:doc:`CloudFront <../../cloudfront>` / Client / create_monitoring_subscription

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create_monitoring_subscription
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.. py:method:: CloudFront.Client.create_monitoring_subscription(**kwargs)

  

  Enables or disables additional Amazon CloudWatch metrics for the specified CloudFront distribution. The additional metrics incur an additional cost.

   

  For more information, see `Viewing additional CloudFront distribution metrics <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/viewing-cloudfront-metrics.html#monitoring-console.distributions-additional>`__ in the *Amazon CloudFront Developer Guide*.

  

  See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/cloudfront-2020-05-31/CreateMonitoringSubscription>`_  


  **Request Syntax**
  ::

    response = client.create_monitoring_subscription(
        DistributionId='string',
        MonitoringSubscription={
            'RealtimeMetricsSubscriptionConfig': {
                'RealtimeMetricsSubscriptionStatus': 'Enabled'|'Disabled'
            }
        }
    )
    
  :type DistributionId: string
  :param DistributionId: **[REQUIRED]** 

    The ID of the distribution that you are enabling metrics for.

    

  
  :type MonitoringSubscription: dict
  :param MonitoringSubscription: **[REQUIRED]** 

    A monitoring subscription. This structure contains information about whether additional CloudWatch metrics are enabled for a given CloudFront distribution.

    

  
    - **RealtimeMetricsSubscriptionConfig** *(dict) --* 

      A subscription configuration for additional CloudWatch metrics.

      

    
      - **RealtimeMetricsSubscriptionStatus** *(string) --* **[REQUIRED]** 

        A flag that indicates whether additional CloudWatch metrics are enabled for a given CloudFront distribution.

        

      
    
  
  
  :rtype: dict
  :returns: 
    
    **Response Syntax**

    
    ::

      {
          'MonitoringSubscription': {
              'RealtimeMetricsSubscriptionConfig': {
                  'RealtimeMetricsSubscriptionStatus': 'Enabled'|'Disabled'
              }
          }
      }
      
    **Response Structure**

    

    - *(dict) --* 
      

      - **MonitoringSubscription** *(dict) --* 

        A monitoring subscription. This structure contains information about whether additional CloudWatch metrics are enabled for a given CloudFront distribution.

        
        

        - **RealtimeMetricsSubscriptionConfig** *(dict) --* 

          A subscription configuration for additional CloudWatch metrics.

          
          

          - **RealtimeMetricsSubscriptionStatus** *(string) --* 

            A flag that indicates whether additional CloudWatch metrics are enabled for a given CloudFront distribution.

            
      
    
  
  **Exceptions**
  
  *   :py:class:`CloudFront.Client.exceptions.NoSuchDistribution`

  
  *   :py:class:`CloudFront.Client.exceptions.AccessDenied`

  
  *   :py:class:`CloudFront.Client.exceptions.MonitoringSubscriptionAlreadyExists`

  
  *   :py:class:`CloudFront.Client.exceptions.UnsupportedOperation`

  