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Record custom metrics

Syntax

Java

NewRelic.setUserId(string $userId)

Kotlin

NewRelic.recordMetric(
name: String,
category: String,
count: Int,
totalValue: Double,
exclusiveValue: Double,
countUnit: MetricUnit,
valueUnit: MetricUnit
)
NewRelic.recordMetric(name: String?, category: String?, value: Double = 1.0)

Description

With this method, you can record arbitrary custom metrics to give more detail about app activity that is not tracked by New Relic automatically. The call accepts several sets of parameters for optional levels of detail.

To get the most out of your metrics, follow these guidelines to create clear, concise metric names:

  • Use case and whitespace characters appropriate for display in the user interface. Metric names are rendered as-is.
  • Capitalize the metric name.
  • Avoid using the characters / ] [ | * when naming metrics.
  • Avoid multi-byte characters.

The category is also required; it is displayed in the UI and is useful for organizing custom metrics if you have many of them. It can be a custom category or it can be a predefined category using the MetricCategory enum.

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

$name

string

Required. The desired name for the custom metric.

$category

string

Required. The metric category name, either custom or using a predefined metric category.

value

double

Required. The value of the metric.

count

int

Required. The number of times the metric was recorded.

totalValue

double

Required. The total value of the metric.

exclusiveValue

double

Required. The exclusive value of the recording; for example, if the total value contains measurements accounted for elsewhere.

countUnit

MetricUnit

Required. Unit of measurement for the metric count, including PERCENT, BYTES, SECONDS, BYTES_PER_SECOND, or OPERATIONS.

valueUnit

MetricUnit

Required. Unit of measurement for the metric value, including PERCENT, BYTES, SECONDS, BYTES_PER_SECOND, or OPERATIONS.

Examples

Here's an example of creating simple custom metrics:

Java

NewRelic.recordMetric("Custom Metric Name","MyCategory", 1.0);
NewRelic.recordMetric("Login Auth Metric", "Network", 1.0);

Kotlin

NewRelic.recordMetric("Custom Metric Name","MyCategory", 1.0)
NewRelic.recordMetric("Login Auth Metric", "Network", 1.0)

Here's an example of creating a custom metric for agent start:

Java

NewRelic.recordMetric("Agent start", "Lifecycle");

Kotlin

NewRelic.recordMetric("Agent start", "Lifecycle")

Here's an example of the same metric above, but with elapsed time value added:

Java

NewRelic.recordMetric("Agent start", "Lifecycle", 10.11f);

Kotlin

NewRelic.recordMetric("Agent start", "Lifecycle", 10.11)

Here's an example of the same metric above, but with five counts of elapsed time, exclusive time, and a unit value parameter:

Java

NewRelic.recordMetric("Agent start", "Lifecycle", 5, 10.11, 1.23, MetricUnit.OPERATIONS, MetricUnit.SECONDS);

Kotlin

NewRelic.recordMetric("Agent start", "Lifecycle", 5, 10.11, 1.23, MetricUnit.OPERATIONS, MetricUnit.SECONDS)

Syntax

Objective-c

NewRelic recordMetricWithName:(NSString *)name category:(NSString *)category value:(NSNumber *)value];

Swift

NewRelic.recordMetric(withName: String!, category: String!, value: NSNumber!)

Description

With this method, you can record arbitrary custom metrics to give more detail about app activity that is not tracked by New Relic automatically. The call accepts several sets of parameters for optional levels of detail.

This method will record a metric of the form Custom/[Category]/[Name], with a count of 1 and a total value equal to the value passed in. Multiple calls will aggregate the count and value according to standard metric aggregation rules for .

To get the most out of your metrics, follow these guidelines to create clear, concise metric names:

  • Use case and whitespace characters appropriate for display in the user interface. Metric names are rendered as-is.
  • Capitalize the metric name.
  • Avoid using the characters / ] [ | * when naming metrics.
  • Avoid multi-byte characters.

The category is also required; it is displayed in the UI and is useful for organizing custom metrics if you have many of them. It can be a custom category or it can be a predefined category using the MetricCategory enum.

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

name

NSString

Required. The desired name for the custom metric.

category

NSString

Required. The metric category name, either custom or using a predefined metric category.

value

NSNumber

Required. The value of the metric.

