Amazon CloudWatch announces AI-Powered natural language query generation

Amazon CloudWatch announces the general availability of natural language query generation powered by generative AI for Logs Insights and Metrics Insights. This feature enables you to quickly generate queries in context of your logs and metrics data using plain language. By simplifying the query generation process, you can accelerate gathering insights from your observability data without needing extensive knowledge of the query language.

Query Generator simplifies your CloudWatch Logs and Metrics Insights experience through natural language querying. You can ask questions in plain English, such as "Show me the 10 slowest Lambda requests in the last 24 hours" or "Which DynamoDB table is most throttled" and it will generate the appropriate queries or refine any existing queries in the query window, as well as now, automatically adjust the time ranges for queries that require data within a specified period. It also provides line-by-line explanations of the generated code, helping you learn query syntax.

This feature is now supported in US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), and Asia Pacific (Tokyo)

To access the feature, click on "Query generator" in the CloudWatch Logs Insights or Metrics Insights console pages. In the help panel, select "Info" for more information. There is no charge for using Query generator. Any queries executed in Logs Insights or Metrics Insights are subject to standard CloudWatch pricing. To learn more about Query generator in CloudWatch Logs Insights or Metrics Insights, visit our getting started guide.