</section><h2 id=Params-MetricInfo-Type>Params.MetricInfo.Type</h2><section><p>Describes the type of metric</p><table class=enum-values><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr id=Params-MetricInfo-Type-UNKNOWN_TYPE><td><code>UNKNOWN_TYPE</code></td><td><p>Default Unknown Type</p></td></tr><tr id=Params-MetricInfo-Type-COUNTER><td><code>COUNTER</code></td><td><p>Increments a DataDog counter</p></td></tr><tr id=Params-MetricInfo-Type-GAUGE><td><code>GAUGE</code></td><td><p>Sets the