CloudWatch metrics that are available for your instances

Amazon EC2 sends metrics to Amazon CloudWatch. You can use the AWS Management Console, the AWS CLI, or an API to list the metrics that Amazon EC2 sends to CloudWatch. By default, each data point covers the 5 minutes that follow the start time of activity for the instance. If you've enabled detailed monitoring, each data point covers the next minute of activity from the start time. Note that for the Minimum, Maximum, and Average statistics, the minimum granularity for the metrics that EC2 provides is 1 minute.

For information about how to view the available metrics using the AWS Management Console or the AWS CLI, see View available metrics in the Amazon CloudWatch User Guide.

For information about getting the statistics for these metrics, see Statistics for CloudWatch metrics for your instances.

Instance metrics

The AWS/EC2 namespace includes the following instance metrics.

Metric	Description	Unit	Meaningful statistics
CPUUtilization	The percentage of physical CPU time that Amazon EC2 uses to run the EC2 instance, which includes time spent to run both the user code and the Amazon EC2 code. At a very high level, CPUUtilization is the sum of guest CPUUtilization and hypervisor CPUUtilization. Tools in your operating system can show a different percentage than CloudWatch due to factors such as legacy device simulation, configuration of non-legacy devices, interrupt-heavy workloads, live migration, and live update.	Percent	Average Minimum Maximum
DiskReadOps	Completed read operations from all instance store volumes available to the instance in a specified period of time. To calculate the average I/O operations per second (IOPS) for the period, divide the total operations in the period by the number of seconds in that period. If there are no instance store volumes, either the value is 0 or the metric is not reported.	Count	Sum Average Minimum Maximum
DiskWriteOps	Completed write operations to all instance store volumes available to the instance in a specified period of time. To calculate the average I/O operations per second (IOPS) for the period, divide the total operations in the period by the number of seconds in that period. If there are no instance store volumes, either the value is 0 or the metric is not reported.	Count	Sum Average Minimum Maximum
DiskReadBytes	Bytes read from all instance store volumes available to the instance. This metric is used to determine the volume of the data the application reads from the hard disk of the instance. This can be used to determine the speed of the application. The number reported is the number of bytes received during the period. If you are using basic (5-minute) monitoring, you can divide this number by 300 to find Bytes/second. If you have detailed (1-minute) monitoring, divide it by 60. You can also use the CloudWatch metric math function DIFF_TIME to find the bytes per second. For example, if you have graphed DiskReadBytes in CloudWatch as m1, the metric math formula m1/(DIFF_TIME(m1)) returns the metric in bytes/second. For more information about DIFF_TIME and other metric math functions, see Use metric math in the Amazon CloudWatch User Guide. If there are no instance store volumes, either the value is 0 or the metric is not reported.	Bytes	Sum Average Minimum Maximum
DiskWriteBytes	Bytes written to all instance store volumes available to the instance. This metric is used to determine the volume of the data the application writes onto the hard disk of the instance. This can be used to determine the speed of the application. The number reported is the number of bytes received during the period. If you are using basic (5-minute) monitoring, you can divide this number by 300 to find Bytes/second. If you have detailed (1-minute) monitoring, divide it by 60. You can also use the CloudWatch metric math function DIFF_TIME to find the bytes per second. For example, if you have graphed DiskWriteBytes in CloudWatch as m1, the metric math formula m1/(DIFF_TIME(m1)) returns the metric in bytes/second. For more information about DIFF_TIME and other metric math functions, see Use metric math in the Amazon CloudWatch User Guide. If there are no instance store volumes, either the value is 0 or the metric is not reported.	Bytes	Sum Average Minimum Maximum
MetadataNoToken	The number of times the Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) was successfully accessed using a method that does not use a token. This metric is used to determine if there are any processes accessing instance metadata that are using Instance Metadata Service Version 1 (IMDSv1), which does not use a token. If all requests use token-backed sessions, i.e., Instance Metadata Service Version 2 (IMDSv2), the value is 0. For more information, see Transition to using Instance Metadata Service Version 2.	Count	Sum Percentiles
MetadataNoTokenRejected	The number of times an IMDSv1 call was attempted after IMDSv1 was disabled. If this metric appears, it indicates that an IMDSv1 call was attempted and rejected. You can either re-enable IMDSv1 or make sure all of your calls use IMDSv2. For more information, see Transition to using Instance Metadata Service Version 2.	Count	Sum Percentiles
NetworkIn	The number of bytes received by the instance on all network interfaces. This metric identifies the volume of incoming network traffic to a single instance. The number reported is the number of bytes received during the period. If you are using basic (5-minute) monitoring and the statistic is Sum, you can divide this number by 300 to find Bytes/second. If you have detailed (1-minute) monitoring and the statistic is Sum, divide it by 60. You can also use the CloudWatch metric math function DIFF_TIME to find the bytes per second. For example, if you have graphed NetworkIn in CloudWatch as m1, the metric math formula m1/(DIFF_TIME(m1)) returns the metric in bytes/second. For more information about DIFF_TIME and other metric math functions, see Use metric math in the Amazon CloudWatch User Guide.	Bytes	Sum Average Minimum Maximum
NetworkOut	The number of bytes sent out by the instance on all network interfaces. This metric identifies the volume of outgoing network traffic from a single instance. The number reported is the number of bytes sent during the period. If you are using basic (5-minute) monitoring and the statistic is Sum, you can divide this number by 300 to find Bytes/second. If you have detailed (1-minute) monitoring and the statistic is Sum, divide it by 60. You can also use the CloudWatch metric math function DIFF_TIME to find the bytes per second. For example, if you have graphed NetworkOut in CloudWatch as m1, the metric math formula m1/(DIFF_TIME(m1)) returns the metric in bytes/second. For more information about DIFF_TIME and other metric math functions, see Use metric math in the Amazon CloudWatch User Guide.	Bytes	Sum Average Minimum Maximum
NetworkPacketsIn	The number of packets received by the instance on all network interfaces. This metric identifies the volume of incoming traffic in terms of the number of packets on a single instance. This metric is available for basic monitoring only (5-minute periods). To calculate the number of packets per second (PPS) your instance received for the 5 minutes, divide the Sum statistic value by 300. You can also use the CloudWatch metric math function DIFF_TIME to find the packets per second. For example, if you have graphed NetworkPacketsIn in CloudWatch as m1, the metric math formula m1/(DIFF_TIME(m1)) returns the metric in packets/second. For more information about DIFF_TIME and other metric math functions, see Use metric math in the Amazon CloudWatch User Guide.	Count	Sum Average Minimum Maximum
NetworkPacketsOut	The number of packets sent out by the instance on all network interfaces. This metric identifies the volume of outgoing traffic in terms of the number of packets on a single instance. This metric is available for basic monitoring only (5-minute periods). To calculate the number of packets per second (PPS) your instance sent for the 5 minutes, divide the Sum statistic value by 300. You can also use the CloudWatch metric math function DIFF_TIME to find the packets per second. For example, if you have graphed NetworkPacketsOut in CloudWatch as m1, the metric math formula m1/(DIFF_TIME(m1)) returns the metric in packets/second. For more information about DIFF_TIME and other metric math functions, see Use metric math in the Amazon CloudWatch User Guide.	Count	Sum Average Minimum Maximum

