CloudWatch code examples for the SDK for Java 2.x

Overview

Shows how to use the AWS SDK for Java 2.x to work with Amazon CloudWatch.

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CloudWatch provides a reliable, scalable, and flexible monitoring solution that you can start using within minutes.

⚠ Important

• Running this code might result in charges to your AWS account. For more details, see AWS Pricing and Free Tier.
• Running the tests might result in charges to your AWS account.
• We recommend that you grant your code least privilege. At most, grant only the minimum permissions required to perform the task. For more information, see Grant least privilege.
• This code is not tested in every AWS Region. For more information, see AWS Regional Services.

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Code examples

Prerequisites

For prerequisites, see the README in the javav2 folder.

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Get started

• Hello CloudWatch (ListMetrics)

Basics

Code examples that show you how to perform the essential operations within a service.

• Learn the basics

Single actions

Code excerpts that show you how to call individual service functions.

• DeleteAlarms
• DeleteAnomalyDetector
• DeleteDashboards
• DescribeAlarmHistory
• DescribeAlarms
• DescribeAlarmsForMetric
• DescribeAnomalyDetectors
• DisableAlarmActions
• EnableAlarmActions
• GetMetricData
• GetMetricStatistics
• GetMetricWidgetImage
• ListDashboards
• ListMetrics
• PutAnomalyDetector
• PutDashboard
• PutMetricAlarm
• PutMetricData

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Run the examples

Instructions

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Hello CloudWatch

This example shows you how to get started using CloudWatch.

Learn the basics

This example shows you how to do the following:

• List CloudWatch namespaces and metrics.
• Get statistics for a metric and for estimated billing.
• Create and update a dashboard.
• Create and add data to a metric.
• Create and trigger an alarm, then view alarm history.
• Add an anomaly detector.
• Get a metric image, then clean up resources.

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Tests

⚠ Running tests might result in charges to your AWS account.

To find instructions for running these tests, see the README in the javav2 folder.

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Additional resources

• CloudWatch User Guide
• CloudWatch API Reference
• SDK for Java 2.x CloudWatch reference

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