# MetricConfiguration
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The configuration for a specific set of metrics to collect for a service.

## Contents
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 ** metricNames **   <a name="ECS-Type-MetricConfiguration-metricNames"></a>
The list of metric names to configure. The supported metric names are `CPUUtilization` and `MemoryUtilization`.  
Type: Array of strings  
Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 5 items.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 255.  
Required: Yes

 ** resolutionSeconds **   <a name="ECS-Type-MetricConfiguration-resolutionSeconds"></a>
The resolution, in seconds, at which to collect the metrics. The valid values are `20` and `60`.  
Type: Integer  
Valid Range: Minimum value of 20. Maximum value of 60.  
Required: Yes

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\+\+](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/ecs-2014-11-13/MetricConfiguration) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ecs-2014-11-13/MetricConfiguration) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ecs-2014-11-13/MetricConfiguration)