# Using CloudWatch metrics for Transfer Family servers
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**Note**  
 You can also get metrics for Transfer Family from within the Transfer Family console itself. For details, see [Monitoring usage in the console](monitor-usage-transfer-console.md) 

You can get information about your server using CloudWatch metrics. A *metric* represents a time-ordered set of data points that are published to CloudWatch. When using metrics, you must specify the Transfer Family namespace, metric name, and [dimension](#cw-dimensions). For more information about metrics, see [Metrics](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/cloudwatch_concepts.html#Metric) in the *Amazon CloudWatch User Guide*.

 The following table describes the CloudWatch metrics for Transfer Family.

[\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/transfer/latest/userguide/metrics.html)

## Transfer Family dimensions
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A *dimension* is a name/value pair that is part of the identity of a metric. For more information about dimensions, see [Dimensions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/cloudwatch_concepts.html#Dimension) in the *Amazon CloudWatch User Guide*.

The following table describes the CloudWatch dimensions for Transfer Family.


| Dimension | Description | 
| --- | --- | 
| `ServerId` | The unique ID of the server. | 
| `ConnectorId` | The unique ID of the connector. Used for AS2, for `OutboundMessage` and `OutboundFailedMessage` |