---
title: AWS sns metricset
description: The sns metricset of aws module allows you to monitor your AWS SNS topic. sns metricset fetches a set of values from Amazon SNS Metrics. CloudWatch metrics...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/beats/metricbeat/metricbeat-metricset-aws-sns
products:
  - Beats
  - Metricbeat
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Beta
  - Elastic Stack: Beta
---

# AWS sns metricset
<warning>
  This functionality is in beta and is subject to change. The design and code is less mature than official GA features and is being provided as-is with no warranties. Beta features are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features.
</warning>

The `sns` metricset of aws module allows you to monitor your AWS SNS topic. `sns` metricset fetches a set of values from [Amazon SNS Metrics](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sns/latest/dg/sns-monitoring-using-cloudwatch.html#SNS_ViewMetrics). CloudWatch metrics for Amazon SNS topics are automatically collected and pushed to CloudWatch every five minutes.

## AWS Permissions

Some specific AWS permissions are required for IAM user to collect AWS SNS metrics.
```
cloudwatch:GetMetricData
cloudwatch:ListMetrics
ec2:DescribeRegions
sns:ListTopics
sts:GetCallerIdentity
iam:ListAccountAliases
```


## Dashboard

The `aws sns` metricset comes with a predefined dashboard. For example:
![metricbeat aws sns overview](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/beats/metricbeat/images/metricbeat-aws-sns-overview.png)

## Configuration example

```yaml
- module: aws
  period: 300s
  metricsets:
    - sns
  # This module uses the aws cloudwatch metricset, all
  # the options for this metricset are also available here.
```


## Metrics

Please see more details for each metric in [CloudWatch SNS Metrics](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sns/latest/dg/sns-monitoring-using-cloudwatch.html#SNS_ViewMetrics).

| Metric Name                                          | Statistic Method |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
| NumberOfMessagesPublished                            | Sum              |
| NumberOfNotificationsDelivered                       | Sum              |
| NumberOfNotificationsFailed                          | Sum              |
| NumberOfNotificationsFilteredOut                     | Sum              |
| NumberOfNotificationsFilteredOut-InvalidAttributes   | Sum              |
| NumberOfNotificationsFilteredOut-NoMessageAttributes | Sum              |
| NumberOfNotificationsRedrivenToDlq                   | Sum              |
| NumberOfNotificationsFailedToRedriveToDlq            | Sum              |
| PublishSize                                          | Average          |
| SMSMonthToDateSpentUSD                               | Sum              |
| SMSSuccessRate                                       | Average          |

This is a default metricset. If the host module is unconfigured, this metricset is enabled by default.

## Fields

For a description of each field in the metricset, see the [exported fields](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/beats/metricbeat/exported-fields-aws) section.
Here is an example document generated by this metricset:
```json
{
    "@timestamp": "2017-10-12T08:05:34.853Z",
    "aws": {
        "cloudwatch": {
            "namespace": "AWS/SNS"
        },
        "dimensions": {
            "TopicName": "test-sns-ks"
        },
        "sns": {
            "metrics": {
                "NumberOfMessagesPublished": {
                    "sum": 1
                },
                "NumberOfNotificationsFailed": {
                    "sum": 1
                },
                "PublishSize": {
                    "avg": 5
                }
            }
        },
        "tags": {
            "created-by": "ks"
        }
    },
    "cloud": {
        "account": {
            "id": "428152502467",
            "name": "elastic-beats"
        },
        "provider": "aws",
        "region": "us-east-1"
    },
    "event": {
        "dataset": "aws.sns",
        "duration": 115000,
        "module": "aws"
    },
    "metricset": {
        "name": "sns",
        "period": 10000
    },
    "service": {
        "type": "aws"
    }
}
```