or-MetricKind>google.api.MetricDescriptor.MetricKind</h2><section><p>The kind of measurement. It describes how the data is reported.</p><table class=enum-values><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr id=google-api-MetricDescriptor-MetricKind-METRIC_KIND_UNSPECIFIED><td><code>METRIC_KIND_UNSPECIFIED</code></td><td><p>Do not use this default value.</p></td></tr><tr id=google-api-MetricDescriptor-MetricKind-GAUGE><td><code>GAUGE</code></td><td><p>An instantaneous measurement of a v