describe_metric_collection_types

AutoScaling.Client.describe_metric_collection_types()

Describes the available CloudWatch metrics for Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.describe_metric_collection_types()

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'Metrics': [
        {
            'Metric': 'string'
        },
    ],
    'Granularities': [
        {
            'Granularity': 'string'
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --
  • Metrics (list) --

    The metrics.

    • (dict) --

      Describes a metric.

      • Metric (string) --

        One of the following metrics:

        • GroupMinSize
        • GroupMaxSize
        • GroupDesiredCapacity
        • GroupInServiceInstances
        • GroupPendingInstances
        • GroupStandbyInstances
        • GroupTerminatingInstances
        • GroupTotalInstances
        • GroupInServiceCapacity
        • GroupPendingCapacity
        • GroupStandbyCapacity
        • GroupTerminatingCapacity
        • GroupTotalCapacity
        • WarmPoolDesiredCapacity
        • WarmPoolWarmedCapacity
        • WarmPoolPendingCapacity
        • WarmPoolTerminatingCapacity
        • WarmPoolTotalCapacity
        • GroupAndWarmPoolDesiredCapacity
        • GroupAndWarmPoolTotalCapacity
  • Granularities (list) --

    The granularities for the metrics.

    • (dict) --

      Describes a granularity of a metric.

      • Granularity (string) --

        The granularity. The only valid value is 1Minute .

Exceptions

• AutoScaling.Client.exceptions.ResourceContentionFault

Examples

This example describes the available metric collection types.

response = client.describe_metric_collection_types(
)

print(response)

Expected Output:

{
    'Granularities': [
        {
            'Granularity': '1Minute',
        },
    ],
    'Metrics': [
        {
            'Metric': 'GroupMinSize',
        },
        {
            'Metric': 'GroupMaxSize',
        },
        {
            'Metric': 'GroupDesiredCapacity',
        },
        {
            'Metric': 'GroupInServiceInstances',
        },
        {
            'Metric': 'GroupPendingInstances',
        },
        {
            'Metric': 'GroupTerminatingInstances',
        },
        {
            'Metric': 'GroupStandbyInstances',
        },
        {
            'Metric': 'GroupTotalInstances',
        },
    ],
    'ResponseMetadata': {
        '...': '...',
    },
}