Examples

Objective-C

Here's an example of creating a metric in milliseconds:

[NewRelic recordMetricWithName:(NSString *)@"My Important Metric"
category:(NSString *)@"Important Metrics"
value:(NSNumber *)145.67];

Swift

Here's an example of creating a metric in milliseconds:

NewRelic.recordMetric(withName: "My Important Metric", category: "Important Metrics", value: 145.67)

Syntax

recordMetric(options: { name: string; category: string; value?: number; countUnit?: string; valueUnit?: string; }) => void

Description

Records custom metrics (arbitrary numerical data), where countUnit is the measurement unit of the metric count and valueUnit is the measurement unit for the metric value. If you use countUnit or valueUnit, then you must set all three: value, countUnit, and valueUnit.

Supported measurements for countUnit and valueUnit are:

  • PERCENT
  • BYTES
  • SECONDS
  • BYTES_PER_SECOND
  • OPERATIONS

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

name

string

Required. The desired name for the custom metric.

category

string

Required. The metric category name, either custom or using a predefined metric category.

value

number

Required. The value of the metric.

countUnit

string

Required. The unit of measurement for the count.

valueUnit

string

Required. The unit of measurement for the count.

Example

NewRelicCapacitorPlugin.recordMetric({
name: "CapacitorMetricName",
category: "CapacitorMetricCategory",
});
NewRelicCapacitorPlugin.recordMetric({
name: "CapacitorMetricName2",
category: "CapacitorMetricCategory2",
value: 25,
});
NewRelicCapacitorPlugin.recordMetric({
name: "CapacitorMetricName3",
category: "CapacitorMetricCategory3",
value: 30,
countUnit: NREnums.MetricUnit.SECONDS,
valueUnit: NREnums.MetricUnit.OPERATIONS,
});

Syntax

recordMetric(name: string, category: string, value?: number, countUnit?: string, valueUnit?: string): void;

Description

Records custom metrics (arbitrary numerical data), where countUnit is the measurement unit of the metric count and valueUnit is the measurement unit for the metric value. If you use countUnit or valueUnit, then you must set all three: value, countUnit, and valueUnit.

Supported measurements for countUnit and valueUnit are:

  • PERCENT
  • BYTES
  • SECONDS
  • BYTES_PER_SECOND
  • OPERATIONS

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

name

string

Required. The desired name for the custom metric.

category

string

Required. The metric category name, either custom or using a predefined metric category.

value

number

Required. The value of the metric.

countUnit

string

Required. The unit of measurement for the count.

valueUnit

string

Required. The unit of measurement for the count.

Example

NewRelic.recordMetric('CordovaCustomMetricName', 'CordovaCustomMetricCategory');
NewRelic.recordMetric('CordovaCustomMetricName', 'CordovaCustomMetricCategory', 12);
NewRelic.recordMetric('CordovaCustomMetricName', 'CordovaCustomMetricCategory', 13, 'PERCENT', 'SECONDS');

Syntax

RecordMetric(string name, string category) : void;
RecordMetric(string name, string category, double value) : void;

Description

Records custom metrics (arbitrary numerical data), where countUnit is the measurement unit of the metric count and valueUnit is the measurement unit for the metric value. If you use countUnit or valueUnit, then you must set all three: value, countUnit, and valueUnit.

Supported measurements for countUnit and valueUnit are:

  • PERCENT
  • BYTES
  • SECONDS
  • BYTES_PER_SECOND
  • OPERATIONS

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

name

string

Required. The desired name for the custom metric.

category

string

Required. The metric category name, either custom or using a predefined metric category.

value

number

Required. The value of the metric.

countUnit

string

Required. The unit of measurement for the count.

valueUnit

string

Required. The unit of measurement for the count.

Example

CrossNewRelic.Current.RecordMetric("Agent start", "Lifecycle");
CrossNewRelic.Current.RecordMetric("Login Auth Metric", "Network", 78.9);

Syntax

recordMetric(name: string, category: string, value?: number, countUnit?: string, valueUnit?: string): void;

Description

Records custom metrics (arbitrary numerical data), where countUnit is the measurement unit of the metric count and valueUnit is the measurement unit for the metric value. If you use countUnit or valueUnit, then you must set all three: value, countUnit, and valueUnit.

