**To list the metrics for Amazon EC2** The following example uses the ``list-metrics`` command to list the metrics for Amazon SNS.:: aws cloudwatch list-metrics --namespace "AWS/SNS" Output:: { "Metrics": [ { "Namespace": "AWS/SNS", "Dimensions": [ { "Name": "TopicName", "Value": "NotifyMe" } ], "MetricName": "PublishSize" }, { "Namespace": "AWS/SNS", "Dimensions": [ { "Name": "TopicName", "Value": "CFO" } ], "MetricName": "PublishSize" }, { "Namespace": "AWS/SNS", "Dimensions": [ { "Name": "TopicName", "Value": "NotifyMe" } ], "MetricName": "NumberOfNotificationsFailed" }, { "Namespace": "AWS/SNS", "Dimensions": [ { "Name": "TopicName", "Value": "NotifyMe" } ], "MetricName": "NumberOfNotificationsDelivered" }, { "Namespace": "AWS/SNS", "Dimensions": [ { "Name": "TopicName", "Value": "NotifyMe" } ], "MetricName": "NumberOfMessagesPublished" }, { "Namespace": "AWS/SNS", "Dimensions": [ { "Name": "TopicName", "Value": "CFO" } ], "MetricName": "NumberOfMessagesPublished" }, { "Namespace": "AWS/SNS", "Dimensions": [ { "Name": "TopicName", "Value": "CFO" } ], "MetricName": "NumberOfNotificationsDelivered" }, { "Namespace": "AWS/SNS", "Dimensions": [ { "Name": "TopicName", "Value": "CFO" } ], "MetricName": "NumberOfNotificationsFailed" } ] }