AutoScaling / Client / describe_metric_collection_types

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': {
        '...': '...',
    },
}