require "datadog_api_client"
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V1::MetricsAPI.new
body = DatadogAPIClient::V1::MetricsPayload.new({ series: [DatadogAPIClient::V1::Series.new({ metric: "system.load.1", points: [[3.56]] })] }) # MetricsPayload |
opts = {
  content_encoding: DatadogAPIClient::V1::MetricContentEncoding::DEFLATE, # MetricContentEncoding | HTTP header used to compress the media-type.
}

begin
  # Submit metrics
  result = api_instance.submit_metrics(body, opts)
  p result
rescue DatadogAPIClient::V1::APIError => e
  puts "Error when calling MetricsAPI->submit_metrics: #{e}"
end