Using metric.increment

Using metric.increment: you can log retroactive or custom values on a metric. This can be useful for backfilling.

• automation
• policy

• 
  start:
    metric.increment:
      inputs:
        metric_name: example.metric.name
        timestamp@date: Jan 1 2025 5pm America/Los_Angeles
        values@csv: 1,2,3
  
  

• 
  commands:
    metric.increment:
      deny/metric_name@bool: {{inputs.metric_name != 'example.metric.name'}}
      allow@bool: yes
  
  

You can verify the data in Setup » Developers » Data Query Tester:

• data query

• 
  type:metrics.timeseries
  series.intervals:(
    metric:example.metric.name
    function:average
    missing:zero
  )
  period:day
  range:"this month"
  format:timeseries