Request Parameters Response Elements Errors See Also

DescribeAlarmsForMetric

Retrieves the alarms for the specified metric. To filter the results, specify a statistic, period, or unit.

This operation retrieves only standard alarms that are based on the specified metric. It does not return alarms based on math expressions that use the specified metric, or composite alarms that use the specified metric.

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

Dimensions.member.N

The dimensions associated with the metric. If the metric has any associated dimensions, you must specify them in order for the call to succeed.

Type: Array of Dimension objects

Array Members: Maximum number of 30 items.

Required: No

ExtendedStatistic

The percentile statistic for the metric. Specify a value between p0.0 and p100.

Type: String

Required: No

MetricName

The name of the metric.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 255.

Required: Yes

Namespace

The namespace of the metric.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 255.

Pattern: [^:].*

Required: Yes

Period

The period, in seconds, over which the statistic is applied.

Type: Integer

Valid Range: Minimum value of 1.

Required: No

Statistic

The statistic for the metric, other than percentiles. For percentile statistics, use ExtendedStatistics.

Type: String

Valid Values: SampleCount | Average | Sum | Minimum | Maximum

Required: No

Unit

The unit for the metric.

Type: String

Required: No

Response Elements

The following element is returned by the service.

MetricAlarms.member.N

The information for each alarm with the specified metric.

Type: Array of MetricAlarm objects

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.