---
type: resource-type
title: CwDashboard
description: aws resource type AWS::CloudWatch::Dashboard
name: CwDashboard
lexicon: aws
resource_type: AWS::CloudWatch::Dashboard
---
`AWS::CloudWatch::Dashboard`, a resource type of the aws lexicon.

## Properties

- `DashboardBody` (`string`, required): The detailed information about the dashboard in JSON format, including the widgets to include and their location on the dashboard
- `DashboardName` (`string`, optional): The name of the dashboard. The name must be between 1 and 255 characters. If you do not specify a name, one will be generated automatically.
- `Tags` (`CwDashboard_Tag[]`, optional): A list of key-value pairs to associate with the cloudwatch dashboard. You can associate up to 50 tags with a dashboard