# Amazon ECR repository metrics
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Amazon ECR sends repository pull count metrics to Amazon CloudWatch. Amazon ECR metric data is automatically sent to CloudWatch in 1-minute periods. For more information about CloudWatch, see the [Amazon CloudWatch User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/).

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## Enabling CloudWatch metrics
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## Available metrics and dimensions
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## Viewing Amazon ECR metrics using the CloudWatch console
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## Enabling CloudWatch metrics
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Amazon ECR sends repository metrics automatically for all repositories. There is no need to take any manual steps.

## Available metrics and dimensions
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The following sections list the metrics and dimensions that Amazon ECR sends to Amazon CloudWatch.

### Amazon ECR metrics
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Amazon ECR provides metrics for you to monitor your repositories. You can measure the pull count.

The `AWS/ECR` namespace includes the following metrics.

`RepositoryPullCount`  
The total number of pulls for the images in the repository.  
Valid dimensions: `RepositoryName`.  
Valid statistics: Average, Minimum, Maximum, Sum, Sample Count. The most useful statistic is Sum.  
Unit: Integer.

### Dimensions for Amazon ECR metrics
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Amazon ECR metrics use the `AWS/ECR` namespace and provide metrics for the following dimensions.

`RepositoryName`  
This dimension filters the data that you request for all container images in a specified repository.

## Viewing Amazon ECR metrics using the CloudWatch console
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You can view Amazon ECR repository metrics on the CloudWatch console. The CloudWatch console provides a fine-grained and customizable display of your resources. For more information, see the [Amazon CloudWatch User Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/).