CPU credit metrics

The AWS/EC2 namespace includes the following CPU credit metrics for your burstable performance instances.

Metric	Description	Unit	Meaningful statistics
CPUCreditUsage	The number of CPU credits spent by the instance for CPU utilization. One CPU credit equals one vCPU running at 100% utilization for one minute or an equivalent combination of vCPUs, utilization, and time (for example, one vCPU running at 50% utilization for two minutes or two vCPUs running at 25% utilization for two minutes). CPU credit metrics are available at a 5-minute frequency only. If you specify a period greater than five minutes, use the Sum statistic instead of the Average statistic.	Credits (vCPU-minutes)	Sum Average Minimum Maximum
CPUCreditBalance	The number of earned CPU credits that an instance has accrued since it was launched or started. For T2 Standard, the CPUCreditBalance also includes the number of launch credits that have been accrued. Credits are accrued in the credit balance after they are earned, and removed from the credit balance when they are spent. The credit balance has a maximum limit, determined by the instance size. After the limit is reached, any new credits that are earned are discarded. For T2 Standard, launch credits do not count towards the limit. The credits in the CPUCreditBalance are available for the instance to spend to burst beyond its baseline CPU utilization. When an instance is running, credits in the CPUCreditBalance do not expire. When a T3 or T3a instance stops, the CPUCreditBalance value persists for seven days. Thereafter, all accrued credits are lost. When a T2 instance stops, the CPUCreditBalance value does not persist, and all accrued credits are lost. CPU credit metrics are available at a 5-minute frequency only.	Credits (vCPU-minutes)	Sum Average Minimum Maximum
CPUSurplusCreditBalance	The number of surplus credits that have been spent by an unlimited instance when its CPUCreditBalance value is zero. The CPUSurplusCreditBalance value is paid down by earned CPU credits. If the number of surplus credits exceeds the maximum number of credits that the instance can earn in a 24-hour period, the spent surplus credits above the maximum incur an additional charge. CPU credit metrics are available at a 5-minute frequency only.	Credits (vCPU-minutes)	Sum Average Minimum Maximum
CPUSurplusCreditsCharged	The number of spent surplus credits that are not paid down by earned CPU credits, and which thus incur an additional charge. Spent surplus credits are charged when any of the following occurs: The spent surplus credits exceed the maximum number of credits that the instance can earn in a 24-hour period. Spent surplus credits above the maximum are charged at the end of the hour. The instance is stopped or terminated. The instance is switched from unlimited to standard. CPU credit metrics are available at a 5-minute frequency only.	Credits (vCPU-minutes)	Sum Average Minimum Maximum

Dedicated Host metrics

The AWS/EC2 namespace includes the following metrics for T3 Dedicated Hosts.

