A quick tour of Instrument<T> in System.Diagnostics.Metrics

The post walks through the Instrument types in System.Diagnostics.Metrics and shows how .NET and ASP.NET Core use them in real code. It’s a handy overview if you’ve seen Meter and Counter in passing but never checked what the full set of instruments looks like. Concrete examples make it easier to see which instrument fits which metric.
February 17, 2026
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