Supported metrics for Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces

The following table lists the metrics available for the Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces 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.OperationalInsights/workspaces

Category Metric Name in REST API Unit Aggregation Dimensions Time Grains DS Export
SLI AvailabilityRate_Query

User query success rate for this workspace.
AvailabilityRate_Query Percent Average IsUserQuery PT1M No
Legacy Log-based metrics % Available Memory

Average_% Available Memory. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_% Available Memory Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics % Available Swap Space

Average_% Available Swap Space. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_% Available Swap Space Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics % Committed Bytes In Use

Average_% Committed Bytes In Use. Supported for: Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_% Committed Bytes In Use Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics % DPC Time

Average_% DPC Time. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_% DPC Time Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics % Free Inodes

Average_% Free Inodes. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_% Free Inodes Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics % Free Space

Average_% Free Space. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_% Free Space Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics % Idle Time

Average_% Idle Time. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_% Idle Time Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics % Interrupt Time

Average_% Interrupt Time. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_% Interrupt Time Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics % IO Wait Time

Average_% IO Wait Time. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_% IO Wait Time Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics % Nice Time

Average_% Nice Time. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_% Nice Time Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics % Privileged Time

Average_% Privileged Time. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_% Privileged Time Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics % Processor Time

Average_% Processor Time. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_% Processor Time Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics % Used Inodes

Average_% Used Inodes. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_% Used Inodes Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics % Used Memory

Average_% Used Memory. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_% Used Memory Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics % Used Space

Average_% Used Space. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_% Used Space Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics % Used Swap Space

Average_% Used Swap Space. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_% Used Swap Space Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics % User Time

Average_% User Time. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_% User Time Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Available MBytes

Average_Available MBytes. Supported for: Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Available MBytes Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Available MBytes Memory

Average_Available MBytes Memory. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Available MBytes Memory Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Available MBytes Swap

Average_Available MBytes Swap. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Available MBytes Swap Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Avg. Disk sec/Read

Average_Avg. Disk sec/Read. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Avg. Disk sec/Read Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Avg. Disk sec/Transfer

Average_Avg. Disk sec/Transfer. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Avg. Disk sec/Transfer Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Avg. Disk sec/Write

Average_Avg. Disk sec/Write. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Avg. Disk sec/Write Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Bytes Received/sec

Average_Bytes Received/sec. Supported for: Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Bytes Received/sec Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Bytes Sent/sec

Average_Bytes Sent/sec. Supported for: Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Bytes Sent/sec Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Bytes Total/sec

Average_Bytes Total/sec. Supported for: Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Bytes Total/sec Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Current Disk Queue Length

Average_Current Disk Queue Length. Supported for: Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Current Disk Queue Length Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Disk Read Bytes/sec

Average_Disk Read Bytes/sec. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Disk Read Bytes/sec Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Disk Reads/sec

Average_Disk Reads/sec. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Disk Reads/sec Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Disk Transfers/sec

Average_Disk Transfers/sec. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Disk Transfers/sec Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Disk Write Bytes/sec

Average_Disk Write Bytes/sec. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Disk Write Bytes/sec Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Disk Writes/sec

Average_Disk Writes/sec. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Disk Writes/sec Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Free Megabytes

Average_Free Megabytes. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Free Megabytes Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Free Physical Memory

Average_Free Physical Memory. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Free Physical Memory Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Free Space in Paging Files

Average_Free Space in Paging Files. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Free Space in Paging Files Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Free Virtual Memory

Average_Free Virtual Memory. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Free Virtual Memory Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Logical Disk Bytes/sec

Average_Logical Disk Bytes/sec. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Logical Disk Bytes/sec Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Page Reads/sec

Average_Page Reads/sec. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Page Reads/sec Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Page Writes/sec

Average_Page Writes/sec. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Page Writes/sec Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Pages/sec

Average_Pages/sec. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Pages/sec Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Pct Privileged Time

Average_Pct Privileged Time. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Pct Privileged Time Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Pct User Time

Average_Pct User Time. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Pct User Time Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Physical Disk Bytes/sec

Average_Physical Disk Bytes/sec. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Physical Disk Bytes/sec Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Processes

Average_Processes. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Processes Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Processor Queue Length

Average_Processor Queue Length. Supported for: Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Processor Queue Length Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Size Stored In Paging Files

Average_Size Stored In Paging Files. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Size Stored In Paging Files Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Total Bytes

Average_Total Bytes. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Total Bytes Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Total Bytes Received

Average_Total Bytes Received. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Total Bytes Received Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Total Bytes Transmitted

Average_Total Bytes Transmitted. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Total Bytes Transmitted Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Total Collisions

Average_Total Collisions. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Total Collisions Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Total Packets Received

Average_Total Packets Received. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Total Packets Received Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Total Packets Transmitted

Average_Total Packets Transmitted. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Total Packets Transmitted Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Total Rx Errors

Average_Total Rx Errors. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Total Rx Errors Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Total Tx Errors

Average_Total Tx Errors. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Total Tx Errors Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Uptime

Average_Uptime. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Uptime Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Used MBytes Swap Space

. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Used MBytes Swap Space Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Used Memory kBytes

Average_Used Memory kBytes. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Used Memory kBytes Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Used Memory MBytes

Average_Used Memory MBytes. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Used Memory MBytes Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Users

Average_Users. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Users Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Virtual Shared Memory

Average_Virtual Shared Memory. Supported for: Linux. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Average_Virtual Shared Memory Count Average Computer, ObjectName, InstanceName, CounterPath, SourceSystem PT1M Yes
DataExport Bytes Exported (preview)

Total number of bytes exported per the specified data export rule to the specified destination from this workspace.
BytesExported Bytes Total (Sum) LogAnalyticsDataExportDestinationType, LogAnalyticsDataExportRuleName PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Event

Event. Supported for: Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Event Count Average Source, EventLog, Computer, EventCategory, EventLevel, EventLevelName, EventID PT1M Yes
DataExport Exports Failed (preview)

Total number of data exports failed per the specified data export rule to the specified destination from this workspace.
ExportFailed Count Total (Sum) LogAnalyticsDataExportDestinationType, LogAnalyticsDataExportRuleName, LogAnalyticsDataExportErrorType PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Heartbeat

Heartbeat. Supported for: Linux, Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Heartbeat Count Total (Sum) Computer, OSType, Version, SourceComputerId PT1M Yes
SLI Ingestion Time

Time in seconds it took since record recieved in Azure Monitor Logs cloud service until it was available for queries.
Ingestion Time Seconds Average, Maximum, Minimum Table Name, TableClassification PT1M No
SLI Ingestion Volume

Number of records ingested into a workspace or a table.
Ingestion Volume Count Count Table Name, TableClassification PT1M No
User Queries Query Count

Total number of user queries for this workspace.
Query Count Count Count IsUserQuery PT1M No
User Queries Query Failure Count

Total number of failed user queries for this workspace.
Query Failure Count Count Count IsUserQuery PT1M No
DataExport Records Exported (preview)

Total number of records exported per the specified data export rule to the specified destination from this workspace.
RecordsExported Count Total (Sum) LogAnalyticsDataExportDestinationType, LogAnalyticsDataExportRuleName PT1M Yes
Legacy Log-based metrics Update

Update. Supported for: Windows. Part of metric alerts for logs feature.
Update Count Average Computer, Product, Classification, UpdateState, Optional, Approved PT1M Yes

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