How does CloudFront count HTTP/HTTPS requests?

Question

Assume `example.com` is using a CloudFront distribution and one of its pages is: `https://example.com/index.html`

When each time the page is accessed, these files are also loaded because they are part of the page:
```

<img src="https://example.com/images/logo.jpg">
```
Will it be 1 (`html`, or a URL: `https://example.com/index.html`) or 5 (`html` + `ico` + `css` + `js` + `jpg`) as HTTP/HTTPS requests counted by CloudFront?

Osvaldo Marte · Accepted Answer

When a page like `https://example.com/index.html` is accessed, and it includes additional resources such as a favicon, CSS, JavaScript, and images, each of these resources is requested separately by the browser. Therefore, in the scenario you described, there would be a total of 5 **HTTP/HTTPS** requests made to the CloudFront distribution:

1. `https://example.com/index.html` (HTML page)
2. `https://example.com/images/favicon.ico` (Favicon)
3. `https://example.com/css/style.css` (CSS stylesheet)
4. `https://example.com/js/script.js` (JavaScript file)
5. `https://example.com/images/logo.jpg` (Image)

Each of these requests is counted separately by **CloudFront**. So, in this case, **CloudFront** would count 5 requests. This is important to consider for monitoring, billing, and performance optimization purposes.

#### Additional
To monitor the number of requests made by your website, you can use the [Request Checker](https://www.giftofspeed.com/request-checker/), which tracks the total number of requests made.

How does CloudFront count HTTP/HTTPS requests?

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