AWS CloudWatch
Amazon CloudWatch is a monitoring and observability service that provides data and actionable insights for AWS, hybrid, and on-premises applications and infrastructure resources.
Solid contracts, transparent operations, and an easy start — typically complete on four or five facets with one clear soft spot.
API Evangelist profiles AWS CloudWatch the way a machine reads it — 348 machine-readable artifacts across 1 API, pulled from the provider's own public surface and indexed so a developer, an analyst, or an AI agent can evaluate it against every other provider on the network.
Every provider in the network is reduced to the same set of machine-readable artifacts — OpenAPI contracts, event specifications, GraphQL schemas, runnable collections, pricing and rate-limit signals, security posture, OAuth scopes, and the agent surfaces (MCP servers and skills) that let software drive the API on its own. We profile them because the interface is the part of a company you can actually inspect: it is a truer signal of what a provider does than any marketing page. From those artifacts we compute the Kin Score — AWS CloudWatch scores 56.7/100 (strong), with a separate agent-readiness read of 31/100 (agent ready). The full breakdown is below, followed by every artifact we hold — each card links through to its machine-readable definition on apis.io.
Kin Score
This is the API Evangelist rating — a single, repeatable read computed from the artifacts on this page. Green fill is points earned; the red track is points possible, so every bar shows earned-versus-possible at a glance. Every facet and dimension name is a link: it opens that measurement's page on APIs.io, where the rating runs across the whole catalog — the exact checks that feed it, how every profiled provider distributes on it, and who is at the top of it.
Kin Score
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How we profile AWS CloudWatch
Each block below is one kind of artifact we hold for AWS CloudWatch. For each we say what it is and why it earns a place in the profile, then list every one we've indexed — capped at two rows, scroll within the panel for the rest.
APIs 8
Each API is captured as its own OpenAPI definition — every operation, parameter, and response. This is the single most useful machine-readable description of what an API does, and it's what lets us score, lint, mock, and generate against it without asking the provider for anything.
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Amazon CloudWatch Application Signals API
API for automatic instrumentation and monitoring of application services with service level objectives.
Amazon CloudWatch Network Monitor API
API for active network monitoring to identify network issues within AWS or company networks using synthetic probes.
AWS CloudWatch Alarms API
Operations for creating, managing, and querying CloudWatch alarms
AWS CloudWatch Anomaly Detection API
Operations for CloudWatch anomaly detection models
AWS CloudWatch Composite Alarms API
Operations for composite alarms that aggregate multiple alarm states
AWS CloudWatch Dashboards API
Operations for creating and managing CloudWatch dashboards
AWS CloudWatch Metric Streams API
Operations for managing metric streams
AWS CloudWatch Metrics API
Operations for working with CloudWatch metrics and metric data
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Postman Collections 6
A runnable collection turns the contract into something a developer can execute in seconds. We profile them because the fastest way to trust an API is to make a real call against it.
Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.
Open Collections 8
Open, tool-agnostic collections carry the same runnable value as Postman without locking you to one client — the portable, forkable form of the same exercise.
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
API Collection
OPEN COLLECTIONAWS CloudWatch Amazon CloudWatch Alarms API
OPEN COLLECTIONAWS CloudWatch Amazon CloudWatch Alarms Composite Alarms API
OPEN COLLECTIONAWS CloudWatch Amazon CloudWatch Alarms Dashboards API
OPEN COLLECTIONAWS CloudWatch Amazon CloudWatch Alarms Metric Streams API
OPEN COLLECTIONAWS CloudWatch Amazon CloudWatch Alarms Metrics API
OPEN COLLECTIONAWS CloudWatch Amazon CloudWatch API
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Pricing Plans 1
Pricing is part of the interface. Machine-readable plans tell you what a tier costs and includes before you commit — one of the things the Kin Score reads for access clarity — renamed from commercial clarity in rubric 0.12, because a free statutory interface has access terms and no commercial ones.
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Rate limits are the difference between a demo that works and a production integration that doesn't fall over. Publishing them is an operational-transparency signal — and a hard requirement for any agent that plans its own throughput.
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Cloudwatch Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals let a buyer model the financial operations of an API before it's live. We profile them for the same reason we profile pricing: the money is part of the contract.
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Cloudwatch Finops
FINOPSFeatures 10
The notable capabilities this provider advertises, captured as structured features so they can be searched and compared instead of read one landing page at a time.
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
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Semantic Vocabularies 1
JSON-LD contexts give the data shared meaning across APIs. We profile them because semantics are what let a machine reconcile 'customer' here with 'customer' somewhere else.
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Cloudwatch Context
JSON-LDSpectral Rules 2
Governance rulesets we run against this provider's specs — the automated checks behind parts of the score. Profiling them makes the quality bar explicit and re-runnable, not a matter of opinion.
