name : enable-metrics-collection.rst **Example 1: To enable metrics collection for an Auto Scaling group** This example enables data collection for the specified Auto Scaling group. :: aws autoscaling enable-metrics-collection \ --auto-scaling-group-name my-asg \ --granularity "1Minute" This command produces no output. For more information, see `Monitoring CloudWatch metrics for your Auto Scaling groups and instances <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/userguide/as-instance-monitoring.html>`__ in the *Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide*. **Example 2: To collect data for the specified metric for an Auto Scaling group** To collect data for a specific metric, use the ``--metrics`` option. :: aws autoscaling enable-metrics-collection \ --auto-scaling-group-name my-asg \ --metrics GroupDesiredCapacity --granularity "1Minute" This command produces no output. For more information, see `Monitoring CloudWatch metrics for your Auto Scaling groups and instances <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/userguide/as-instance-monitoring.html>`__ in the *Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide*.