For similar capabilities to Amazon Timestream for LiveAnalytics, consider Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB. It offers simplified data ingestion and single-digit millisecond query response times for real-time analytics. Learn more [here](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//timestream/latest/developerguide/timestream-for-influxdb.html).

# Dimension
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Represents the metadata attributes of the time series. For example, the name and Availability Zone of an EC2 instance or the name of the manufacturer of a wind turbine are dimensions. 

## Contents
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 ** Name **   <a name="timestream-Type-Dimension-Name"></a>
 Dimension represents the metadata attributes of the time series. For example, the name and Availability Zone of an EC2 instance or the name of the manufacturer of a wind turbine are dimensions.   
For constraints on dimension names, see [Naming Constraints](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/timestream/latest/developerguide/ts-limits.html#limits.naming).  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 60.  
Required: Yes

 ** Value **   <a name="timestream-Type-Dimension-Value"></a>
The value of the dimension.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** DimensionValueType **   <a name="timestream-Type-Dimension-DimensionValueType"></a>
The data type of the dimension for the time-series data point.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `VARCHAR`   
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/timestream-write-2018-11-01/Dimension) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/timestream-write-2018-11-01/Dimension) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/timestream-write-2018-11-01/Dimension)