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AWS::CloudWatch::Dashboard

CloudWatch Dashboard

Resource Type definition for AWS::CloudWatch::Dashboard

Properties

3 configurable properties. 1 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:
PropertyTypeFlags
DashboardBody
string
Required
DashboardName
string
Create-only
Tags
Array<Tag>

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::CloudWatch::Dashboard

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Dashboard
    Properties:
      DashboardBody: "value"
      Tags:
        - Key: Environment
          Value: Production

Required IAM Permissions

Permissions CloudFormation needs in your IAM role to manage this resource.

create

cloudwatch:PutDashboardcloudwatch:GetDashboardcloudwatch:TagResource

read

cloudwatch:GetDashboardcloudwatch:ListTagsForResource

update

cloudwatch:PutDashboardcloudwatch:TagResourcecloudwatch:UntagResourcecloudwatch:ListTagsForResource

delete

cloudwatch:DeleteDashboardscloudwatch:GetDashboard

list

cloudwatch:ListDashboards

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Quick Facts

ServiceCloudWatch
Properties3
Required1
TaggingSupported
Primary IDDashboardName

Supported Operations

CreateReadUpdateDeleteList

Immutable After Creation

These properties cannot be changed after the resource is created. Updating them triggers a replacement.

DashboardName

Related Resources

External Links