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aws.pi.get_resource_metrics

Example SQL Queries

SELECT * FROM
aws.pi.get_resource_metrics
WHERE
"service_type" = 'VALUE'
AND "identifier" = 'VALUE'
AND "metric_queries" = 'VALUE'
AND "start_time" = 'VALUE'
AND "end_time" = 'VALUE';

Description

Retrieve Performance Insights metrics for a set of data sources over a time period. You can provide specific dimension groups and dimensions, and provide filtering criteria for each group. You must specify an aggregate function for each metric.

Each response element returns a maximum of 500 bytes. For larger elements, such as SQL statements, only the first 500 bytes are returned.

Table Definition

Column NameColumn Data Type
end_time Required Input Column

The date and time specifying the end of the requested time series query range. The value specified is exclusive. Thus, the command returns data points less than (but not equal to) EndTime.

The value for EndTime must be later than the value for StartTime.

TIMESTAMP_S
identifier Required Input Column

An immutable identifier for a data source that is unique for an Amazon Web Services Region. Performance Insights gathers metrics from this data source. In the console, the identifier is shown as ResourceID. When you call DescribeDBInstances, the identifier is returned as DbiResourceId.

VARCHAR
metric_queries Required Input Column

An array of one or more queries to perform. Each query must specify a Performance Insights metric and specify an aggregate function, and you can provide filtering criteria. You must append the aggregate function to the metric. For example, to find the average for the metric db.load you must use db.load.avg. Valid values for aggregate functions include .avg, .min, .max, and .sum.

STRUCT(
"metric" VARCHAR,
"group_by" STRUCT(
"group" VARCHAR,
"dimensions" VARCHAR[],
"limit" BIGINT
),
"filter" MAP(VARCHAR, VARCHAR)
)[]
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metric_queries[]
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metric_queries[].filter

One or more filters to apply in the request. Restrictions:

  • Any number of filters by the same dimension, as specified in the GroupBy parameter.

  • A single filter for any other dimension in this dimension group.

The db.sql.db_id filter isn't available for RDS for SQL Server DB instances.

metric_queries[].group_by

A specification for how to aggregate the data points from a query result. You must specify a valid dimension group. Performance Insights will return all of the dimensions within that group, unless you provide the names of specific dimensions within that group. You can also request that Performance Insights return a limited number of values for a dimension.

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metric_queries[].group_by.dimensions[]
metric_queries[].group_by.group

The name of the dimension group. Valid values are as follows:

  • db - The name of the database to which the client is connected. The following values are permitted:

    • Aurora PostgreSQL

    • Amazon RDS PostgreSQL

    • Aurora MySQL

    • Amazon RDS MySQL

    • Amazon RDS MariaDB

    • Amazon DocumentDB

  • db.application - The name of the application that is connected to the database. The following values are permitted:

    • Aurora PostgreSQL

    • Amazon RDS PostgreSQL

    • Amazon DocumentDB

  • db.host - The host name of the connected client (all engines).

  • db.query - The query that is currently running (only Amazon DocumentDB).

  • db.query_tokenized - The digest query (only Amazon DocumentDB).

  • db.session_type - The type of the current session (only Aurora PostgreSQL and RDS PostgreSQL).

  • db.sql - The text of the SQL statement that is currently running (all engines except Amazon DocumentDB).

  • db.sql_tokenized - The SQL digest (all engines except Amazon DocumentDB).

  • db.user - The user logged in to the database (all engines except Amazon DocumentDB).

  • db.wait_event - The event for which the database backend is waiting (all engines except Amazon DocumentDB).

  • db.wait_event_type - The type of event for which the database backend is waiting (all engines except Amazon DocumentDB).

  • db.wait_state - The event for which the database backend is waiting (only Amazon DocumentDB).

metric_queries[].group_by.limit

The maximum number of items to fetch for this dimension group.

metric_queries[].metric

The name of a Performance Insights metric to be measured.

Valid values for Metric are:

If the number of active sessions is less than an internal Performance Insights threshold, db.load.avg and db.sampledload.avg are the same value. If the number of active sessions is greater than the internal threshold, Performance Insights samples the active sessions, with db.load.avg showing the scaled values, db.sampledload.avg showing the raw values, and db.sampledload.avg less than db.load.avg. For most use cases, you can query db.load.avg only.

service_type Required Input Column

The Amazon Web Services service for which Performance Insights returns metrics. Valid values are as follows:

  • RDS

  • DOCDB

VARCHAR
start_time Required Input Column

The date and time specifying the beginning of the requested time series query range. You can't specify a StartTime that is earlier than 7 days ago. By default, Performance Insights has 7 days of retention, but you can extend this range up to 2 years. The value specified is inclusive. Thus, the command returns data points equal to or greater than StartTime.

