In the Amazon Connect GetMetricData API, QUEUE_ANSWER_TIME is reported in SECONDS with statistic AVG and maps to the UI metric Average queue answer time, Amazon Connect's name for the metric other vendors call ASA.

Checked 2026-09-24

Vendor
Amazon Web Services
Product
Amazon Connect
Subsystem
GetMetricData API
Deployment
multi-tenant
Region
not restricted
Release range
API 2017-08-08, current as of 2026-09-24
Checked
2026-09-24

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). Contact center KPI definitions and calculation: source note contact-center-kpis-aws-api-queue-answer-time. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/contact-center-kpis-aws-api-queue-answer-time

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-contact-center-kpis-aws-api-queue-answer-time,
  title  = {Contact center KPI definitions and calculation: source note contact-center-kpis-aws-api-queue-answer-time},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/contact-center-kpis-aws-api-queue-answer-time},
  note   = {Source note contact-center-kpis-aws-api-queue-answer-time, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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