GET

/#Action=MonitorInstances

http://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/#Action=MonitorInstances

Enables detailed monitoring for a running instance. Otherwise, basic monitoring is enabled. For more information, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/using-cloudwatch.html">Monitor your instances using CloudWatch</a> in the Amazon EC2 User Guide. To disable detailed monitoring, see <a href="https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_UnmonitorInstances.html">UnmonitorInstances</a>.

Access Token Required: API Key

Query Params

InstanceIdarrayrequired

The IDs of the instances.

DryRunboolean

Checks whether you have the required permissions for the action, without actually making the request, and provides an error response. If you have the required permissions, the error response is <code>DryRunOperation</code>. Otherwise, it is <code>UnauthorizedOperation</code>.

Actionstringrequired

Allowed:

Versionstringrequired

Allowed:

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request GET \
2     --url 'http://ec2.{region}.amazonaws.com/#Action=MonitorInstances' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}