AWS Billing Walkthrough
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AWS Billing and Cost Management API Version 2 is currently supported

This provides a general description of AWS Billing and its capabilities.

Introduction

AWS Billing and Cost Management is a web service that allows you to pay your invoices and manage your expenses.


Connection

To connect AWS Billing with your destination, follow our step-by-step tutorial.
Choose a Source connection after you've created a connection, as seen here:

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Reports

In AWS Billing, there are two types of reports available:

  • Predefined Reports
  • Custom Reports

Predefined Reports

Click here to view Predefined Reports.

Custom Reports

Create custom reports, and select a specific report to pull data from AWS Billing after you've established a connection.
The following image provides an overview of the various custom reports:

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  • Each report requires an incremental data extraction by choosing a Date Range and Time period, Here's an example:

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Note:
  • Start Date is mandatory.

  • Data can be retrieved for the date range specified between the start and end dates.

  • If you leave the end date blank, the data will be pulled at the current time of the river's run.

  • Dates timezone : UTC time.

  • Use the Last Days Back For Each Run option to gather data from a specified number of days prior to the selected start date.

  • Dimension Filters are available for usage on each report.

Each option applies a different dimension to the data pulled. The documentation for each dimension can be accessed on the AWS webpage.

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  • You can also select from the following options for all reports other than 'Cost Categories':
  • Granularity - It establishes the time frame in which your response will be split.
    Note:
    It is only possible to obtain the last 14 days of 'Hourly' granularity.
  • Metrics - It sets the metrics that will be returned in the query.
    Click for additional information on the 'Blended Cost' Metric.

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