Use the Amazon Cost Explorer connector to analyze and optimize AWS cloud spending.
Integrating your application with Amazon Cost Explorer lets you use these operations in an automation. It exposes 6 actions, listed below. Add the connector from the Connections area, authenticate, then select its operations in the automation builder. Capabilities: actions.
Authentication
Before you begin, make sure you have the following information:
Connection Name: Choose a meaningful name for your connection. This name helps you identify the connection within your application or integration settings.
Authentication Type: The authentication method for this connector is defined in the connection setup. Select the connector in the Connections area to see the fields it requires.
Actions
Action Name | Description |
|---|---|
Get cost and usage | Get cost and usage from AWS Cost Explorer |
Get cost and usage comparisons | Get cost and usage comparisons from AWS Cost Explorer |
Get cost and usage with resources | Get cost and usage with resource‑level breakdown from AWS Cost Explorer |
Get cost categories | Get cost categories from AWS Cost Explorer |
Get cost comparison drivers | Get cost comparison drivers between two time periods from AWS Cost Explorer |
Get cost forecast | Get cost forecast over the time period based on past costs from AWS Cost Explorer |