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 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 <none> PT1M, PT1H Yes
Bytes Sent

Number of bytes the Network Interface sent
BytesSentRate Bytes Total <none> PT1M, PT1H Yes
Packets Received

Number of packets the Network Interface received
PacketsReceivedRate Count Total <none> PT1M, PT1H Yes
Packets Sent

Number of packets the Network Interface sent
PacketsSentRate Count Total <none> PT1M, PT1H Yes