AWS CloudWatch API Rules
SPECTRALAWS CloudWatch API Rules
SPECTRALJSON Schema 133
Standalone JSON Schema definitions describe the data models behind the API. We profile them so the shapes are validatable on their own — useful long after a single request is forgotten.
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
AlarmHistoryItem
JSON SCHEMAAmazon CloudWatch Alarm
JSON SCHEMAAlarmHistoryItem
JSON SCHEMAAnomalyDetectorConfiguration
JSON SCHEMAAnomalyDetector
JSON SCHEMAAnomalyDetector
JSON SCHEMAAnomalyDetectorConfiguration
JSON SCHEMAComparisonOperator
JSON SCHEMAComparisonOperator
JSON SCHEMACompositeAlarm
JSON SCHEMACompositeAlarm
JSON SCHEMADashboardBody
JSON SCHEMADashboardEntry
JSON SCHEMADashboardValidationMessage
JSON SCHEMADashboardWidget
JSON SCHEMADashboardBody
JSON SCHEMADashboardEntry
JSON SCHEMADashboardValidationMessage
JSON SCHEMADashboardWidget
JSON SCHEMADatapoint
JSON SCHEMADeleteAlarmsInput
JSON SCHEMADeleteAnomalyDetectorInput
JSON SCHEMADeleteDashboardsInput
JSON SCHEMADeleteAlarmsInput
JSON SCHEMADeleteAnomalyDetectorInput
JSON SCHEMADeleteDashboardsInput
JSON SCHEMADescribeAlarmHistoryInput
JSON SCHEMADescribeAlarmHistoryOutput
JSON SCHEMADescribeAlarmsForMetricInput
JSON SCHEMADescribeAlarmsForMetricOutput
JSON SCHEMADescribeAlarmsInput
JSON SCHEMADescribeAlarmsOutput
JSON SCHEMADescribeAnomalyDetectorsInput
JSON SCHEMADescribeAnomalyDetectorsOutput
JSON SCHEMADescribeAlarmHistoryInput
JSON SCHEMADescribeAlarmHistoryOutput
JSON SCHEMADescribeAlarmsForMetricInput
JSON SCHEMADescribeAlarmsForMetricOutput
JSON SCHEMADescribeAlarmsInput
JSON SCHEMADescribeAlarmsOutput
JSON SCHEMADescribeAnomalyDetectorsInput
JSON SCHEMADescribeAnomalyDetectorsOutput
JSON SCHEMADimensionFilter
JSON SCHEMADimension
JSON SCHEMADimensionFilter
JSON SCHEMADisableAlarmActionsInput
JSON SCHEMADisableAlarmActionsInput
JSON SCHEMAEnableAlarmActionsInput
JSON SCHEMAEnableAlarmActionsInput
JSON SCHEMAErrorResponse
JSON SCHEMAErrorResponse
JSON SCHEMAGetDashboardInput
JSON SCHEMAGetDashboardOutput
JSON SCHEMAGetMetricDataInput
JSON SCHEMAGetMetricDataOutput
JSON SCHEMAGetMetricStatisticsInput
JSON SCHEMAGetMetricStatisticsOutput
JSON SCHEMAGetDashboardInput
JSON SCHEMAGetDashboardOutput
JSON SCHEMAGetMetricDataInput
JSON SCHEMAGetMetricDataOutput
JSON SCHEMAGetMetricStatisticsInput
JSON SCHEMAGetMetricStatisticsOutput
JSON SCHEMAListDashboardsInput
JSON SCHEMAListDashboardsOutput
JSON SCHEMAListMetricStreamsInput
JSON SCHEMAListMetricStreamsOutput
JSON SCHEMAListMetricsInput
JSON SCHEMAListMetricsOutput
JSON SCHEMAListTagsForResourceInput
JSON SCHEMAListTagsForResourceOutput
JSON SCHEMAListDashboardsInput
JSON SCHEMAListDashboardsOutput
JSON SCHEMAListMetricsInput
JSON SCHEMAListMetricsOutput
JSON SCHEMAListMetricStreamsInput
JSON SCHEMAListMetricStreamsOutput
JSON SCHEMAListTagsForResourceInput
JSON SCHEMAListTagsForResourceOutput
JSON SCHEMAMessageData
JSON SCHEMAMessageData
JSON SCHEMAMetricAlarm
JSON SCHEMAMetricCharacteristics
JSON SCHEMAMetricDataQuery
JSON SCHEMAMetricDataResult
JSON SCHEMAMetricDatum
JSON SCHEMAMetricMathAnomalyDetector
JSON SCHEMAMetric
JSON SCHEMAMetricStat
JSON SCHEMAMetricStreamEntry
JSON SCHEMAMetricStreamFilter
JSON SCHEMAMetricAlarm
JSON SCHEMAMetricCharacteristics
JSON SCHEMAMetricDataQuery
JSON SCHEMAMetricDataResult
JSON SCHEMAMetricDatum
JSON SCHEMAMetricMathAnomalyDetector
JSON SCHEMAMetricStat
JSON SCHEMAMetricStreamEntry
JSON SCHEMAMetricStreamFilter
JSON SCHEMAPutAnomalyDetectorInput
JSON SCHEMAPutCompositeAlarmInput
JSON SCHEMAPutDashboardInput
JSON SCHEMAPutDashboardOutput
JSON SCHEMAPutMetricAlarmInput
JSON SCHEMAPutMetricDataInput
JSON SCHEMAPutMetricStreamInput
JSON SCHEMAPutMetricStreamOutput
JSON SCHEMAPutAnomalyDetectorInput
JSON SCHEMAPutCompositeAlarmInput
JSON SCHEMAPutDashboardInput
JSON SCHEMAPutDashboardOutput
JSON SCHEMAPutMetricAlarmInput
JSON SCHEMAPutMetricDataInput
JSON SCHEMAPutMetricStreamInput
JSON SCHEMAPutMetricStreamOutput
JSON SCHEMARange
JSON SCHEMASetAlarmStateInput
JSON SCHEMASetAlarmStateInput
JSON SCHEMASingleMetricAnomalyDetector
JSON SCHEMASingleMetricAnomalyDetector
JSON SCHEMAStandardUnit
JSON SCHEMAStandardUnit
JSON SCHEMAStateValue
JSON SCHEMAStateValue
JSON SCHEMAStatistic
JSON SCHEMAStatisticSet
JSON SCHEMAStatisticSet
JSON SCHEMATagResourceInput
JSON SCHEMATag
JSON SCHEMATagResourceInput
JSON SCHEMAUntagResourceInput
JSON SCHEMAUntagResourceInput
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JSON Structure 70
JSON Structure captures the data shapes in a form built for tooling — a complement to JSON Schema that keeps the model machine-legible.
JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.
Cloudwatch Alarm History Item Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Anomaly Detector Configuration Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Anomaly Detector Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Comparison Operator Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Composite Alarm Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Dashboard Body Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Dashboard Entry Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Dashboard Validation Message Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Dashboard Widget Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Datapoint Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Delete Alarms Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Delete Anomaly Detector Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Delete Dashboards Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Describe Alarm History Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Describe Alarm History Output Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Describe Alarms For Metric Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Describe Alarms For Metric