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AWS AmazonCloudWatch documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudWatch · 2025-10-19 · Documentation low

File: AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_Synthetics_Canaries_Blueprints.md

Summary

Added documentation for new 'Multi checks blueprint' feature supporting multiple monitoring checks

Security assessment

The changes introduce a new monitoring blueprint feature but contain no security-specific content or references to vulnerabilities.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_Synthetics_Canaries_Blueprints.md b/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_Synthetics_Canaries_Blueprints.md
index fbdde492b..aad070af0 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_Synthetics_Canaries_Blueprints.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_Synthetics_Canaries_Blueprints.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-Heartbeat monitoringAPI canaryBroken link checkerVisual monitoring blueprintCanary recorderGUI workflow builder
+Heartbeat monitoringAPI canaryBroken link checkerVisual monitoring blueprintCanary recorderGUI workflow builderMulti checks blueprint
@@ -11 +11 @@ This section provides details about each of the canary blueprints and the tasks
-  * Heartbeat Monitor
+###### Topics
@@ -13 +13 @@ This section provides details about each of the canary blueprints and the tasks
-  * API Canary
+  * Heartbeat monitoring
@@ -15 +15 @@ This section provides details about each of the canary blueprints and the tasks
-  * Broken Link Checker
+  * API canary
@@ -17 +17 @@ This section provides details about each of the canary blueprints and the tasks
-  * Visual Monitoring
+  * Broken link checker
@@ -19 +19 @@ This section provides details about each of the canary blueprints and the tasks
-  * Canary Recorder
+  * Visual monitoring blueprint
@@ -21 +21,7 @@ This section provides details about each of the canary blueprints and the tasks
-  * GUI Workflow
+  * Canary recorder
+
+  * GUI workflow builder
+
+  * Multi checks blueprint
+
+  * [Creating multi checks blueprint canary](./CloudWatch_Synthetics_Canaries_MultiCheck_Blueprint.html)
@@ -204,0 +211,17 @@ GUI workflow canaries that use the following runtimes also provide a summary of
+## Multi checks blueprint
+
+The Multi check blueprint simplifies canary creation. It reduces costs by using a simple JSON configuration that provides out-of-the-box functionality for performing HTTP, DNS, SSL, and TCP checks. You can configure up to 10 checks. Configure each check as a numerical step that runs sequentially, allowing for clear understanding of the canary flow.
+
+Multi checks blueprints support:
+
+  * Basic HTTP requests, TCP requests, validate DNS records and monitor SSL certificates
+
+  * HTTP authentication methods such as Basic, API Key, OAuth, and Sigv4 integrated with Secrets Manager
+
+  * "Assertions for each check
+
+
+
+
+For more information, see [Creating a canary](./CloudWatch_Synthetics_Canaries_Create.html).
+
@@ -213 +236 @@ Creating a canary
-Using the CloudWatch Synthetics Recorder for Google Chrome
+Creating multi checks blueprint canary