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+---
+key_path: redis_hll_counters.count_distinct_user_id_from_create_ci_runner_by_authenticated_user
+description: Count of unique users who created a runner from the UI or through the API
+product_group: runner
+product_categories:
+- runner
+performance_indicator_type: []
+value_type: number
+status: active
+milestone: '18.3'
+introduced_by_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/179876
+time_frame:
+- 28d
+- 7d
+data_source: internal_events
+data_category: optional
+tiers:
+- free
+- premium
+- ultimate
+events:
+- name: create_ci_runner
+  unique: user.id
+  filter:
+    property: authenticated_user