The value for StartTime must be earlier than the value for EndTime.

TIMESTAMP_S
max_results Input Column

The maximum number of items to return in the response. If more items exist than the specified MaxRecords value, a pagination token is included in the response so that the remaining results can be retrieved.

BIGINT
next_token Input Column

An optional pagination token provided by a previous request. If this parameter is specified, the response includes only records beyond the token, up to the value specified by MaxRecords.

VARCHAR
period_alignment Input Column

The returned timestamp which is the start or end time of the time periods. The default value is END_TIME.

VARCHAR
period_in_seconds Input Column

The granularity, in seconds, of the data points returned from Performance Insights. A period can be as short as one second, or as long as one day (86400 seconds). Valid values are:

  • 1 (one second)

  • 60 (one minute)

  • 300 (five minutes)

  • 3600 (one hour)

  • 86400 (twenty-four hours)

If you don't specify PeriodInSeconds, then Performance Insights will choose a value for you, with a goal of returning roughly 100-200 data points in the response.

BIGINT
_aws_profile Input Column

The AWS profile defines the AWS identity used. It can be defined via credentials or by assuming a IAM role.

STRUCT(
"type" VARCHAR,
"name" VARCHAR,
"account_id" VARCHAR,
"via_profile_name" VARCHAR,
"assumed_role_arn" VARCHAR,
"organization" STRUCT(
"account_name" VARCHAR,
"id" VARCHAR,
"tags" STRUCT(
"key" VARCHAR,
"value" VARCHAR
)[],
"master_account" STRUCT(
"id" VARCHAR,
"email" VARCHAR
),
"parents" STRUCT(
"type" VARCHAR,
"id" VARCHAR,
"name" VARCHAR,
"tags" STRUCT(
"key" VARCHAR,
"value" VARCHAR
)[]
)[]
)
)
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_aws_profile.account_id

The AWS account id

_aws_profile.assumed_role_arn

The ARN of the assumed role

_aws_profile.name

The unique name of the profile.

_aws_profile.organization

Information about this profile's membership in the AWS organization.

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_aws_profile.organization.account_name

The name of account speciifed by the organization

_aws_profile.organization.id

The organization id

_aws_profile.organization.master_account
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_aws_profile.organization.master_account.email

The organization master account email address

_aws_profile.organization.master_account.id

The organization master account id

_aws_profile.organization.parents[]
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_aws_profile.organization.parents[].id

The id of the parent

_aws_profile.organization.parents[].name

The name of the parent

_aws_profile.organization.parents[].tags[]
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_aws_profile.organization.parents[].tags[].key
_aws_profile.organization.parents[].tags[].value
_aws_profile.organization.parents[].type

The type of parent can be an organization unit or a root

_aws_profile.organization.tags[]
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_aws_profile.organization.tags[].key
_aws_profile.organization.tags[].value
_aws_profile.type

The type of profile, either 'credentials' or 'assumed_role'

_aws_profile.via_profile_name

This IAM role for this profile is assumed by first utilizing another profile with this name to obtain credentials.

_aws_region Input Column

The AWS region to use.

VARCHAR
aligned_end_time

The end time for the returned metrics, after alignment to a granular boundary (as specified by PeriodInSeconds). AlignedEndTime will be greater than or equal to the value of the user-specified Endtime.

TIMESTAMP_S
aligned_start_time

The start time for the returned metrics, after alignment to a granular boundary (as specified by PeriodInSeconds). AlignedStartTime will be less than or equal to the value of the user-specified StartTime.

TIMESTAMP_S
metric_list

An array of metric results, where each array element contains all of the data points for a particular dimension.

STRUCT(
"key" STRUCT(
"metric" VARCHAR,
"dimensions" MAP(VARCHAR, VARCHAR)
),
"data_points" STRUCT(
"timestamp" TIMESTAMP_S,
"value" DOUBLE
)[]
)[]
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metric_list[]
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metric_list[].data_points[]
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metric_list[].data_points[].timestamp

The time, in epoch format, associated with a particular Value.

metric_list[].data_points[].value

The actual value associated with a particular Timestamp.

metric_list[].key

The dimensions to which the data points apply.

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metric_list[].key.dimensions

The valid dimensions for the metric.

metric_list[].key.metric

The name of a Performance Insights metric to be measured.

Valid values for Metric are:

If the number of active sessions is less than an internal Performance Insights threshold, db.load.avg and db.sampledload.avg are the same value. If the number of active sessions is greater than the internal threshold, Performance Insights samples the active sessions, with db.load.avg showing the scaled values, db.sampledload.avg showing the raw values, and db.sampledload.avg less than db.load.avg. For most use cases, you can query db.load.avg only.