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Enable Cloudwatch Logs For The AWS API Gateway

In this article, we will enable CloudWatch logs for the AWS API Gateway.

Role

First, create a role. Select API Gateway as a service and AmazonAPIGatewayPushToCloudWatchLogs as the permission.

To provide the permission, click on the Settings menu at the bottom of the API.

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A screen will appear where you can specify the role ARN.

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Click on the Save button to save the setting.

The next step is to deploy the API.

To enable the CloudWatch logs, click on the Logs/Tracing tab. In the tab, select the CloudWatch Logs as Full Request And Response Logs.

Browse the API URL and calls gets logged in the CloudWatch.

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