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Cost Explorer Service examples using Amazon CLI

The following code examples show you how to perform actions and implement common scenarios by using the Amazon Command Line Interface with Cost Explorer Service.

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The following code example shows how to use get-cost-and-usage.

Amazon CLI

To retrieve the S3 usage of an account for the month of September 2017

The following get-cost-and-usage example retrieves the S3 usage of an account for the month of September 2017.

aws ce get-cost-and-usage \
    --time-period Start=2017-09-01,End=2017-10-01 \
    --granularity MONTHLY \
    --metrics "BlendedCost" "UnblendedCost" "UsageQuantity" \
    --group-by Type=DIMENSION,Key=SERVICE Type=TAG,Key=Environment \
    --filter file://filters.json

Contents of filters.json:

{
    "Dimensions": {
        "Key": "SERVICE",
        "Values": [
            "Amazon Simple Storage Service"
        ]
    }
}

Output:

{
    "GroupDefinitions": [
        {
            "Type": "DIMENSION",
            "Key": "SERVICE"
        },
        {
            "Type": "TAG",
            "Key": "Environment"
        }
    ],
    "ResultsByTime": [
        {
            "Estimated": false,
            "TimePeriod": {
                "Start": "2017-09-01",
                "End": "2017-10-01"
            },
            "Total": {},
            "Groups": [
                {
                    "Keys": [
                        "Amazon Simple Storage Service",
                        "Environment$"
                    ],
                    "Metrics": {
                        "BlendedCost": {
                            "Amount": "40.3527508453",
                            "Unit": "USD"
                        },
                        "UnblendedCost": {
                            "Amount": "40.3543773134",
                            "Unit": "USD"
                        },
                        "UsageQuantity": {
                            "Amount": "9312771.098461578",
                            "Unit": "N/A"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "Keys": [
                        "Amazon Simple Storage Service",
                        "Environment$Dev"
                    ],
                    "Metrics": {
                        "BlendedCost": {
                            "Amount": "0.2682364644",
                            "Unit": "USD"
                        },
                        "UnblendedCost": {
                            "Amount": "0.2682364644",
                            "Unit": "USD"
                        },
                        "UsageQuantity": {
                            "Amount": "22403.4395271182",
                            "Unit": "N/A"
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

The following code example shows how to use get-dimension-values.

Amazon CLI

To retrieve the tags for the dimension SERVICE, with a value of "Elastic"

This example retrieves the tags for the dimension SERVICE, with a value of "Elastic" for January 01 2017 through May 18 2017.

Command:

aws ce get-dimension-values --search-string Elastic --time-period Start=2017-01-01,End=2017-05-18 --dimension SERVICE

Output:

{
   "TotalSize": 6,
   "DimensionValues": [
       {
           "Attributes": {},
           "Value": "Amazon ElastiCache"
       },
       {
           "Attributes": {},
           "Value": "EC2 - Other"
       },
       {
           "Attributes": {},
           "Value": "Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud - Compute"
       },
       {
           "Attributes": {},
           "Value": "Amazon Elastic Load Balancing"
       },
       {
           "Attributes": {},
           "Value": "Amazon Elastic MapReduce"
       },
       {
           "Attributes": {},
           "Value": "Amazon Elasticsearch Service"
       }
   ],
   "ReturnSize": 6
}

The following code example shows how to use get-reservation-coverage.

Amazon CLI

To retrieve the reservation coverage for EC2 t2.nano instances in the us-east-1 region

This example retrieves the reservation coverage for EC2 t2.nano instances in the us-east-1 region for July-September of 2017.

Command:

aws ce get-reservation-coverage --time-period Start=2017-07-01,End=2017-10-01 --group-by Type=Dimension,Key=REGION --filter file://filters.json

filters.json:

{
   "And": [
     {
       "Dimensions": {
         "Key": "INSTANCE_TYPE",
         "Values": [
           "t2.nano"
         ]
       },
       "Dimensions": {
         "Key": "REGION",
         "Values": [
           "us-east-1"
         ]
       }
     }
   ]
 }

Output:

{
   "TotalSize": 6,
   "DimensionValues": [
       {
           "Attributes": {},
           "Value": "Amazon ElastiCache"
       },
       {
           "Attributes": {},
           "Value": "EC2 - Other"
       },
       {
           "Attributes": {},
           "Value": "Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud - Compute"
       },
       {
           "Attributes": {},
           "Value": "Amazon Elastic Load Balancing"
       },
       {
           "Attributes": {},
           "Value": "Amazon Elastic MapReduce"
       },
       {
           "Attributes": {},
           "Value": "Amazon Elasticsearch Service"
       }
   ],
   "ReturnSize": 6
}

The following code example shows how to use get-reservation-purchase-recommendation.

Amazon CLI

To retrieve the reservation recommendations for Partial Upfront EC2 RIs with a three year term

The following get-reservation-purchase-recommendation example retrieves recommendations for Partial Upfront EC2 instances with a three-year term, based on the last 60 days of EC2 usage.

aws ce get-reservation-purchase-recommendation \
    --service "Amazon Redshift" \
    --lookback-period-in-days SIXTY_DAYS \
    --term-in-years THREE_YEARS \
    --payment-option PARTIAL_UPFRONT

Output:

{
    "Recommendations": [],
    "Metadata": {
        "GenerationTimestamp": "2018-08-08T15:20:57Z",
        "RecommendationId": "00d59dde-a1ad-473f-8ff2-iexample3330b"
    }
}

The following code example shows how to use get-reservation-utilization.

Amazon CLI

To retrieve the reservation utilization for your account

The following get-reservation-utilization example retrieves the RI utilization for all t2.nano instance types from 2018-03-01 to 2018-08-01 for the account.

aws ce get-reservation-utilization \
    --time-period Start=2018-03-01,End=2018-08-01 \
    --filter file://filters.json

Contents of filters.json:

{
    "Dimensions": {
        "Key": "INSTANCE_TYPE",
        "Values": [
            "t2.nano"
        ]
    }
}

Output:

{
    "Total": {
        "TotalAmortizedFee": "0",
        "UtilizationPercentage": "0",
        "PurchasedHours": "0",
        "NetRISavings": "0",
        "TotalActualHours": "0",
        "AmortizedRecurringFee": "0",
        "UnusedHours": "0",
        "TotalPotentialRISavings": "0",
        "OnDemandCostOfRIHoursUsed": "0",
        "AmortizedUpfrontFee": "0"
    },
    "UtilizationsByTime": []
}

The following code example shows how to use get-tags.

Amazon CLI

To retrieve keys and values for a cost allocation tag

This example retrieves all cost allocation tags with a key of "Project" and a value that contains "secretProject".

Command:

aws ce get-tags --search-string secretProject --time-period Start=2017-01-01,End=2017-05-18 --tag-key Project

Output:

{
  "ReturnSize": 2,
  "Tags": [
    "secretProject1",
    "secretProject2"
  ],
  "TotalSize": 2
}

  • For API details, see GetTags in Amazon CLI Command Reference.