# MeterData

## object

### cost
- **Type**: string (Required)
- **Description**: Monetary value of usage for this record, in the currency specified by the currency field. How this is charged depends on the entitlement type: for a license entitlement the amount is fully covered and nothing is billed; for cash, quantity, or pre-commitment entitlements this amount is deducted from the entitlement balance; with no entitlement, the amount is billed directly.

### currency
- **Type**: string (Required)
- **Description**: The currency of the cost field.

### date
- **Type**: string (Required)
- **Format**: date-time
- **Description**: The date and time of this usage record. Truncated to the granularity of the query (e.g. if granularity is 'day' then time will be 00:00:00).

### dateProcessed
- **Type**: string or null (Optional)
- **Format**: date-time
- **Description**: The report_time truncated to the requested granularity. Null for usage that has not yet been charged. Comparing against date (sample_time) reveals late-reported data.

### entitlement
- **Type**: string or null (Optional)
- **Format**: uuid
- **Description**: The ID of the entitlement applied to this usage. Can be joined against the /entitlements endpoint.

### entitlementType
- **Type**: string or null (Optional)
- **Description**: The type of entitlement applied to this usage, if any.

### family
- **Type**: string (Optional)
- **Description**: Product family this meter belongs to.

### meterName
- **Type**: string (Required)
- **Description**: The meter name.

### meterSku
- **Type**: string or null (Optional)
- **Description**: The SaaS SKU identifier for this meter.

### paymentMethod
- **Type**: string (Optional)
- **Format**: uuid
- **Description**: The ID of the payment method associated with this usage.

### paymentMethodName
- **Type**: string or null (Optional)
- **Description**: The display name of the payment method associated with this usage.

### price
- **Type**: double (Optional)
- **Description**: Per-unit price for this record (cost / quantity).

### project
- **Type**: string (Optional)
- **Description**: The name of the project this usage belongs to.

### quantity
- **Type**: double (Required)
- **Description**: Total units accrued for this record.

### solution
- **Type**: string (Optional)
- **Description**: Solution within the product family this meter belongs to.

### unit
- **Type**: string or null (Optional)
- **Description**: The unit that this meter is reported in, e.g. 'gigabytes' or 'minutes'.