# Vercel Custom metrics are now supported in Vercel Observability

- Product: Vercel (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/vercel)
- Vendor: Vercel
- Date: 2026-08-20
- Original notes: https://vercel.com/changelog/custom-metrics-are-now-supported-in-vercel-observability
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/vercel/releases/2026-08-20-custom-metrics-are-now-supported-in-vercel-observ

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You can now emit your own metrics directly from your Vercel Functions and analyze them alongside Vercel's built-in observability data. Use the metric() function from the @vercel/functions package to r…

- **added** — Emit custom metrics directly from Vercel Functions using the metric() function from the @vercel/functions package
- **added** — Analyze custom metrics alongside Vercel's built-in observability data