In this episode, we build custom metrics on top of our logs in Google Cloud Logging, and set up a dashboard to monitor our new metrics. We also see how you can use Google Cloud Monitoring to set up alerts to notify you when your metrics aren't where you want them to be.
Creating and Monitoring Custom Metrics
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Last updated 2025-08-20 UTC.
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