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# Get metric by id

> Returns the metric identified by the given id, with its name, label, description, measurement unit, type and group.<br/>The metric id can be obtained from the list of metrics of a thing-definition.

## OpenAPI

````json GET /inventory/metrics/{metricId}
{
  "openapi": "3.1.0",
  "info": {
    "title": "Servitly DPS API",
    "version": "1.0.0"
  },
  "servers": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.servitly-sandbox.com",
      "description": "[AWS SANDBOX]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://api.servitly.com",
      "description": "[AWS PRODUCTION Ireland]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://api-ap.servitly.com",
      "description": "[AWS Hong Kong]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://azapi.servitly-dev.com",
      "description": "[AZURE DEV Frankfurt]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://azapi.servitly-staging.com",
      "description": "[AZURE STAGING Frankfurt]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://azapi.servitly.com",
      "description": "[AZURE PRODUCTION Frankfurt]"
    }
  ],
  "security": [
    {
      "bearerAuth": []
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    {
      "name": "ACTIONS"
    },
    {
      "name": "ALERTS"
    },
    {
      "name": "API GATEWAY"
    },
    {
      "name": "AUTHENTICATION"
    },
    {
      "name": "AUTHORIZATIONS"
    },
    {
      "name": "CUSTOMERS"
    },
    {
      "name": "DATA IMPORT / EXPORT"
    },
    {
      "name": "EVENTS"
    },
    {
      "name": "LOCATIONS"
    },
    {
      "name": "MAINTENANCE"
    },
    {
      "name": "MAPPING"
    },
    {
      "name": "METRIC DATA"
    },
    {
      "name": "MOBILE APP"
    },
    {
      "name": "ORGANIZATION"
    },
    {
      "name": "PARTNERS"
    },
    {
      "name": "PRODUCT MODELS"
    },
    {
      "name": "SPARE PARTS"
    },
    {
      "name": "STATISTICS"
    },
    {
      "name": "STORE ORDERS"
    },
    {
      "name": "SUBSCRIPTIONS"
    },
    {
      "name": "SUBSCRIPTIONS (OLD)"
    },
    {
      "name": "THING CONTROL"
    },
    {
      "name": "THING DEFINITIONS"
    },
    {
      "name": "THING MANAGEMENT"
    },
    {
      "name": "THINGS"
    },
    {
      "name": "TICKETS"
    },
    {
      "name": "USER TYPES"
    },
    {
      "name": "USERS"
    },
    {
      "name": "WORK SESSIONS"
    }
  ],
  "paths": {
    "/inventory/metrics/{metricId}": {
      "get": {
        "summary": "Get metric by id",
        "description": "Returns the metric identified by the given id, with its name, label, description, measurement unit, type and group.<br/>The metric id can be obtained from the list of metrics of a thing-definition.",
        "tags": [
          "THING DEFINITIONS"
        ],
        "parameters": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/parameters/tenantNameHeader"
          },
          {
            "in": "path",
            "name": "metricId",
            "required": "true",
            "schema": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ObjectId"
            },
            "description": "The metric identifier."
          }
        ],
        "responses": {
          "200": {
            "description": "Successful operation.",
            "content": {
              "application/json": {
                "schema": {
                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Metric"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "401": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/NotAuthenticated"
          },
          "403": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/NotAuthorized"
          },
          "404": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/NotFound"
          },
          "429": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/ApiLimit"
          },
          "500": {
            "$ref": "#/components/responses/IntError"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "components": {
    "parameters": {
      "tenantNameHeader": {
        "in": "header",
        "name": "X-Servitly-Tenant",
        "required": "true",
        "schema": {
          "type": "string",
          "example": "{{tenantName}}"
        },
        "description": "The name of the tenant (e.g. acme)."
      }
    },
    "schemas": {
      "ObjectId": {
        "type": "string",
        "example": "abcd1234",
        "minimum": "1",
        "description": "The object identifier (e.g. 6620e4bb42541977c406b984)."
      },
      "Metric": {
        "description": "The object describing a metric.",
        "allOf": [
          {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "id": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "The metric object identifier.",
                "readOnly": "true"
              },
              "name": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "The metric name.",
                "example": "temp"
              },
              "label": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "The metric label.",
                "example": "Temperature"
              },
              "description": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "The metric description.",
                "example": "The environment temperature measured through...."
              },
              "unit": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "The metric measurement unit.",
                "example": "&deg;c"
              },
              "group": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "The name of the group to which the metric belongs.",
                "example": "Sensors"
              },
              "type": {
                "type": "string",
                "enum": [
                  "SIMPLE",
                  "BLOB",
                  "RECORD",
                  "COUNTER",
                  "DERIVED",
                  "DELTA",
                  "ALGORITHM",
                  "WEAR"
                ],
                "description": "The metric type."
              },
              "valueType": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "The metric value type.",
                "enum": [
                  "STRING",
                  "BOOLEAN",
                  "INTEGER",
                  "LONG",
                  "FLOAT",
                  "DOUBLE"
                ]
              },
              "mapping": {
                "type": "object",
                "description": "The metric mapping (RAW Data metrics only).",
                "properties": {
                  "path": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "The metric mapping path.",
                    "example": "measures"
                  },
                  "name": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "description": "The metric mapping name.",
                    "example": "temp, hum, R50"
                  }
                }
              },
              "thingDefinition": {
                "writeOnly": "true",
                "description": "The thing-definition identifier associated with the metric.",
                "allOf": [
                  {
                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/IdRef"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      },
      "IdRef": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The referenced object identifier.",
            "example": "1234abcd"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "responses": {
      "NotAuthenticated": {
        "description": "User not authenticated.",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "message": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "The error response.",
                  "example": "User not authenticated"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "NotAuthorized": {
        "description": "User not authorized.",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "message": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "The error response.",
                  "example": "User not authorized"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "NotFound": {
        "description": "Resource was not found.",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "message": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "The error response.",
                  "example": "Resource not found"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "ApiLimit": {
        "description": "API call rate limit exceeded.",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "message": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "The error response.",
                  "example": "API call rate limit exceeded"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "IntError": {
        "description": "Internal server error.",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "message": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "The error response.",
                  "example": "Internal Server Error"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "securitySchemes": {
      "bearerAuth": {
        "type": "http",
        "scheme": "bearer"
      }
    }
  }
}
````