What is AWS CW:GMWI-Metrics?

Last updated: April 27, 2025

This billing code is an abbreviation for "CloudWatch - Get Metric Widget Image". You can use the GetMetricWidgetImage API to retrieve a snapshot graph of one or more Amazon CloudWatch metrics as a bitmap image. You can then embed this image into your services and products, such as wiki pages, reports, and documents. You could also retrieve images regularly, such as every minute, and create your own custom live dashboard. The graph you retrieve can include all CloudWatch metric graph features, including metric math and horizontal and vertical annotations. This billing code is charged per 1,000 requests.

Available Regions The prefix represents the region.
Line Item Region
AFS1-CW:GMWI-Metrics Africa region in Cape Town, South Africa
APE1-CW:GMWI-Metrics Asia Pacific region in Hong Kong
APN1-CW:GMWI-Metrics Asia Pacific region in Tokyo, Japan
APN2-CW:GMWI-Metrics Asia Pacific region in Seoul, South Korea
APN3-CW:GMWI-Metrics Asia Pacific region in Osaka, Japan
APS1-CW:GMWI-Metrics Asia Pacific region in Singapore
APS2-CW:GMWI-Metrics Asia Pacific region in Sydney, Australia
APS3-CW:GMWI-Metrics Asia Pacific region in Mumbai, India
CAN1-CW:GMWI-Metrics Canada region in Central Canada
CW:GMWI-Metrics US East region in Northern Virginia
EU-CW:GMWI-Metrics Europe (Regional Designation)
EUC1-CW:GMWI-Metrics Europe region in Frankfurt, Germany
EUN1-CW:GMWI-Metrics Europe region in Stockholm, Sweden
EUS1-CW:GMWI-Metrics Europe region in Milan, Italy
EUW2-CW:GMWI-Metrics Europe region in London, United Kingdom
MES1-CW:GMWI-Metrics Middle East region in Bahrain
USE2-CW:GMWI-Metrics US East region in Ohio
USW1-CW:GMWI-Metrics US West region in Northern California
USW2-CW:GMWI-Metrics US West region in Oregon