Output Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Describe Alarms Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Describe Alarms Output Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Describe Anomaly Detectors Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Describe Anomaly Detectors Output Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Dimension Filter Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Dimension Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Disable Alarm Actions Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Enable Alarm Actions Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Error Response Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Get Dashboard Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Get Dashboard Output Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Get Metric Data Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Get Metric Data Output Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Get Metric Statistics Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Get Metric Statistics Output Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch List Dashboards Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch List Dashboards Output Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch List Metric Streams Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch List Metric Streams Output Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch List Metrics Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch List Metrics Output Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch List Tags For Resource Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch List Tags For Resource Output Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Message Data Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Metric Alarm Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Metric Characteristics Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Metric Data Query Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Metric Data Result Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Metric Datum Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Metric Math Anomaly Detector Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Metric Stat Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Metric Stream Entry Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Metric Stream Filter Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Metric Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Put Anomaly Detector Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Put Composite Alarm Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Put Dashboard Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Put Dashboard Output Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Put Metric Alarm Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Put Metric Data Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Put Metric Stream Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Put Metric Stream Output Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Range Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Set Alarm State Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Single Metric Anomaly Detector Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Standard Unit Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch State Value Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Statistic Set Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Statistic Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Tag Resource Input Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Tag Structure
JSON STRUCTURECloudwatch Untag Resource Input Structure
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Examples 94
Real request and response payloads are what turn a spec from abstract into obvious — and they're one of the twelve things an agent needs to call an API correctly on the first try.
Example request and response payloads for these APIs.
Cloudwatch Datapoint Example
EXAMPLECloudwatch Dimension Example
EXAMPLECloudwatch Metric Example
EXAMPLECloudwatch Range Example
EXAMPLECloudwatch Statistic Example
EXAMPLECloudwatch Tag Example
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Security Posture 4
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals — the evidence that a provider takes security seriously enough to document it. We profile it because you can't govern what you can't see.
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access 1
An x-agentic-access contract marks which operations are safe for an agent to run on its own and which need a human in the loop. It is the difference between an API an agent can use and one it can use safely.
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Use Cases 8
What developers actually build with this provider — captured so the catalogue answers 'what is this for', not just 'what does this expose'.
What developers build with this provider.
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Resources
Every other property we hold for AWS CloudWatch — documentation, portals, status pages, policies, and corporate surface — grouped by the job it does, following the integrator's arc from getting started to running in production.
Get Started 1
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 3
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 1
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Design & Contract 3
Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events
Build 2
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 4
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Operate 4
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 2
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 1
The organization behind the API
Other 1
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
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