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Get Monthly Cost Attribution

GEThttps://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cost_by_tag/monthly_cost_attributionhttps://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cost_by_tag/monthly_cost_attributionhttps://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cost_by_tag/monthly_cost_attributionhttps://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/cost_by_tag/monthly_cost_attributionhttps://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cost_by_tag/monthly_cost_attributionhttps://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cost_by_tag/monthly_cost_attributionhttps://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cost_by_tag/monthly_cost_attributionhttps://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/cost_by_tag/monthly_cost_attributionhttps://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/cost_by_tag/monthly_cost_attribution

Overview

Get monthly cost attribution by tag across multi-org and single root-org accounts. Cost Attribution data for a given month becomes available no later than the 19th of the following month. This API endpoint is paginated. To make sure you receive all records, check if the value of next_record_id is set in the response. If it is, make another request and pass next_record_id as a parameter. Pseudo code example:

response := GetMonthlyCostAttribution(start_month, end_month)
cursor := response.metadata.pagination.next_record_id
WHILE cursor != null BEGIN
  sleep(5 seconds)  # Avoid running into rate limit
  response := GetMonthlyCostAttribution(start_month, end_month, next_record_id=cursor)
  cursor := response.metadata.pagination.next_record_id
END

This endpoint is only accessible for parent-level organizations. This endpoint is not available in the Government (US1-FED) site.

This endpoint requires all of the following permissions:

  • usage_read
  • billing_read

OAuth apps require the usage_read, billing_read authorization scope to access this endpoint.

Arguments

Query Strings

Name
Type
Description
start_month [required]
string

Datetime in ISO-8601 format, UTC, precise to month: [YYYY-MM] for cost beginning in this month.

end_month
string

Datetime in ISO-8601 format, UTC, precise to month: [YYYY-MM] for cost ending this month.

fields [required]
string

Comma-separated list specifying cost types (e.g., <billing_dimension>_on_demand_cost, <billing_dimension>_committed_cost, <billing_dimension>_total_cost) and the proportions (<billing_dimension>_percentage_in_org, <billing_dimension>_percentage_in_account). Use * to retrieve all fields. Example: infra_host_on_demand_cost,infra_host_percentage_in_account To obtain the complete list of active billing dimensions that can be used to replace <billing_dimension> in the field names, make a request to the Get active billing dimensions API.

sort_direction
enum

The direction to sort by: [desc, asc].

Default: desc
Allowed enum values: desc, asc
sort_name
string

The billing dimension to sort by. Always sorted by total cost. Example: infra_host.

tag_breakdown_keys
string

Comma separated list of tag keys used to group cost. If no value is provided the cost will not be broken down by tags. To see which tags are available, look for the value of tag_config_source in the API response.

next_record_id
string

List following results with a next_record_id provided in the previous query.

include_descendants
boolean

Include child org cost in the response. Defaults to true.

Default: true

Response

OK

Response containing the monthly cost attribution by tag(s).

Field
Type
Description
data
[object]

Response containing cost attribution.

meta
object

The object containing document metadata.

Code Example

Get Monthly Cost Attribution
# Required query arguments
export start_month="CHANGE_ME"
export fields="CHANGE_ME"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X GET "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/cost_by_tag/monthly_cost_attribution?start_month=${start_month}&fields=${fields}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Required query arguments
export start_month="CHANGE_ME"
export fields="CHANGE_ME"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us3.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X GET "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/cost_by_tag/monthly_cost_attribution?start_month=${start_month}&fields=${fields}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Required query arguments
export start_month="CHANGE_ME"
export fields="CHANGE_ME"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us5.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X GET "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/cost_by_tag/monthly_cost_attribution?start_month=${start_month}&fields=${fields}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Required query arguments
export start_month="CHANGE_ME"
export fields="CHANGE_ME"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.eu"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X GET "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/cost_by_tag/monthly_cost_attribution?start_month=${start_month}&fields=${fields}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Required query arguments
export start_month="CHANGE_ME"
export fields="CHANGE_ME"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ap1.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X GET "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/cost_by_tag/monthly_cost_attribution?start_month=${start_month}&fields=${fields}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Required query arguments
export start_month="CHANGE_ME"
export fields="CHANGE_ME"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ap2.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X GET "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/cost_by_tag/monthly_cost_attribution?start_month=${start_month}&fields=${fields}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Required query arguments
export start_month="CHANGE_ME"
export fields="CHANGE_ME"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="uk1.datadoghq.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X GET "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/cost_by_tag/monthly_cost_attribution?start_month=${start_month}&fields=${fields}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Required query arguments
export start_month="CHANGE_ME"
export fields="CHANGE_ME"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="ddog-gov.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X GET "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/cost_by_tag/monthly_cost_attribution?start_month=${start_month}&fields=${fields}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
# Required query arguments
export start_month="CHANGE_ME"
export fields="CHANGE_ME"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="us2.ddog-gov.com"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X GET "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v2/cost_by_tag/monthly_cost_attribution?start_month=${start_month}&fields=${fields}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"