# Accessing CloudWatch metrics
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You can monitor S3 Tables metrics using the CloudWatch Console, the AWS CLI, or the CloudWatch API. This section explains how to access your metrics using these different methods.

## Using the S3 console
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1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon S3 console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/s3/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/s3/).

1. In the left navigation pane, choose **Table buckets**.

1. In the buckets list, choose the name of the bucket that contains the tables you want to see metrics for.

1. Choose the **Metrics** tab.

1. Choose the **View in CloudWatch** in any metrics pane to navigate to the CloudWatch console and see your available metrics in the `AWS/S3/Tables` namespace.

## Using the AWS CLI
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To list metrics for S3 Tables using the AWS CLI, use the `list-metrics` command with the `--namespace` parameter set to `AWS/S3/Tables`:

```
aws cloudwatch list-metrics --namespace AWS/S3/Tables
```

To get statistics for a specific S3 Tables metric, use the `get-metric-statistics` command. For example:

```
aws cloudwatch get-metric-statistics \
--namespace AWS/S3/Tables \
--metric-name TotalBucketStorage \
--dimensions Name=TableBucketName,Value=MyTableBucket \
--start-time 2025-03-01T00:00:00 \
--end-time 2025-03-02T00:00:00 \
--period 86400 \
--statistics Average
```

## Best Practices
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+ When retrieving metrics, set the Period value based on the metric's granularity. For daily metrics (like storage metrics), use 86400 seconds (24 hours). For minute-level metrics (like request metrics), use 60 seconds.
+ Use dimensions appropriately to filter metrics to the desired scope (table bucket, namespace, or individual table level).
+ Consider using metric math to create derived metrics that better match your monitoring needs.

## Related Resources
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+ [Amazon CloudWatch Concepts](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/cloudwatch_concepts.html)
+ [Using Amazon CloudWatch Dashboards](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_Dashboards.html)