# Dimension
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The required list of dimensions for the metric.

## Contents
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 ** name **   <a name="iotwireless-Type-Dimension-name"></a>
The name of the dimension.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 256.  
Valid Values: `DeviceId | GatewayId`   
Required: No

 ** value **   <a name="iotwireless-Type-Dimension-value"></a>
The dimension's value.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 256.  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/iotwireless-2025-11-06/Dimension) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/iotwireless-2025-11-06/Dimension) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/iotwireless-2025-11-06/Dimension)