Syntax Properties Return values See also

AWS::CloudWatch::Dashboard

The AWS::CloudWatch::Dashboard resource specifies an Amazon CloudWatch dashboard. A dashboard is a customizable home page in the CloudWatch console that you can use to monitor your AWS resources in a single view.

All dashboards in your account are global, not region-specific.

Syntax

To declare this entity in your AWS CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

JSON


{
  "Type" : "AWS::CloudWatch::Dashboard",
  "Properties" : {
      "DashboardBody" : String,
      "DashboardName" : String
    }
}

YAML


Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Dashboard
Properties:
  DashboardBody: String
  DashboardName: String

Properties

DashboardBody

The detailed information about the dashboard in JSON format, including the widgets to include and their location on the dashboard. This parameter is required.

For more information about the syntax, see Dashboard Body Structure and Syntax.

Required: Yes

Type: String

Update requires: No interruption

DashboardName

The name of the dashboard. The name must be between 1 and 255 characters. If you do not specify a name, one will be generated automatically.

Required: No

Type: String

Update requires: Replacement

Return values

Ref

When you pass the logical ID of this resource to the intrinsic Ref function, Ref returns the value of DashboardName.

For more information about using the Ref function, see Ref.