**To get metric data for an instance** The following ``get-instance-metric-data`` example returns the average percent of ``CPUUtilization`` every ``7200`` seconds (2 hours) between ``1571342400`` and ``1571428800`` for instance ``MEAN-1``. We recommend that you use a unix time converter to identify the start and end times. :: aws lightsail get-instance-metric-data \ --instance-name MEAN-1 \ --metric-name CPUUtilization \ --period 7200 \ --start-time 1571342400 \ --end-time 1571428800 \ --unit Percent \ --statistics Average Output:: { "metricName": "CPUUtilization", "metricData": [ { "average": 0.26113718770120725, "timestamp": 1571342400.0, "unit": "Percent" }, { "average": 0.26861268928111953, "timestamp": 1571392800.0, "unit": "Percent" }, { "average": 0.28187475104748777, "timestamp": 1571378400.0, "unit": "Percent" }, { "average": 0.2651936960458352, "timestamp": 1571421600.0, "unit": "Percent" }, { "average": 0.2561856213712188, "timestamp": 1571371200.0, "unit": "Percent" }, { "average": 0.3021383254607764, "timestamp": 1571356800.0, "unit": "Percent" }, { "average": 0.2618381649223539, "timestamp": 1571407200.0, "unit": "Percent" }, { "average": 0.26331929394825787, "timestamp": 1571400000.0, "unit": "Percent" }, { "average": 0.2576348407007818, "timestamp": 1571385600.0, "unit": "Percent" }, { "average": 0.2513008454658378, "timestamp": 1571364000.0, "unit": "Percent" }, { "average": 0.26329974562758346, "timestamp": 1571414400.0, "unit": "Percent" }, { "average": 0.2667092536656445, "timestamp": 1571349600.0, "unit": "Percent" } ] }