:doc:`CloudWatch <../../cloudwatch>` / Resource / Metric

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Metric
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.. note::

  Before using anything on this page, please refer to the resources :doc:`user guide <../../../../guide/resources>` for the most recent guidance on using resources.



.. py:class:: CloudWatch.Metric(namespace,name)

  A resource representing an Amazon CloudWatch Metric::

    
    import boto3
    
    cloudwatch = boto3.resource('cloudwatch')
    metric = cloudwatch.Metric('namespace','name')

  :type namespace: string
  :param namespace: The Metric's namespace identifier. This **must** be set.
  :type name: string
  :param name: The Metric's name identifier. This **must** be set.
  




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Identifiers
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Identifiers are properties of a resource that are set upon instantiation of the resource.
For more information about identifiers refer to the :ref:`Resources Introduction Guide<identifiers_attributes_intro>`.

These are the resource's available identifiers:

.. toctree::
  :maxdepth: 1
  :titlesonly:

  namespace
  name



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Attributes
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Attributes provide access to the properties of a resource. Attributes are lazy-loaded the first time one is accessed via the :py:meth:`load` method.
For more information about attributes refer to the :ref:`Resources Introduction Guide<identifiers_attributes_intro>`.

These are the resource's available attributes:

.. toctree::
  :maxdepth: 1
  :titlesonly:

  dimensions
  metric_name



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Actions
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Actions call operations on resources.  They may automatically handle the passing in of arguments set from identifiers and some attributes.
For more information about actions refer to the :ref:`Resources Introduction Guide<actions_intro>`.

These are the resource's available actions:

.. toctree::
  :maxdepth: 1
  :titlesonly:

  get_available_subresources
  get_statistics
  load
  put_alarm
  put_data
  reload



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Collections
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Collections provide an interface to iterate over and manipulate groups of resources. 
For more information about collections refer to the :ref:`Resources Introduction Guide<guide_collections>`.

These are the resource's available collections:

.. toctree::
  :maxdepth: 1
  :titlesonly:

  alarms
