Viewing metrics and dimensions - AWS WAF, AWS Firewall Manager, and AWS Shield Advanced

Viewing metrics and dimensions

Metrics are grouped first by the service namespace, and then by the various dimension combinations within each namespace. AWS Firewall Manager doesn't record metrics.

  • The AWS WAF namespace is AWS/WAFV2

  • The Shield Advanced namespace is AWS/DDoSProtection

Note

AWS WAF reports metrics once a minute.

Shield Advanced reports metrics once a minute during an event and less frequently other times.

Use the following procedures to view the metrics for AWS WAF and AWS Shield Advanced.

To view metrics using the CloudWatch console

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the CloudWatch console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/.

  2. If necessary, change the Region to the one where your AWS resources are located. For CloudFront, choose the US East (N. Virginia) Region.

  3. In the navigation pane, under Metrics, choose All metrics and then search under the Browse tab for the service.

To view metrics using the AWS CLI

  • For AWS/WAFV2, at a command prompt use the following command:

    aws cloudwatch list-metrics --namespace "AWS/WAFV2"

    For Shield Advanced, at a command prompt use the following command:

    aws cloudwatch list-metrics --namespace "AWS/DDoSProtection"