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Highlight (highlight.io) Metrics API

OpenTelemetry metric ingestion (beta)

Highlight (highlight.io) Metrics API is one of 8 APIs that Highlight (highlight.io) publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 3 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Metrics. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 3 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 11 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://otel.highlight.io, http://localhost:4318.

1 operations 1 paths 11 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0
Servers
https://otel.highlight.io
http://localhost:4318
License
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Metrics 1

OpenTelemetry metric ingestion (beta)

POST
/v1/metrics
Export Metrics Service
exportMetrics body → 200400429

Schemas 11

The contract defines 11 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are HistogramDataPoint (7 properties), Metric (6 properties), NumberDataPoint (5 properties), AnyValue (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ExportMetricsServiceResponse
object
1 property
HistogramDataPoint
object
7 properties
Resource
object
1 property
NumberDataPoint
object
5 properties
ResourceMetrics
object
2 properties
ExportMetricsServiceRequest
object
1 property 1 required
KeyValue
object
2 properties 2 required
ScopeMetrics
object
2 properties
InstrumentationScope
object
2 properties
AnyValue
object
4 properties
Metric
object
6 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

highlight-io-metrics-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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