# CloudWatch Metrics for Amazon Textract
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This section contains information about the Amazon CloudWatch metrics and the *Operation* dimension that are available for Amazon Textract.

You can also see an aggregate view of Amazon Textract metrics from the Amazon Textract console.

## CloudWatch Metrics for Amazon Textract
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The following table summarizes the Amazon Textract metrics.


| Metric | Description | 
| --- | --- | 
| SuccessfulRequestCount | The number of successful requests. The response code range for a successful request is 200 to 299. <br />Unit: Count<br />Valid statistics: `Sum,Average` | 
| ThrottledCount | The number of throttled requests. Amazon Textract throttles a request when it receives more requests than the limit of transactions per second set for your account. If the limit set for your account is frequently exceeded, you can request a limit increase. To change a limit, select the Amazon Textract option in the Service Quotas console.<br />Unit: Count<br />Valid statistics: `Sum,Average` | 
| ResponseTime | The time in milliseconds for Amazon Textract to compute the response. <br />Units:[See the AWS documentation website for more details](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/textract/latest/dg/cloudwatch-metricsdim.html)<br />Valid statistics: `Data Samples,Average`The `ResponseTime` metric isn't included in the Amazon Textract metric pane. | 
| ServerErrorCount | The number of server errors. The response code range for a server error is 500 to 599.<br />Unit: Count<br />Valid statistics: `Sum,Average` | 
| UserErrorCount | The number of user errors (invalid parameters, invalid image, no permission, and so on). The response code range for a user error is 400 to 499.<br />Unit: Count<br />Valid statistics: `Sum,Average` | 

## CloudWatch Dimension for Amazon Textract
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To retrieve operation-specific metrics, use the `AWS/Textract` namespace and provide an operation dimension. For more information about dimensions, see [Dimensions](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/cloudwatch_concepts.html#Dimension) in the *Amazon CloudWatch User Guide*.