# View API Gateway metrics in the CloudWatch console
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Metrics are grouped first by the service namespace, and then by the various dimension combinations within each namespace. To view the metrics at the method-level for your API, turn on detailed metrics. For more information, see [Modify stage settings](set-up-stages.md#how-to-stage-settings).

**To view API Gateway metrics using the CloudWatch console**

1. Open the CloudWatch console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/).

1. If necessary, change the AWS Region. From the navigation bar, select the Region where your AWS resources reside.

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Metrics**.

1. In the **All metrics** tab, choose **API Gateway**. 

1.  To view metrics by stage, choose the **By Stage** panel. Then, select your APIs and metric names. 

1. To view metrics by specific API, choose the **By Api Name** panel. Then, select your APIs and metric names.

**To view metrics using the AWS CLI**

1. Use the following [list-metrics](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudwatch/list-metrics.html) command to list metrics:

   ```
   aws cloudwatch list-metrics --namespace "AWS/ApiGateway"
   ```

   After you create a metric, allow up to 15 minutes for the metric to appear. To see metric statistics sooner, use [get-metric-data](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudwatch/update-domain-name.html) or [get-metric-statistics](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudwatch/update-domain-name.html).

1. Use the following [get-metrics-statistics](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/cloudwatch/get-metric-statistics.html) command to view the average over a period of time using 5 minute intervals:

   ```
   aws cloudwatch get-metric-statistics --namespace AWS/ApiGateway --metric-name Count --start-time 2011-10-03T23:00:00Z --end-time 2017-10-05T23:00:00Z --period 300 --statistics Average
   ```