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Cloudwatch Dashboard Charging
if I build a Cloudwatch dashboard that pulling custom metrics, Will I get charged for GetMetricData API calls for the custom metric?
I couldn't find this information from AWS documentation.
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Hi,
Have a look at CloudWatch pricing for dashboards: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/pricing/
Dashboards
Automatic dashboards are free and you pay only for custom dashboards.
You incur dashboard costs by the hour from the first hour in which your
custom dashboard exists. Monthly dashboard costs provided below are
provided for a full month of usage but will be pro-rated based on the
number of hours that your custom dashboard exists in a month. Additionally,
when you share a custom dashboard, you get charged for GetMetricData API
calls used to render the shared version of the dashboard.
Note that you don't get charged for GetMetricData API calls to render the
original dashboard.
Every reference to the LAMBDA metric math function in the
dashboard source counts as one metric.
Dashboard $3.00 per dashboard per month
So, no charge for GetMetricData when used by a dashboard.
Best,
Didier
AWS has two different tiers for API Requests.
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Free Tier:
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Basic Monitoring Metrics and up to 10 custom metrics are included in the free tier.
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However, the GetMetricData API calls are always charged.
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You can create up to three custom dashboards without additional charges.
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Paid Tier:
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Beyond the free tier, you’ll be charged for API requests related to custom metrics.
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The cost is $0.01 per 1,000 requests.
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Hello,
Yes, you will be charged for GetMetricData API calls for custom metrics in a CloudWatch dashboard.
According to AWS documentation, "GetMetricData" API calls are charged based on the number of metrics requested, and custom metrics are included in this count.
Pricing details: https://aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/pricing/
Additionally, you can refer to the CloudWatch documentation on "GetMetricData" API calls: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/APIReference/API_GetMetricData.html
prices may vary depending on your region and usage.
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He is using Custom metrics so it will be due in Free or Paid Tier.