Finout CostGuard API

Retrieve CostGuard scans and recommendations

Operations 2

GET /cost-guard/scans Finout Get all CostGuard scans #
POST /cost-guard/scans-recommendations Finout Get scan recommendations #

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OpenAPI Specification

finout-costguard-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Finout Cost Cost Guard API
  description: The Finout API provides seamless access to powerful cloud cost management tools, enabling you to integrate, analyze, and optimize your cloud expenses. It includes endpoints for cost insights, tagging, forecasting, and more, empowering teams to automate workflows, track spending, and drive efficiency across cloud environments.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Finout
    url: https://www.finout.io/
  termsOfService: https://www.finout.io/
servers:
- url: https://app.finout.io/v1
  description: Finout Production API
security:
- clientId: []
  secretKey: []
tags:
- name: CostGuard
  description: Retrieve CostGuard scans and recommendations
paths:
  /cost-guard/scans:
    get:
      operationId: listCostGuardScans
      summary: Finout Get all CostGuard scans
      description: Retrieves all CostGuard scan options available for the account.
      tags:
      - CostGuard
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of CostGuard scan options.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/CostGuardScan'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized.
        '429':
          description: Too many requests.
  /cost-guard/scans-recommendations:
    post:
      operationId: getCostGuardScanRecommendations
      summary: Finout Get scan recommendations
      description: Retrieves all resources identified in a scan based on scanId, optional filters, and groupBy. You must first GET the scan you want to query and then add the scan ID to the body of the POST query.
      tags:
      - CostGuard
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - scanId
              properties:
                scanId:
                  type: string
                  description: The ID of the CostGuard scan to retrieve recommendations for.
                filter:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/FilterObject'
                groupBy:
                  type: string
                  description: Optional field to group results by.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Scan recommendations retrieved successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  requestId:
                    type: string
                    description: The ID of this specific request.
                  scanName:
                    type: string
                    description: The name of the scan.
                  scanLastRunTime:
                    type: string
                    description: The last time the scan was run.
                  scanTotalCost:
                    type: number
                    format: double
                    description: The sum of resources cost identified by the scan during the analysis days.
                  scanTotalWaste:
                    type: number
                    format: double
                    description: Waste of the scan during the analysis days.
                  scanYearlyPotentialSavings:
                    type: number
                    format: double
                    description: Yearly potential savings for the scan based on the scan's total waste.
                  resources:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      additionalProperties: true
        '400':
          description: Bad request.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized.
        '429':
          description: Too many requests.
components:
  schemas:
    CostGuardScan:
      type: object
      description: A CostGuard scan configuration.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the scan.
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the scan.
        lastRunTime:
          type: string
          description: The last time the scan was executed.
        status:
          type: string
          description: The current status of the scan.
    FilterObject:
      type: object
      description: A filter object used to narrow query results. Supports logical AND/OR grouping and various operators for matching conditions.
      properties:
        costCenter:
          type: string
          description: The cost center to filter on (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
        key:
          type: string
          description: The MegaBill key to filter by.
        displayName:
          type: string
          description: The display name for the filter field.
        operator:
          type: string
          description: The filter operator.
          enum:
          - oneOf
          - notOneOf
          - is
          - isNot
          - contains
          - notContains
          - exists
          - notExists
        value:
          description: The value or values to match against. Can be a string or array of strings depending on the operator.
          oneOf:
          - type: string
          - type: array
            items:
              type: string
        and:
          type: array
          description: Logical AND grouping of filter conditions.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FilterObject'
        or:
          type: array
          description: Logical OR grouping of filter conditions.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FilterObject'
  securitySchemes:
    clientId:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-finout-client-id
      description: The Client ID generated from the Finout Admin Portal under API Tokens.
    secretKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-finout-secret-key
      description: The Secret Key generated from the Finout Admin Portal under API Tokens. This value is only shown once at generation time.