# ifHCInOctets / ifHCOutOctets metric value

**URL:** <https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/ifhcinoctets-ifhcoutoctets-metric-value/2388>\
**Category:** Prometheus server\
**Created:** [August 30, 2024, 11:08am UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/ifhcinoctets-ifhcoutoctets-metric-value/2388 "2024-08-30T11:08:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 11:08am UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/ifhcinoctets-ifhcoutoctets-metric-value/2388/1 "2024-08-30T11:08:13Z")

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Hi,

below is the result of a curl call to my router.

What is the meaning/unit of the returned value : “403 952 958 954 414” ( I added spaces )

Thanks for help

```auto
$ jq '.' result
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "resultType": "vector",
    "result": [
      {
        "metric": {
          " __name__": "ifHCInOctets",
          "ifAlias": "--- Lien vers MYSTUFF ...",
          "ifDescr": "HundredGigE0/1/0/7",
          "ifIndex": "137",
          "ifName": "HundredGigE0/1/0/7",
          "instance": "MYROUTER.xxx",
          "job": "ifmibsnmp"
        },
        "value": [
          1725008140.25,
          " **403952958954414**"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

```