diff --git a/develop-docs/sdk/telemetry/metrics.mdx b/develop-docs/sdk/telemetry/metrics.mdx
index bc828208cdbc8..beb1c1f2e8a11 100644
--- a/develop-docs/sdk/telemetry/metrics.mdx
+++ b/develop-docs/sdk/telemetry/metrics.mdx
@@ -370,9 +370,13 @@ Sentry.init({
 
 <SpecSection id="metrics-module" status="stable" since="2.0.0">
 
-### Metrics Module
+### Metrics Capturing Functionality
 
-SDKs **MUST** expose metrics methods in a `metrics` module or namespace. At minimum, the SDK **MUST** implement the following methods:
+SDKs **MUST** expose functionality for capturing `count`, `gauge`, and `distribution` metrics.
+
+Metrics-capturing functionality **SHOULD** be exposed as functions (or another suitable language construct) in a `metrics` module or namespace. If exposing the functionality in a module or namespace is infeasible in a particular SDK's language, the function names **SHOULD** be prefixed with the word `metric`.
+
+The **RECOMMENDED** API is as follows:
 
 - `Sentry.metrics.count(name, value, options)` — increment a counter
 - `Sentry.metrics.gauge(name, value, options)` — set a gauge value