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Timestamp instruction, value, and description updated
- Updated the instruction: Now it clearly guides the user to replace the placeholder timestamp value with a valid one. - Changed the sample epoch timestamps to placeholder, after discussing with the SME. - Updated the description of the timestamp key for better readability.
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src/content/docs/data-apis/ingest-apis/metric-api/report-metrics-metric-api.mdx

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1. Get the <InlinePopover type="licenseKey"/> for the account you want to report data to.
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2. Insert the license key into the following JSON, and then send the JSON to our [endpoint](#api-endpoint).
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3. Update the `timestamp` with a valid epoch timestamp.
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3. Update the `timestamp` value from `CURRENT_TIMESTAMP` to a valid epoch timestamp.
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This example creates a single metric data point for a metric named `memory.heap`, but you can create additional attributes or data points by specifying [metric types](/docs/telemetry-data-platform/ingest-manage-data/understand-data/metric-data-type) or adding [optional `common` blocks](#optional-map-attributes).
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```bash
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"name":"memory.heap",
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"type":"gauge",
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"value":2.3,
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"timestamp":1704431659000,
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"timestamp":CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
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"attributes":{"host.name":"dev.server.com"}
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}]
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}]'
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"name": "service.errors.all",
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"type": "count",
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"value": 15,
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"timestamp": 1707110059000,
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"timestamp":CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
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"interval.ms": 10000,
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"attributes": {
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"service.response.statuscode": "400",
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"name": "service.memory",
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"type": "gauge",
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"value": 2.7,
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"timestamp": 1707110059000,
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"timestamp":CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
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"attributes": {
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"host.name": "dev.server.com",
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"app.name": "foo"
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<DNT>**Required**</DNT>. The metric's start time in [Unix time](https://currentmillis.com/). The default uses UTC time zone. This field also support seconds, microseconds, and nanoseconds. However, the data will be converted to milliseconds for storage and query. Metrics reported with a timestamp older than 48 hours ago or newer than 24 hours from the time they are reported are dropped.
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<DNT>**Required**</DNT>. The metric's start time in [Unix time](https://currentmillis.com/). The default uses UTC time zone. This field also support seconds, microseconds, and nanoseconds. However, the data will be converted to milliseconds for storage and query. Metrics reported with a timestamp older than 48 hours in the past or more than 24 hours in the future from the time they are reported are dropped.
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"name": "cache.misses",
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"type": "count",
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"value": 15,
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"timestamp": 1709615659000,
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"timestamp":CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
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"interval.ms": 10000,
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"attributes": {
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"cache.name": "myCache",
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"name": "temperature",
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"value": 15,
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"timestamp": 1709615659000,
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"timestamp":CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
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"attributes": {
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"city": "Portland",
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"max": 0.001708826
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"interval.ms": 10000,
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"timestamp": 1709615659000,
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"timestamp":CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
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"attributes": {
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"host.name": "dev.server.com",
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"app.name": "foo"

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