diff --git a/pbs-api-types/src/metrics.rs b/pbs-api-types/src/metrics.rs
index f5cfe95d..be5ff27a 100644
--- a/pbs-api-types/src/metrics.rs
+++ b/pbs-api-types/src/metrics.rs
@@ -146,3 +146,46 @@ pub struct InfluxDbHttp {
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub comment: Option<String>,
 }
+
+
+#[api]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+/// Type of the metric server
+pub enum MetricServerType {
+    /// InfluxDB HTTP
+    #[serde(rename = "influxdb-http")]
+    InfluxDbHttp,
+    /// InfluxDB UDP
+    #[serde(rename = "influxdb-udp")]
+    InfluxDbUdp,
+}
+
+#[api(
+    properties: {
+        name: {
+            schema: METRIC_SERVER_ID_SCHEMA,
+        },
+        "type": {
+            type: MetricServerType,
+        },
+        comment: {
+            optional: true,
+            schema: SINGLE_LINE_COMMENT_SCHEMA,
+        },
+    },
+)]
+#[derive(Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
+/// Basic information about a metric server thats available for all types
+pub struct MetricServerInfo {
+    pub name: String,
+    #[serde(rename = "type")]
+    pub ty: MetricServerType,
+    /// Enables or disables the metrics server
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub enable: Option<bool>,
+    /// The target server
+    pub server: String,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub comment: Option<String>,
+}
diff --git a/src/api2/admin/metrics.rs b/src/api2/admin/metrics.rs
index 921a67a5..d72bd98b 100644
--- a/src/api2/admin/metrics.rs
+++ b/src/api2/admin/metrics.rs
@@ -1,55 +1,12 @@
 use anyhow::Error;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::Value;
 
 use proxmox_router::{Permission, Router, RpcEnvironment};
 use proxmox_schema::api;
 
-use pbs_api_types::{METRIC_SERVER_ID_SCHEMA, PRIV_SYS_AUDIT, SINGLE_LINE_COMMENT_SCHEMA};
+use pbs_api_types::{PRIV_SYS_AUDIT, MetricServerInfo};
 use pbs_config::metrics;
 
-#[api]
-#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
-/// Type of the metric server
-pub enum MetricServerType {
-    /// InfluxDB HTTP
-    #[serde(rename = "influxdb-http")]
-    InfluxDbHttp,
-    /// InfluxDB UDP
-    #[serde(rename = "influxdb-udp")]
-    InfluxDbUdp,
-}
-
-#[api(
-    properties: {
-        name: {
-            schema: METRIC_SERVER_ID_SCHEMA,
-        },
-        "type": {
-            type: MetricServerType,
-        },
-        comment: {
-            optional: true,
-            schema: SINGLE_LINE_COMMENT_SCHEMA,
-        },
-    },
-)]
-#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
-#[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
-/// Basic information about a metric server thats available for all types
-pub struct MetricServerInfo {
-    pub name: String,
-    #[serde(rename = "type")]
-    pub ty: MetricServerType,
-    /// Enables or disables the metrics server
-    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    pub enable: Option<bool>,
-    /// The target server
-    pub server: String,
-    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
-    pub comment: Option<String>,
-}
-
 #[api(
     input: {
         properties: {},