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aws_cloudwatch

Send metrics to AWS CloudWatch using the PutMetricData endpoint.

Introduced in version 1.0.0.

# Common config fields, showing default values
metrics:
  aws_cloudwatch:
    namespace: Bento
  mapping: ""

Timing Metrics​

The smallest timing unit that CloudWatch supports is microseconds, therefore timing metrics are automatically downgraded to microseconds (by dividing delta values by 1000). This conversion will also apply to custom timing metrics produced with a metric processor.

Billing​

AWS bills per metric series exported, it is therefore STRONGLY recommended that you reduce the metrics that are exposed with a mapping like this:

metrics:
  mapping: |
    if ![
      "input_received",
      "input_latency",
      "output_sent",
    ].contains(this) { deleted() }
  aws_cloudwatch:
    namespace: Foo

Fields​

namespace​

The namespace used to distinguish metrics from other services.

Type: string
Default: "Bento"

flush_period​

The period of time between PutMetricData requests.

Type: string
Default: "100ms"

region​

The AWS region to target.

Type: string
Default: ""

endpoint​

Allows you to specify a custom endpoint for the AWS API.

Type: string
Default: ""

credentials​

Optional manual configuration of AWS credentials to use. More information can be found in this document.

Type: object

credentials.profile​

A profile from ~/.aws/credentials to use.

Type: string
Default: ""

credentials.id​

The ID of credentials to use.

Type: string
Default: ""

credentials.secret​

The secret for the credentials being used.

Secret

This field contains sensitive information that usually shouldn't be added to a config directly, read our secrets page for more info.

Type: string
Default: ""

credentials.token​

The token for the credentials being used, required when using short term credentials.

Type: string
Default: ""

credentials.from_ec2_role​

Use the credentials of a host EC2 machine configured to assume an IAM role associated with the instance.

Type: bool
Default: false
Requires version 1.0.0 or newer

credentials.role​

A role ARN to assume.

Type: string
Default: ""

credentials.role_external_id​

An external ID to provide when assuming a role.

Type: string
Default: ""