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# Google Cloud Monitoring

## Description

This destination enables you to send metrics to Google's Cloud Monitoring product.  This Destination only supports metrics events.  If you want to send logs, you should use the [Google Cloud Operations](/2.8/telemetry-pipelines/gcp-cloud-operations-destination) Destination.

## Configuration Options

| Option           | Description                                                                                               |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Project ID       | The [Project Id](https://support.google.com/googleapi/answer/7014113?hl=en) of your GCP Account.          |
| Resource Type    | The [resource type](https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/api/resources) to which these events are related. |
| Resource Labels  | An array of key/value objects describing labels of the Monitoring resource.                               |
| JSON Credentials | The Google Cloud [Service Account Key](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/keys-create-delete#creating).    |