Logging and monitoring in Amazon SNS - Amazon Simple Notification Service
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Logging and monitoring in Amazon SNS

Amazon SNS allows you to track and monitor messaging activity by logging API calls with CloudTrail and monitoring topics with CloudWatch. These tools help you gain insights into message delivery, troubleshoot issues, and ensure the health of your messaging workflows. This topic covers the following:

  • Logging Amazon SNS API calls using CloudTrail. This logging enables you to track the actions performed on your Amazon SNS topics, such as topic creation, subscription management, and message publishing. By analyzing CloudTrail logs, you can identify who made specific API requests and when those requests were made, helping you audit and troubleshoot your Amazon SNS usage.

  • Monitoring Amazon SNS topics using CloudWatch. CloudWatch provides metrics that allow you to observe the performance and health of your Amazon SNS topics in real time. Set up alarms based on these metrics, enabling you to respond promptly to any anomalies, such as delivery failures or high message latency. This monitoring capability ensures that you can maintain the reliability of your SNS-based messaging system by proactively addressing potential issues.