# Analyzing data access using CloudWatch contributor insights for DynamoDB
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Amazon CloudWatch Contributor Insights for Amazon DynamoDB is a diagnostic tool for identifying the most frequently accessed and throttled keys in your table or index at a glance. This tool uses [CloudWatch contributor insights](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/ContributorInsights.html).

By enabling CloudWatch Contributor Insights for DynamoDB on a table or global secondary index, you can view the most accessed and throttled items in those resources.

**Note**  
CloudWatch charges apply for Contributor Insights for DynamoDB. For more information about pricing, see [ Amazon CloudWatch pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/pricing/). 

**Topics**
+ [How it works](contributorinsights_HowItWorks.md)
+ [Getting started](contributorinsights_tutorial.md)
+ [Using IAM](Contributor_Insights_IAM.md)