# Amazon CloudWatch Documentation Amazon CloudWatch provides a reliable, scalable, and flexible monitoring solution that you can start using within minutes. You no longer need to set up, manage, and scale your own monitoring systems and infrastructure. ## Amazon CloudWatch Use CloudWatch to monitor your AWS resources and the applications you run on AWS in real time. - [CloudWatch User Guide](/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/): Provides a conceptual overview of CloudWatch and includes detailed development instructions for using the various features. - [CloudWatch API Reference](/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/APIReference/): Describes all the API operations for CloudWatch in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web services protocols. - [CloudWatch investigations API Reference](/cloudwatchinvestigations/latest/APIReference/): Describes all the API operations for CloudWatch investigations used to create, manage, and delete investigation groups and investigation group policies. - [CloudWatch Application Insights API Reference](/cloudwatch/latest/APIReference/): Describes all the API operations for CloudWatch Application Insights in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web services protocols. - [CloudWatch Synthetics API Reference](/AmazonSynthetics/latest/APIReference/): Describes all the API operations for CloudWatch Synthetics in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web services protocols. - [CloudWatch Application Signals API Reference](/applicationsignals/latest/APIReference/): Describes all the API operations for CloudWatch Application Signals in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web services protocols. - [Network Flow Monitor API Reference](/networkflowmonitor/2.0/APIReference/): Describes all the API operations for Network Flow Monitor in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web services protocols. - [Internet Monitor API Reference](/internet-monitor/latest/api/): Describes all the API operations for CloudWatch Internet Monitor in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web services protocols. - [Network Synthetic Monitor API Reference](/networkmonitor/latest/APIReference/): Describes all the API operations for Network Synthetic Monitor in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for network monitor and probe operations. - [CloudWatch Observability Access Manager API Reference](/OAM/latest/APIReference/): Describes all the API operations for CloudWatch Observability Access Manager in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web services protocols. - [CloudWatch RUM API Reference](/cloudwatchrum/latest/APIReference/): Describes all the API operations for CloudWatch RUM in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web services protocols. - [CloudWatch Observability Admin API Reference](/cloudwatch/latest/observabilityadmin/): Describes all the API operations for CloudWatch Observability Admin in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web service protocols. - [CloudWatch section of the AWS CLI Reference](/cli/latest/reference/cloudwatch/index.html): Describes the CloudWatch commands in the AWS CLI that you can use to monitor AWS. Provides syntax, options, and usage examples for each command. - [CloudWatch Application Insights section of the AWS CLI Reference](/cli/latest/reference/application-insights/index.html): Describes the CloudWatch commands in the AWS CLI that you can use to detect common problems with your applications. Provides syntax, options, and usage examples for each command. - [CloudWatch Synthetics section of the AWS CLI Reference](/cli/latest/reference/synthetics/index.html): Describes the CloudWatch Synthetics commands in the AWS CLI that you can use to create and manage canaries. Provides syntax, options, and usage examples for each command. - [CloudWatch CLI Reference](/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/cli/): Describes the CloudWatch CLI commands that you can use to monitor AWS. Provides syntax, options, and usage examples for each command. ## Amazon CloudWatch Logs Use CloudWatch Logs to monitor, store, and access your log files from Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud instances, AWS CloudTrail, or other sources. - [CloudWatch Logs User Guide](/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/): Provides a conceptual overview of CloudWatch Logs and includes detailed development instructions for using the various features. - [CloudWatch Logs API Reference](/AmazonCloudWatchLogs/latest/APIReference/): Describes all the API operations for CloudWatch Logs in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web services protocols. - [CloudWatch Logs section of the AWS CLI Reference](/cli/latest/reference/logs/index.html): Describes the AWS CLI commands that you can use to administer CloudWatch Logs. Provides syntax, options, and usage examples for each command. ## Amazon CloudWatch Events is now Amazon EventBridge Use the EventBridge console to manage the default event bus and the rules you created in CloudWatch Events. EventBridge uses the same Events API, so you don't need to update any of your code to use EventBridge. - [EventBridge User Guide](/eventbridge/latest/userguide/): Provides a conceptual overview of EventBridge and includes detailed development instructions for using the various features. - [EventBridge API Reference](/eventbridge/latest/APIReference/): Describes all the API operations for EventBridge in detail. Also provides sample requests, responses, and errors for the supported web services protocols. - [EventBridge section of the AWS CLI Reference](/cli/latest/reference/events/index.html): Describes the AWS CLI commands that you can use to administer EventBridge. Provides syntax, options, and usage examples for each command. --- ## Related Links - [AWS Glossary](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/glos-chap.html) - [Getting Started with AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/documentation/gettingstarted/) - [SDKs & Tools](https://aws.amazon.com/tools/) - [AWS General Reference](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/Welcome.html) - [AWS Training](https://aws.amazon.com/training/) - [AWS Case Studies](https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/) - [AWS Whitepapers](https://aws.amazon.com/whitepapers/)