def reload(self, client=None):
        """API call:  sync local metric configuration via a GET request

        See
        https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/reference/v2/rest/v2/projects.metrics/get

        :type client: :class:`~google.cloud.logging.client.Client` or
                      ``NoneType``
        :param client: the client to use.  If not passed, falls back to the
                       ``client`` stored on the current metric.
        """
        client = self._require_client(client)
        data = client.metrics_api.metric_get(self.project, self.name)
        self.description = data.get("description", "")
        self.filter_ = data["filter"]
API call:  sync local metric configuration via a GET request

        See
        https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/reference/v2/rest/v2/projects.metrics/get

        :type client: :class:`~google.cloud.logging.client.Client` or
                      ``NoneType``
        :param client: the client to use.  If not passed, falls back to the
                       ``client`` stored on the current metric.