---
title: Timer Stop node
description: Configure the Timer Stop node to record the time elapsed since a corresponding Timer Start node and expose the result as a named metric.
component: auth-node-ref
version: 8.1
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canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/timer-stop.html
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docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: 2026-08-18T00:00:00Z
keywords: ["Nodes & Trees", "Journeys", "Authentication"]
page_aliases: ["auth-node-timer-stop.adoc"]
section_ids:
  availability: Availability
  callbacks: Callbacks
  outcomes: Outcomes
  configuration: Configuration
---

# Timer Stop node

Records the time elapsed since evaluation passed through the [Timer Start node](timer-start.html) in the specified metric name.

|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| - | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   | This node doesn't reset the time stored in the specified Start Time Property property. Other Timer Stop nodes can also calculate the time elapsed since evaluation passed through the same [Timer Start node](timer-start.html). |

Find more information on the `Timer` metric type in [Metric types](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingam/8.1/monitoring/monitoring-metrics.html#metric-types).

## Availability

| Product                               | Available? |
| ------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud       | Yes        |
| PingAM (self-managed)                 | Yes        |
| Ping Identity Platform (self-managed) | Yes        |

## Callbacks

This node doesn't send any callbacks.

## Outcomes

Single outcome path.

## Configuration

| Property                | Usage                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Start Time Property     | Specify the property name containing the time from which to calculate the elapsed time.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Metric Key *(required)* | Enter the name for a new metric that stores the calculated elapsed time.The name you select is used to identify the metric that exposes the data collected by this node. For example, if you enter `calculated.time`, AM exposes a new metric with this name to the Common REST, JMX, or Graphite interfaces. If you use Prometheus, the name is prefixed with `am_` and appended with `_seconds` to become `am_calculated_time_seconds`.]

Metrics collate data from multiple invocations of a journey. To record the time it takes for a particular journey to complete, use a Scripted Decision node to store the start time in shared state. Use a script at the end of the journey to capture the end time and output the calculated journey time to the authentication audit logs.

Find more information in Add information to authentication audit log entries. |