---
title: Meter node
description: Configure the Meter node to increment a custom metric key each time journey evaluation passes through the node, enabling trend monitoring with tools such as Prometheus.
component: platform
version: 7.5
page_id: platform:auth-node-ref:meter
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/platform/7.5/auth-node-ref/meter.html
llms_txt: https://docs.pingidentity.com/platform/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
keywords: ["Nodes & Trees", "Journeys", "Authentication"]
page_aliases: ["auth-node-meter.adoc"]
section_ids:
  availability: Availability
  outcomes: Outcomes
  properties: Properties
---

# Meter node

Increments a specified metric key each time evaluation passes through the node.

Learn more about the `Meter` metric type in [Monitoring metric types](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingam/7.5/maintenance/monitoring-metric-types.html). The metric is exposed in all available interfaces, as described in [Monitor AM instances](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingam/7.5/maintenance/monitoring-am.html).

## Availability

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

## Outcomes

Single outcome path.

## Properties

| Property                | Usage                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Metric Key *(required)* | Specify the name of a metric to increment when evaluation passes through the node.Example: `authentication.success`For the list of available metrics, refer to [Monitoring metrics](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingam/7.5/maintenance/monitoring-metrics.html). |