AWS::CloudWatch::MetricStream

CloudWatch MetricStream

Resource Type definition for Metric Stream

Properties

9 configurable properties. Click a row to see details.

Filter:

Property	Type	Flags
`ExcludeFilters`	`Array<MetricStreamFilter>`
`FirehoseArn`	`string`
`IncludeFilters`	`Array<MetricStreamFilter>`
`IncludeLinkedAccountsMetrics`	`boolean`
`Name`	`string`	Create-only
`OutputFormat`	`string`
`RoleArn`	`string`
`StatisticsConfigurations`	`Array<MetricStreamStatisticsConfiguration>`
`Tags`	`Array<Tag>`

Return Values

Values returned after the resource is created. Access these with Fn::GetAtt.

Attribute	Type	Description
`Arn`	`string`	Amazon Resource Name of the metric stream.
`CreationDate`	`Any \| Any`	The date of creation of the metric stream.
`LastUpdateDate`	`Any \| Any`	The date of the last update of the metric stream.
`State`	`string`	Displays the state of the Metric Stream.

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::MetricStream

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::CloudWatch::MetricStream
    Properties:
      Tags:
        - Key: Environment
          Value: Production
      Name: !Ref "AWS::StackName"

Required IAM Permissions

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

create

cloudwatch:PutMetricStreamcloudwatch:GetMetricStreamcloudwatch:TagResourceiam:PassRole

update

cloudwatch:PutMetricStreamcloudwatch:GetMetricStreamcloudwatch:TagResourcecloudwatch:UntagResourceiam:PassRole

delete

cloudwatch:DeleteMetricStreamcloudwatch:GetMetricStream

list

cloudwatch:ListMetricStreams

read

cloudwatch:GetMetricStreamcloudwatch:ListTagsForResource

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Quick Facts

ServiceCloudWatch

Properties13

Required0

TaggingSupported

Primary IDName

Supported Operations

CreateUpdateDeleteListRead

Immutable After Creation

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

Name

Related Resources

External Links

AWS Documentation