diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/metrics/__test__/__snapshots__/metrics.test.js.snap b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/metrics/__test__/__snapshots__/metrics.test.js.snap
index 3cc3d958d4863..945de07ed66bb 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/metrics/__test__/__snapshots__/metrics.test.js.snap
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/metrics/__test__/__snapshots__/metrics.test.js.snap
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ Object {
     "label": "Requested",
     "metricAgg": "max",
     "timestampField": "beats_stats.timestamp",
-    "title": "Requests",
+    "title": "Request Count Intake API",
     "units": "/m",
     "uuidField": "cluster_uuid",
   },
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ Object {
     "label": "Total",
     "metricAgg": "max",
     "timestampField": "beats_stats.timestamp",
-    "title": "Response Count",
+    "title": "Response Count Intake API",
     "units": "/m",
     "uuidField": "cluster_uuid",
   },
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ Object {
     "label": "Too large",
     "metricAgg": "max",
     "timestampField": "beats_stats.timestamp",
-    "title": "Response Errors",
+    "title": "Response Errors Intake API",
     "units": "/m",
     "uuidField": "cluster_uuid",
   },
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/metrics/apm/metrics.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/metrics/apm/metrics.js
index 1103dd120f914..effd42aefd07c 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/metrics/apm/metrics.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/metrics/apm/metrics.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export const metrics = {
   apm_requests: new ApmEventsRateClusterMetric({
     field: 'beats_stats.metrics.apm-server.server.request.count',
     title: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.metrics.apm.requestsTitle', {
-      defaultMessage: 'Requests'
+      defaultMessage: 'Request Count Intake API'
     }),
     label: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.metrics.apm.requests.requestedLabel', {
       defaultMessage: 'Requested'
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export const metrics = {
   apm_responses_count: new ApmEventsRateClusterMetric({
     field: 'beats_stats.metrics.apm-server.server.response.count',
     title: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.metrics.apm.responseCountTitle', {
-      defaultMessage: 'Response Count'
+      defaultMessage: 'Response Count Intake API'
     }),
     label: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.metrics.apm.responseCount.totalLabel', {
       defaultMessage: 'Total'
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export const metrics = {
   apm_responses_errors_toolarge: new ApmEventsRateClusterMetric({
     field: 'beats_stats.metrics.apm-server.server.response.errors.toolarge',
     title: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.metrics.apm.responseErrorsTitle', {
-      defaultMessage: 'Response Errors'
+      defaultMessage: 'Response Errors Intake API'
     }),
     label: i18n.translate('xpack.monitoring.metrics.apm.responseErrors.tooLargeLabelTitle', {
       defaultMessage: 'Too large'
diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/apm/fixtures/cluster.json b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/apm/fixtures/cluster.json
index bc913278aa510..aa9e4cc125a90 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/apm/fixtures/cluster.json
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/apm/fixtures/cluster.json
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@
         "field": "beats_stats.metrics.apm-server.server.response.count",
         "metricAgg": "max",
         "label": "Total",
-        "title": "Response Count",
+        "title": "Response Count Intake API",
         "description": "HTTP Requests responded to by server",
         "units": "/m",
         "format": "0,0.[00]",
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
         "field": "beats_stats.metrics.apm-server.server.response.errors.toolarge",
         "metricAgg": "max",
         "label": "Too large",
-        "title": "Response Errors",
+        "title": "Response Errors Intake API",
         "description": "HTTP Requests rejected due to excessive payload size",
         "units": "/m",
         "format": "0,0.[00]",
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@
         "field": "beats_stats.metrics.apm-server.server.request.count",
         "metricAgg": "max",
         "label": "Requested",
-        "title": "Requests",
+        "title": "Request Count Intake API",
         "description": "HTTP Requests received by server",
         "units": "/m",
         "format": "0,0.[00]",
diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/apm/fixtures/instance.json b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/apm/fixtures/instance.json
index c00969960040e..abcbf7557234d 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/apm/fixtures/instance.json
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/apm/fixtures/instance.json
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
         "field": "beats_stats.metrics.apm-server.server.response.count",
         "metricAgg": "max",
         "label": "Total",
-        "title": "Response Count",
+        "title": "Response Count Intake API",
         "description": "HTTP Requests responded to by server",
         "units": "/m",
         "format": "0,0.[00]",
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
         "field": "beats_stats.metrics.apm-server.server.response.errors.toolarge",
         "metricAgg": "max",
         "label": "Too large",
-        "title": "Response Errors",
+        "title": "Response Errors Intake API",
         "description": "HTTP Requests rejected due to excessive payload size",
         "units": "/m",
         "format": "0,0.[00]",
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@
         "field": "beats_stats.metrics.apm-server.server.request.count",
         "metricAgg": "max",
         "label": "Requested",
-        "title": "Requests",
+        "title": "Request Count Intake API",
         "description": "HTTP Requests received by server",
         "units": "/m",
         "format": "0,0.[00]",