# mon-version
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## Description
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Prints the version number of the CLI and API for CloudWatch.

## Syntax
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 ****mon-version**** 

## Output
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This command displays the version of the CloudWatch CLI and API.

The Amazon CloudWatch CLI displays errors on stderr.

## Examples
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### Example request
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This example shows the CLI and API version.

```
mon-version
```

The following is example output.

```
Amazon CloudWatch CLI version 1.0.12.1 (API 2010-08-01)
```

## Related topics
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### Download
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+ [Set up the command line interface](SetupCLI.md)

### Related Command (see --extendedstatistic parameter)
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+  [mon-cmd](cli-mon-cmd.md)