Metric	Description	Unit	Meaningful statistics
DedicatedHostCPUUtilization	The percentage of allocated compute capacity that is currently in use by the instances running on the Dedicated Host.	Percent	Sum Average Minimum Maximum

Amazon EBS metrics for Nitro-based instances

The AWS/EC2 namespace includes additional Amazon EBS metrics for volumes that are attached to Nitro-based instances that are not bare metal instances.

Metric	Description	Unit	Meaningful statistics
EBSReadOps	Completed read operations from all Amazon EBS volumes attached to the instance in a specified period of time. To calculate the average read I/O operations per second (Read IOPS) for the period, divide the total operations in the period by the number of seconds in that period. If you are using basic (5-minute) monitoring, you can divide this number by 300 to calculate the Read IOPS. If you have detailed (1-minute) monitoring, divide it by 60. You can also use the CloudWatch metric math function DIFF_TIME to find the operations per second. For example, if you have graphed EBSReadOps in CloudWatch as m1, the metric math formula m1/(DIFF_TIME(m1)) returns the metric in operations/second. For more information about DIFF_TIME and other metric math functions, see Use metric math in the Amazon CloudWatch User Guide.	Count	Sum Average Minimum Maximum
EBSWriteOps	Completed write operations to all EBS volumes attached to the instance in a specified period of time. To calculate the average write I/O operations per second (Write IOPS) for the period, divide the total operations in the period by the number of seconds in that period. If you are using basic (5-minute) monitoring, you can divide this number by 300 to calculate the Write IOPS. If you have detailed (1-minute) monitoring, divide it by 60. You can also use the CloudWatch metric math function DIFF_TIME to find the operations per second. For example, if you have graphed EBSWriteOps in CloudWatch as m1, the metric math formula m1/(DIFF_TIME(m1)) returns the metric in operations/second. For more information about DIFF_TIME and other metric math functions, see Use metric math in the Amazon CloudWatch User Guide.	Count	Sum Average Minimum Maximum
EBSReadBytes	Bytes read from all EBS volumes attached to the instance in a specified period of time. The number reported is the number of bytes read during the period. If you are using basic (5-minute) monitoring, you can divide this number by 300 to find Read Bytes/second. If you have detailed (1-minute) monitoring, divide it by 60. You can also use the CloudWatch metric math function DIFF_TIME to find the bytes per second. For example, if you have graphed EBSReadBytes in CloudWatch as m1, the metric math formula m1/(DIFF_TIME(m1)) returns the metric in bytes/second. For more information about DIFF_TIME and other metric math functions, see Use metric math in the Amazon CloudWatch User Guide.	Bytes	Sum Average Minimum Maximum
EBSWriteBytes	Bytes written to all EBS volumes attached to the instance in a specified period of time. The number reported is the number of bytes written during the period. If you are using basic (5-minute) monitoring, you can divide this number by 300 to find Write Bytes/second. If you have detailed (1-minute) monitoring, divide it by 60. You can also use the CloudWatch metric math function DIFF_TIME to find the bytes per second. For example, if you have graphed EBSWriteBytes in CloudWatch as m1, the metric math formula m1/(DIFF_TIME(m1)) returns the metric in bytes/second. For more information about DIFF_TIME and other metric math functions, see Use metric math in the Amazon CloudWatch User Guide.	Bytes	Sum Average Minimum Maximum
EBSIOBalance%	Provides information about the percentage of I/O credits remaining in the burst bucket. This metric is available for basic monitoring only. This metric is available only for some *.4xlarge instance sizes and smaller that burst to their maximum performance for only 30 minutes at least once every 24 hours. The Sum statistic is not applicable to this metric.	Percent	Minimum Maximum
EBSByteBalance%	Provides information about the percentage of throughput credits remaining in the burst bucket. This metric is available for basic monitoring only. This metric is available only for some *.4xlarge instance sizes and smaller that burst to their maximum performance for only 30 minutes at least once every 24 hours. The Sum statistic is not applicable to this metric.	Percent	Minimum Maximum

For information about the metrics provided for your EBS volumes, see Metrics for Amazon EBS volumes in the Amazon EBS User Guide. For information about the metrics provided for your EC2 Fleets and Spot Fleets, see Monitor your EC2 Fleet or Spot Fleet using CloudWatch.

