--- title: "Connect Amazon CloudWatch and Better Stack - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Alarm\" fires in Amazon CloudWatch, your agent runs \"Add Incident Comment\" in Better Stack." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/amazon-cloudwatch-to-better-stack" --- # Connect Amazon CloudWatch and Better Stack When **New Alarm** fires in [Amazon CloudWatch](https://apiant.ai/connections/amazon-cloudwatch), your agent runs **Add Incident Comment** in [Better Stack](https://apiant.ai/connections/better-stack), or **New Monitor Status Change** in Better Stack to **Disable Alarm Actions** in Amazon CloudWatch. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Amazon CloudWatch **2** triggers Amazon CloudWatch **3** actions Better Stack **3** triggers Better Stack **13** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Amazon CloudWatch and Better Stack to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Amazon CloudWatch and Better Stack can do together ### From Amazon CloudWatch to Better Stack - When **New Alarm** in Amazon CloudWatch then **Add Incident Comment** in Better Stack - When **Alarm State Change** in Amazon CloudWatch then **Add Heartbeat** in Better Stack ### From Better Stack to Amazon CloudWatch - When **New Monitor Status Change** in Better Stack then **Disable Alarm Actions** in Amazon CloudWatch - When **New or Updated Incident** in Better Stack then **Enable Alarm Actions** in Amazon CloudWatch Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Amazon CloudWatch and Better Stack ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 16 actions - Trigger **Alarm State Change** Triggers when a CloudWatch metric alarm changes state, for example from OK to ALARM. - Trigger **New Alarm** Triggers when a new metric alarm is created in Amazon CloudWatch. - Action **Disable Alarm Actions** Turns off the notifications and other actions of a CloudWatch alarm, without deleting the alarm. - Action **Enable Alarm Actions** Turns the notifications and other actions of a CloudWatch alarm back on. - Action **Set Alarm State** Temporarily sets a CloudWatch alarm to OK, ALARM or INSUFFICIENT_DATA, for example to test its notifications. The alarm returns to its real state at its next evaluation. - Trigger **New Monitor Status Change** Fires when a monitor's status changes (up/down). - Trigger **New or Updated Incident** Triggers when new incidents are created, or when existing incidents are updated. - Trigger **On-Call Contact Changed** Triggers when an on-call contact changes. - Action **Acknowledge Incident** Acknowledges an incident. - Action **Add Heartbeat** Create a new heartbeat check. - Action **Add Incident Comment** Adds a comment to an incident. - Action **Add Monitor** Create a new uptime monitor. - Action **Create Incident** Creates an incident that notifies the team. - Action **Delete Heartbeat** Remove a heartbeat check by id. - Action **Delete Monitor** Delete an uptime monitor by id. - Action **Find Incident** Finds an Incident. - Action **Find On-Call Contact** Finds On-Call Contact. Supports time lookup. - Action **Get Monitor** Retrieve a single monitor by id. - Action **List Monitors** List all uptime monitors. - Action **Resolve Incident** Resolves an incident. - Action **Update Monitor** Update an existing monitor's settings. ## Each app on its own - [ **Amazon CloudWatch** Amazon CloudWatch is a monitoring service for AWS cloud resources and the applications you run on AWS.](https://apiant.ai/connections/amazon-cloudwatch) - [ **Better Stack** Better Stack is a tool to provide reliable monitoring with voice calls and beautiful on-call scheduling.](https://apiant.ai/connections/better-stack) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Amazon CloudWatch - [ **Amazon CloudWatch to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/amazon-cloudwatch-to-hubspot) - [ **Amazon CloudWatch to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/amazon-cloudwatch-to-salesforce) - [ **Amazon CloudWatch to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/amazon-cloudwatch-to-slack) - [ **Amazon CloudWatch to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/amazon-cloudwatch-to-google-sheets) - [ **Amazon CloudWatch to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/amazon-cloudwatch-to-gmail) - [ **Amazon CloudWatch to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/amazon-cloudwatch-to-google-calendar) ## More into Better Stack - [ **Salesforce to Better Stack** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-better-stack) - [ **ActiveCampaign to Better Stack** ActiveCampaign is a marketing automation, email marketing, and CRM platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/activecampaign-to-better-stack) - [ **Airtable to Better Stack** Organize anything with Airtable, a modern database created for everyone.](https://apiant.ai/connect/airtable-to-better-stack) - [ **Asana to Better Stack** Asana is a collaborative information manager for workspace.](https://apiant.ai/connect/asana-to-better-stack) - [ **Outlook to Better Stack** Outlook is Microsoft's email and calendaring platform integrating contacts and scheduling, enabling users to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/outlook-to-better-stack) - [ **Capsule CRM to Better Stack** Capsule is an online hosted CRM system for individuals, small businesses and sales teams wanting a simple...](https://apiant.ai/connect/capsule-crm-to-better-stack) Questions ## Amazon CloudWatch and Better Stack, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Amazon CloudWatch? Any of Amazon CloudWatch's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Alarm and Alarm State Change. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Better Stack when something happens in Amazon CloudWatch? Any of Better Stack's 13 actions, including Create Incident, Update Monitor, Acknowledge Incident and Add Heartbeat. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Better Stack to Amazon CloudWatch? Yes. When something happens in Better Stack, your agent can act in Amazon CloudWatch too. This page covers both directions: Better Stack's triggers and Amazon CloudWatch's actions are listed here as well. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Amazon CloudWatch or Better Stack? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Amazon CloudWatch and Better Stack without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.