**Introducing a new console experience for AWS WAF**

You can now use the updated experience to access AWS WAF functionality anywhere in the console. For more details, see [Working with the console](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/waf/latest/developerguide/working-with-console.html). 

# Viewing metrics and dimensions
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Metrics are grouped first by the service namespace, and then by the various dimension combinations within each namespace. AWS Firewall Manager doesn't record metrics.
+ The AWS WAF namespace is `AWS/WAFV2`
+ The Shield Advanced namespace is `AWS/DDoSProtection`

**Note**  
AWS WAF reports metrics once a minute.  
Shield Advanced reports metrics once a minute during an event and less frequently other times.

Use the following procedures to view the metrics for AWS WAF and AWS Shield Advanced.

**To view metrics using the CloudWatch console**

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the CloudWatch console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/).

1. If necessary, change the Region to the one where your AWS resources are located. For CloudFront, choose the US East (N. Virginia) Region.

1. In the navigation pane, under **Metrics**, choose **All metrics** and then search under the **Browse** tab for the service. 

**To view metrics using the AWS CLI**
+ For AWS/WAFV2, at a command prompt use the following command:

  ```
  1. aws cloudwatch list-metrics --namespace "AWS/WAFV2"
  ```

  For Shield Advanced, at a command prompt use the following command:

  ```
  1. aws cloudwatch list-metrics --namespace "AWS/DDoSProtection"
  ```