Status check metrics

By default, status check metrics are available at a 1-minute frequency at no charge. For a newly-launched instance, status check metric data is only available after the instance has completed the initialization state (within a few minutes of the instance entering the running state). For more information about EC2 status checks, see Status checks for Amazon EC2 instances.

The AWS/EC2 namespace includes the following status check metrics.

Metric	Description	Unit	Meaningful statistics
StatusCheckFailed	Reports whether the instance has passed all status checks in the last minute. This metric can be either 0 (passed) or 1 (failed). By default, this metric is available at a 1-minute frequency at no charge.	Count	Average Minimum Maximum
StatusCheckFailed_Instance	Reports whether the instance has passed the instance status check in the last minute. This metric can be either 0 (passed) or 1 (failed). By default, this metric is available at a 1-minute frequency at no charge.	Count	Average Minimum Maximum
StatusCheckFailed_System	Reports whether the instance has passed the system status check in the last minute. This metric can be either 0 (passed) or 1 (failed). By default, this metric is available at a 1-minute frequency at no charge.	Count	Average Minimum Maximum
StatusCheckFailed_AttachedEBS	Reports whether the instance has passed the attached EBS status check in the last minute. This metric can be either 0 (passed) or 1 (failed). By default, this metric is available at a 1-minute frequency at no charge.	Count	Average Minimum Maximum

The AWS/EBS namespace includes the following status check metric.

Metric	Description	Unit	Meaningful statistics
VolumeStalledIOCheck	Note: For Nitro instances only. Not published for volumes attached to Amazon ECS and AWS Fargate tasks. Reports whether a volume has passed or failed a stalled IO check in the last minute. This metric can be either 0 (passed) or 1 (failed).	None	Average Minimum Maximum

Traffic mirroring metrics

The AWS/EC2 namespace includes metrics for mirrored traffic. For more information, see Monitor mirrored traffic using Amazon CloudWatch in the Amazon VPC Traffic Mirroring Guide.

Auto Scaling group metrics

The AWS/AutoScaling namespace includes metrics for Auto Scaling groups. For more information, see Monitor CloudWatch metrics for your Auto Scaling groups and instances in the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide.

Amazon EC2 metric dimensions

You can use the following dimensions to refine the metrics listed in the previous tables.

Dimension	Description
AutoScalingGroupName	This dimension filters the data you request for all instances in a specified capacity group. An Auto Scaling group is a collection of instances you define if you're using Auto Scaling. This dimension is available only for Amazon EC2 metrics when the instances are in such an Auto Scaling group. Available for instances with Detailed or Basic Monitoring enabled.
ImageId	This dimension filters the data you request for all instances running this Amazon EC2 Amazon Machine Image (AMI). Available for instances with Detailed Monitoring enabled.
InstanceId	This dimension filters the data you request for the identified instance only. This helps you pinpoint an exact instance from which to monitor data.
InstanceType	This dimension filters the data you request for all instances running with this specified instance type. This helps you categorize your data by the type of instance running. For example, you might compare data from an m1.small instance and an m1.large instance to determine which has the better business value for your application. Available for instances with Detailed Monitoring enabled.

Amazon EC2 usage metrics

You can use CloudWatch usage metrics to provide visibility into your account's usage of resources. Use these metrics to visualize your current service usage on CloudWatch graphs and dashboards.

Amazon EC2 usage metrics correspond to AWS service quotas. You can configure alarms that alert you when your usage approaches a service quota. For more information about CloudWatch integration with service quotas, see AWS usage metrics in the Amazon CloudWatch User Guide.

Amazon EC2 publishes the following metrics in the AWS/Usage namespace.

Metric	Description
ResourceCount	The number of the specified resources running in your account. The resources are defined by the dimensions associated with the metric. The most useful statistic for this metric is MAXIMUM, which represents the maximum number of resources used during the 1-minute period.

The following dimensions are used to refine the usage metrics that are published by Amazon EC2.

Dimension	Description
Service	The name of the AWS service containing the resource. For Amazon EC2 usage metrics, the value for this dimension is EC2.
Type	The type of entity that is being reported. Currently, the only valid value for Amazon EC2 usage metrics is Resource.
Resource	The type of resource that is running. Currently, the only valid value for Amazon EC2 usage metrics is vCPU, which returns information on instances that are running.
Class	The class of resource being tracked. For Amazon EC2 usage metrics with vCPU as the value of the Resource dimension, the valid values are Standard/OnDemand, F/OnDemand, G/OnDemand, Inf/OnDemand, P/OnDemand, and X/OnDemand. The values for this dimension define the first letter of the instance types that are reported by the metric. For example, Standard/OnDemand returns information about all running instances with types that start with A, C, D, H, I, M, R, T, and Z, and G/OnDemand returns information about all running instances with types that start with G.