Supported metrics for Microsoft.Network/networkinterfaces

The following table lists the metrics available for the Microsoft.Network/networkinterfaces 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.

Metric Name in REST API Unit Aggregation Dimensions Time Grains DS Export
Bytes Received

Number of bytes the Network Interface received
BytesReceivedRate Bytes Total (Sum) <none> PT1M Yes
Bytes Sent

Number of bytes the Network Interface sent
BytesSentRate Bytes Total (Sum) <none> PT1M Yes
Inbound Flows Maximum Creation Rate

The maximum creation rate of inbound flows (traffic going into the NIC)
CreationRateMaxTotalFlowsIn CountPerSecond Average <none> PT1M No
Outbound Flows Maximum Creation Rate

The maximum creation rate of outbound flows (traffic going out of the NIC)
CreationRateMaxTotalFlowsOut CountPerSecond Average <none> PT1M No
Inbound Flows

Inbound Flows are number of current flows in the inbound direction (traffic going into the NIC)
CurrentTotalFlowsIn Count Average <none> PT1M No
Outbound Flows

Outbound Flows are number of current flows in the outbound direction (traffic going out of the NIC)
CurrentTotalFlowsOut Count Average <none> PT1M No
Packets Received

Number of packets the Network Interface received
PacketsReceivedRate Count Total (Sum) <none> PT1M Yes
Packets Sent

Number of packets the Network Interface sent
PacketsSentRate Count Total (Sum) <none> PT1M Yes

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