

# View global network CloudWatch metrics
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There are various options for viewing CloudWatch metrics for your global network, including the following:
+ Viewing metrics for the global network and filtering by transit gateway
+ Viewing metrics for a specific transit gateway and its attachments

**To view metrics for your global network and filter by transit gateway**

1. Open the Network Manager console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/networkmanager/home/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/networkmanager/home).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Global networks**, and choose the ID for your global network.

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Transit gateway network**.

1. Choose **Monitoring**. On this page, you can filter by transit gateway to view metrics for that transit gateway.

**To view metrics for a specific transit gateway and its attachments**

1. Open the Network Manager console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/networkmanager/home/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/networkmanager/home).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Global networks**, and choose the ID for your global network.

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Transit gateways**, and choose the ID for your transit gateway.

1. (Optional) Metrics and events use the default time set up in the CloudWatch Events event. To set a custom time frame, choose **Custom** and then choose a **Relative** or **Absolute** time, and then choose if you want to see that date range in **UTC** or the edge location's **Local time zone**.

   Choose **Add to dashboard** to add this metric to your CloudWatch dashboard. For more information about using CloudWatch dashboards, see [Using Amazon CloudWatch Dashboards](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_Dashboards.html) in the *Amazon CloudWatch User Guide*.
**Note**  
The **Add to dashboard** option only works if your registered transit gateway is in the US West (Oregon) Region. 