// Copyright Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 // ABOUT THIS NODE.JS SAMPLE: This sample is part of the SDK for JavaScript Developer Guide topic at // https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-javascript/v2/developer-guide/cloudwatch-examples-creating-alarms.html // snippet-start:[cw.JavaScript.alarms.putMetricAlarm] // Load the AWS SDK for Node.js var AWS = require("aws-sdk"); // Set the region AWS.config.update({ region: "REGION" }); // Create CloudWatch service object var cw = new AWS.CloudWatch({ apiVersion: "2010-08-01" }); var params = { AlarmName: "Web_Server_CPU_Utilization", ComparisonOperator: "GreaterThanThreshold", EvaluationPeriods: 1, MetricName: "CPUUtilization", Namespace: "AWS/EC2", Period: 60, Statistic: "Average", Threshold: 70.0, ActionsEnabled: false, AlarmDescription: "Alarm when server CPU exceeds 70%", Dimensions: [ { Name: "InstanceId", Value: "INSTANCE_ID", }, ], Unit: "Percent", }; cw.putMetricAlarm(params, function (err, data) { if (err) { console.log("Error", err); } else { console.log("Success", data); } }); // snippet-end:[cw.JavaScript.alarms.putMetricAlarm]