Supported metrics for Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups

The following table lists the metrics available for the Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups resource type.

Table headings

Metric - The metric display name as it appears in the Azure portal.
Name in Rest API - Metric name as referred to in the REST API.
Unit - Unit of measure.
Aggregation - The default aggregation type. Valid values: Average, Minimum, Maximum, Total, Count.
Dimensions - Dimensions available for the metric.
Time Grains - Intervals at which the metric is sampled. For example, PT1M indicates that the metric is sampled every minute, PT30M every 30 minutes, PT1H every hour, and so on.
DS Export- Whether the metric is exportable to Azure Monitor Logs via Diagnostic Settings.

For information on exporting metrics, see - Metrics export using data collection rules and Create diagnostic settings in Azure Monitor.

For information on metric retention, see Azure Monitor Metrics overview.

For a list of supported logs, see Supported log categories - Microsoft.ContainerInstance/containerGroups

Metric Name in REST API Unit Aggregation Dimensions Time Grains DS Export
CPU Usage

CPU usage on all cores in millicores.
CpuUsage Count Maximum, Minimum, Average containerName PT1M, PT5M, PT15M, PT30M, PT1H, PT6H, PT12H Yes
Memory Usage

Total memory usage in byte.
MemoryUsage Bytes Maximum, Minimum, Average containerName PT1M, PT5M, PT15M, PT30M, PT1H, PT6H, PT12H Yes
Network Bytes Received Per Second

The network bytes received per second.
NetworkBytesReceivedPerSecond Bytes Maximum, Minimum, Average <none> PT1M, PT5M, PT15M, PT30M, PT1H, PT6H, PT12H Yes
Network Bytes Transmitted Per Second

The network bytes transmitted per second.
NetworkBytesTransmittedPerSecond Bytes Maximum, Minimum, Average <none> PT1M, PT5M, PT15M, PT30M, PT1H, PT6H, PT12H Yes

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