AWS CloudWatch · Schema

CompositeAlarm

The details about a composite alarm.

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Properties

Name Type Description
ActionsEnabled boolean Indicates whether actions should be executed during changes to the alarm state.
AlarmActions array The actions to execute when this alarm transitions to the ALARM state.
AlarmArn string The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the alarm.
AlarmConfigurationUpdatedTimestamp string The time stamp of the last update to the alarm configuration.
AlarmDescription string The description of the alarm.
AlarmName string The name of the alarm.
AlarmRule string The rule that this alarm uses to evaluate its alarm state.
InsufficientDataActions array The actions to execute when this alarm transitions to the INSUFFICIENT_DATA state.
OKActions array The actions to execute when this alarm transitions to the OK state.
StateReason string An explanation for the alarm state, in text format.
StateReasonData string An explanation for the alarm state, in JSON format.
StateUpdatedTimestamp string The timestamp of the last change to the alarm's StateValue.
StateValue object
StateTransitionedTimestamp string The timestamp of the last state transition.
ActionsSuppressedBy string When the value is ALARM, it means that the actions are suppressed.
ActionsSuppressedReason string Describes why the actions are suppressed.
ActionsSuppressor string The ARN of the alarm used as the actions suppressor.
ActionsSuppressorWaitPeriod integer The maximum time in seconds that the composite alarm waits after suppressor alarm goes into ALARM state.
ActionsSuppressorExtensionPeriod integer The maximum time in seconds that the composite alarm waits after suppressor alarm goes out of ALARM state.
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JSON Schema

cloudwatch-compositealarm-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/CompositeAlarm",
  "title": "CompositeAlarm",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "The details about a composite alarm.",
  "properties": {
    "ActionsEnabled": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Indicates whether actions should be executed during changes to the alarm state.",
      "example": true
    },
    "AlarmActions": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "maxItems": 5,
      "description": "The actions to execute when this alarm transitions to the ALARM state.",
      "example": []
    },
    "AlarmArn": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the alarm.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "AlarmConfigurationUpdatedTimestamp": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "The time stamp of the last update to the alarm configuration.",
      "example": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    },
    "AlarmDescription": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The description of the alarm.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "AlarmName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the alarm.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "AlarmRule": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 10240,
      "description": "The rule that this alarm uses to evaluate its alarm state.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "InsufficientDataActions": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "maxItems": 5,
      "description": "The actions to execute when this alarm transitions to the INSUFFICIENT_DATA state.",
      "example": []
    },
    "OKActions": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "maxItems": 5,
      "description": "The actions to execute when this alarm transitions to the OK state.",
      "example": []
    },
    "StateReason": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "An explanation for the alarm state, in text format.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "StateReasonData": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "An explanation for the alarm state, in JSON format.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "StateUpdatedTimestamp": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "The timestamp of the last change to the alarm's StateValue.",
      "example": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    },
    "StateValue": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/StateValue"
    },
    "StateTransitionedTimestamp": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "The timestamp of the last state transition.",
      "example": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    },
    "ActionsSuppressedBy": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "WaitPeriod",
        "ExtensionPeriod",
        "Alarm"
      ],
      "description": "When the value is ALARM, it means that the actions are suppressed.",
      "example": "WaitPeriod"
    },
    "ActionsSuppressedReason": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Describes why the actions are suppressed.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "ActionsSuppressor": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The ARN of the alarm used as the actions suppressor.",
      "example": "example_value"
    },
    "ActionsSuppressorWaitPeriod": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The maximum time in seconds that the composite alarm waits after suppressor alarm goes into ALARM state.",
      "example": 10
    },
    "ActionsSuppressorExtensionPeriod": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "The maximum time in seconds that the composite alarm waits after suppressor alarm goes out of ALARM state.",
      "example": 10
    }
  }
}

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