# SDK and API reference
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This section provides reference material for developers who interact with CloudWatch programmatically. Use AWS SDKs to integrate CloudWatch into your applications, review code examples for common operations, and learn about the protocols and security model that CloudWatch supports.

**Topics**
+ [FAQs on CloudWatch supported protocols](cloudwatch-protocols-faq.md)
+ [Using CloudWatch with an AWS SDK](sdk-general-information-section.md)
+ [Security in Amazon CloudWatch](security.md)