Navigate to the AWS console and create an IAM user with programmatic access. The user will need the following permissions. You can create a policy specifically for these permissions and apply the permissions to the user.
For more information, see: High Level AWS Source Configuration
{
"Version": "2012-10-17",
"Statement": [
{
"Sid": "VisualEditor0",
"Effect": "Allow",
"Action": [
"cloudfront:ListDistributions",
"cloudfront:ListStreamingDistributions",
"cloudwatch:GetMetricStatistics",
"cloudwatch:ListMetrics"
],
"Resource": "*"
}
]
}Region
Access Key ID
Required
Secret Access Key
Required
Additional Threads
The number of additional threads allowed to be utilized during collection.
Request Timeout (seconds)
The number of seconds to allow for the API to return a response.
Collect CloudWatch Metrics
CloudWatch Historic Mode
If enabled, retrieves a history of data points from CloudWatch. Otherwise, collects only the most recent data point for each metric.
4xx Error Rate (%)
The percentage of all requests for which the HTTP status code is 4xx
5xx Error Rate (%)
The percentage of all requests for which the HTTP status code is 5xx
Aliases
The comma seperated list of CNAMEs (alternate domain names) for the distribution.
ARN
The Amazon Resource Name for the distribution.
Comment
The comment originally specified when the distribution was created.
Data Downloaded (Bytes)
The number of bytes downloaded by viewers for GET, HEAD, and OPTIONS requests.
Data Uploaded (Bytes)
The number of bytes uploaded to your origin with CloudFront using POST and PUT requests.
Delivery Method
Distributions with Web delivery methods are normal. Those with RTMP delivery methods are streaming.
Distribution Id
The Distribution Identifier.
Domain Name
The domain name that corresponds to the distribution.
Enabled
Whether the distribution is enabled to accept user requests for content.
Geo Restriction
The list of locations CloudFront either to distribute your content (whitelist) or not distribute your content (blacklist).
Geo Restriction Type
The type of Geo-location Restriction list (white or black).
HTTP Version
Specify the maximum HTTP version that you want viewers to use to communicate with CloudFront.
IPv6 Enabled
Whether CloudFront responds to IPv6 DNS requests with an IPv6 address for the distribution.
Price Class
The class of pricing that is applied to the distribution.
Region
The AWS Region this object belongs to.
Requests
The number of requests for all HTTP methods and for both HTTP and HTTPS requests.
Status
The current status of the distribution.
Total Error Rate (%)
The percentage of all requests for which the HTTP status code is 4xx or 5xx.
Viewer Certificate
Specifies which certificate to use when viewers use HTTPS to request objects.
Web ACL ID
The Web ACL Id associated with the distribution.