# Basic examples for CloudWatch using AWS SDKs
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The following code examples show how to use the basics of Amazon CloudWatch with AWS SDKs. 

**Contents**
+ [Hello CloudWatch](example_cloudwatch_Hello_section.md)
+ [Learn the basics](example_cloudwatch_GetStartedMetricsDashboardsAlarms_section.md)
+ [Actions](service_code_examples_actions.md)
  + [`DeleteAlarms`](example_cloudwatch_DeleteAlarms_section.md)
  + [`DeleteAnomalyDetector`](example_cloudwatch_DeleteAnomalyDetector_section.md)
  + [`DeleteDashboards`](example_cloudwatch_DeleteDashboards_section.md)
  + [`DescribeAlarmHistory`](example_cloudwatch_DescribeAlarmHistory_section.md)
  + [`DescribeAlarms`](example_cloudwatch_DescribeAlarms_section.md)
  + [`DescribeAlarmsForMetric`](example_cloudwatch_DescribeAlarmsForMetric_section.md)
  + [`DescribeAnomalyDetectors`](example_cloudwatch_DescribeAnomalyDetectors_section.md)
  + [`DisableAlarmActions`](example_cloudwatch_DisableAlarmActions_section.md)
  + [`EnableAlarmActions`](example_cloudwatch_EnableAlarmActions_section.md)
  + [`GetDashboard`](example_cloudwatch_GetDashboard_section.md)
  + [`GetMetricData`](example_cloudwatch_GetMetricData_section.md)
  + [`GetMetricStatistics`](example_cloudwatch_GetMetricStatistics_section.md)
  + [`GetMetricWidgetImage`](example_cloudwatch_GetMetricWidgetImage_section.md)
  + [`ListDashboards`](example_cloudwatch_ListDashboards_section.md)
  + [`ListMetrics`](example_cloudwatch_ListMetrics_section.md)
  + [`PutAnomalyDetector`](example_cloudwatch_PutAnomalyDetector_section.md)
  + [`PutDashboard`](example_cloudwatch_PutDashboard_section.md)
  + [`PutMetricAlarm`](example_cloudwatch_PutMetricAlarm_section.md)
  + [`PutMetricData`](example_cloudwatch_PutMetricData_section.md)