClient metricsQueryAsyncClient = new MetricsQueryClientBuilder(
 
 ### Get metrics
 
+A resource ID, as denoted by the `{resource-id}` placeholder in the sample below, is required to query metrics. To find the resource ID:
+
+1. Navigate to your resource's page in the Azure portal.
+2. From the **Overview** blade, select the **JSON View** link.
+3. In the resulting JSON, copy the value of the `id` property.
+
 <!-- embedme ./src/samples/java/com/azure/monitor/query/ReadmeSamples.java#L161-L188 -->
 ```java
 Response<MetricsQueryResult> metricsResponse = metricsQueryClient