Supported measurements for countUnit and valueUnit are:

  • PERCENT
  • BYTES
  • SECONDS
  • BYTES_PER_SECOND
  • OPERATIONS

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

name

string

Required. The desired name for the custom metric.

category

string

Required. The metric category name, either custom or using a predefined metric category.

value

number

Required. The value of the metric.

countUnit

string

Required. The unit of measurement for the count.

valueUnit

string

Required. The unit of measurement for the count.

Example

NewrelicMobile.instance.recordMetric("testMetric", "Test Champ",value: 12.0);
NewrelicMobile.instance.recordMetric("testMetric1", "TestChamp12",value: 10,valueUnit: MetricUnit.BYTES,countUnit: MetricUnit.PERCENT);

Syntax

recordMetric(name: string, category: string, value?: number, countUnit?: string, valueUnit?: string): void;

Description

Records custom metrics (arbitrary numerical data), where countUnit is the measurement unit of the metric count and valueUnit is the measurement unit for the metric value. If you use countUnit or valueUnit, then you must set all three: value, countUnit, and valueUnit.

Supported measurements for countUnit and valueUnit are:

  • PERCENT
  • BYTES
  • SECONDS
  • BYTES_PER_SECOND
  • OPERATIONS

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

name

string

Required. The desired name for the custom metric.

category

string

Required. The metric category name, either custom or using a predefined metric category.

value

number

Required. The value of the metric.

countUnit

string

Required. The unit of measurement for the count.

valueUnit

string

Required. The unit of measurement for the count.

Example

NewRelic.recordMetric('RNCustomMetricName', 'RNCustomMetricCategory');
NewRelic.recordMetric('RNCustomMetricName', 'RNCustomMetricCategory', 12);
NewRelic.recordMetric('RNCustomMetricName', 'RNCustomMetricCategory', 13, NewRelic.MetricUnit.PERCENT, NewRelic.MetricUnit.SECONDS);

Syntax

RecordMetricWithName(string name, string category) : void;
RecordMetricWithName(string name, string category, double value) : void;
RecordMetricWithName(string name, string category, double value, MetricUnit countUnit, MetricUnit valueUnit) : void;

Description

Records custom metrics (arbitrary numerical data), where countUnit is the measurement unit of the metric count and valueUnit is the measurement unit for the metric value. If you use countUnit or valueUnit, then you must set all three: value, countUnit, and valueUnit.

Supported measurements for countUnit and valueUnit are:

  • PERCENT
  • BYTES
  • SECONDS
  • BYTES_PER_SECOND
  • OPERATIONS

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

name

string

Required. The desired name for the custom metric.

category

string

Required. The metric category name, either custom or using a predefined metric category.

value

number

Required. The value of the metric.

countUnit

string

Required. The unit of measurement for the count.

valueUnit

string

Required. The unit of measurement for the count.

Example

NewRelicAgent.RecordMetricWithName('UnityCustomMetricName', 'UnityCustomMetricCategory');
NewRelicAgent.RecordMetricWithName('UnityCustomMetricName', 'UnityCustomMetricCategory', 12);
NewRelicAgent.RecordMetricWithName('UnityCustomMetricName', 'UnityCustomMetricCategory', 13, NewRelicAgent.MetricUnit.PERCENT, NewRelicAgent.MetricUnit.SECONDS);

Syntax

RecordMetric(string name, string category) : void;
RecordMetric(string name, string category, double value) : void;
RecordMetric(string name, string category, double value, MetricUnit countUnit, MetricUnit valueUnit) : void;

Description

Records custom metrics (arbitrary numerical data), where countUnit is the measurement unit of the metric count and valueUnit is the measurement unit for the metric value. If you use countUnit or valueUnit, then you must set all three: value, countUnit, and valueUnit.

Supported measurements for countUnit and valueUnit are:

  • PERCENT
  • BYTES
  • SECONDS
  • BYTES_PER_SECOND
  • OPERATIONS

Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

name

string

Required. The desired name for the custom metric.

category

string

Required. The metric category name, either custom or using a predefined metric category.

value

number

Required. The value of the metric.

countUnit

string

Required. The unit of measurement for the count.

valueUnit

string

Required. The unit of measurement for the count.

Example

CrossNewRelicClient.Current.RecordMetric("Agent start", "Lifecycle");
CrossNewRelicClient.Current.RecordMetric("Login Auth Metric", "Network", 78.9);
CrossNewRelicClient.Current.RecordMetric("Request Metric", "Network", 20, MetricUnit.SECONDS, MetricUnit.OPERATIONS);
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