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Datapoint - Amazon CloudWatch

Datapoint

Encapsulates the statistical data that CloudWatch computes from metric data.

Contents

Average

The average of the metric values that correspond to the data point.

Type: Double

Required: No

ExtendedStatistics
ExtendedStatistics.entry.N.key (key)
ExtendedStatistics.entry.N.value (value)

The percentile statistic for the data point.

Type: String to double map

Required: No

Maximum

The maximum metric value for the data point.

Type: Double

Required: No

Minimum

The minimum metric value for the data point.

Type: Double

Required: No

SampleCount

The number of metric values that contributed to the aggregate value of this data point.

Type: Double

Required: No

Sum

The sum of the metric values for the data point.

Type: Double

Required: No

Timestamp

The time stamp used for the data point.

Type: Timestamp

Required: No

Unit

The standard unit for the data point.

Type: String

Valid Values: Seconds | Microseconds | Milliseconds | Bytes | Kilobytes | Megabytes | Gigabytes | Terabytes | Bits | Kilobits | Megabits | Gigabits | Terabits | Percent | Count | Bytes/Second | Kilobytes/Second | Megabytes/Second | Gigabytes/Second | Terabytes/Second | Bits/Second | Kilobits/Second | Megabits/Second | Gigabits/Second | Terabits/Second | Count/Second | None

Required: No

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:

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