AWS CloudWatch · Example Payload

Cloudwatch Getmetricdata Example

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Cloudwatch Getmetricdata Example is an example object payload from AWS CloudWatch, with 6 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

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Example Payload

{
  "operationId": "GetMetricData",
  "method": "POST",
  "path": "/#GetMetricData",
  "summary": "Aws Cloudwatch Retrieve Metric Data From Cloudwatch",
  "requestExamples": [
    {
      "contentType": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
      "name": "GetmetricdataRequestExample",
      "example": {
        "MetricDataQueries": [
          {
            "Id": "abc123",
            "Expression": "example_value",
            "Label": "Example Title",
            "ReturnData": true,
            "Period": 10,
            "AccountId": "500123"
          }
        ],
        "StartTime": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z",
        "EndTime": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z",
        "NextToken": "example_value",
        "ScanBy": "TimestampDescending",
        "MaxDatapoints": 10,
        "LabelOptions": {
          "Timezone": "example_value"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "responseExamples": [
    {
      "status": "200",
      "contentType": "application/xml",
      "name": "Getmetricdata200Example",
      "example": {
        "MetricDataResults": [
          {
            "Id": "abc123",
            "Label": "Example Title",
            "Timestamps": {},
            "Values": {},
            "StatusCode": "Complete",
            "Messages": {}
          }
        ],
        "NextToken": "example_value",
        "Messages": [
          {
            "Code": "example_value",
            "Value": "example_value"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "status": "400",
      "contentType": "application/xml",
      "name": "Getmetricdata400Example",
      "example": {
        "Error": {
          "Type": "example_value",
          "Code": "example_value",
          "Message": "example_value"
        },
        "RequestId": "500123"
      }
    }
  ]
}