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title: "AWS metrics scrape jobs | Grafana Labs"
description: "Collect AWS CloudWatch metrics using scrape jobs."
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

## How it works

[AWS scrape jobs architecture: Grafana Cloud pulls metrics from CloudWatch API](cp-olly-aws-scrape-jobs-light.svg "AWS scrape jobs architecture: Grafana Cloud pulls metrics from CloudWatch API")

**Complexity:** Simple | **Infrastructure:** None | **Latency:** Minutes

## Trade-offs

| Pros                          | Cons                          |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Configure in Grafana Cloud UI | 1-5 minute latency            |
| No AWS infrastructure needed  | CloudWatch API costs          |
| Covers 60+ AWS services       | API rate limits at scale      |
| Automatic service discovery   | Cross-account needs IAM setup |
| Converts to PromQL            |                               |

## When to use

- Quick start and evaluation
- Proof-of-concept setups
- Small environments with moderate metric volume

> **For production:** Consider [metric streams](/docs/learning-hub/intro-to-cp-olly/01-cloud-metrics/10-aws-metrics-metric-streams/) for better cost profile, lower latency, and easier maintenance.

## Learning path

Configure this approach step by step.

[AWS metrics scrape jobs](/docs/learning-hub/intro-to-cp-olly/01-cloud-metrics/16-aws-journey/)