Azure Cost Management · Example Payload
Benefitrecommendationsbybillingaccount
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Benefitrecommendationsbybillingaccount is an example object payload from Azure Cost Management, with 4 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.
Top-level fields
parametersresponsesoperationIdtitle
Example Payload
{
"parameters": {
"$expand": "properties/usage,properties/allRecommendationDetails",
"$filter": "properties/lookBackPeriod eq 'Last7Days' AND properties/term eq 'P1Y'",
"api-version": "2026-06-01",
"billingScope": "providers/Microsoft.Billing/billingAccounts/123456"
},
"responses": {
"200": {
"body": {
"value": [
{
"name": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
"type": "Microsoft.CostManagement/benefitRecommendations",
"id": "/providers/Microsoft.Billing/billingAccounts/123456/providers/Microsoft.CostManagement/benefitRecommendations/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
"kind": "SavingsPlan",
"properties": {
"allRecommendationDetails": {
"value": [
{
"averageUtilizationPercentage": 99.33,
"benefitCost": 52.002,
"commitmentAmount": 0.164,
"coveragePercentage": 54.609,
"overageCost": 144.841,
"savingsAmount": 21.424,
"savingsPercentage": 9.815,
"totalCost": 196.843,
"wastageCost": 0.035
},
{
"averageUtilizationPercentage": 81.474,
"benefitCost": 83.754,
"commitmentAmount": 0.161,
"coveragePercentage": 56.748,
"overageCost": 120.389,
"savingsAmount": 14.124,
"savingsPercentage": 6.47,
"totalCost": 204.143,
"wastageCost": 0.1
}
]
},
"armSkuName": "Compute_Savings_Plan",
"commitmentGranularity": "Hourly",
"costWithoutBenefit": 218.267,
"currencyCode": "USD",
"firstConsumptionDate": "2022-10-18T00:00:00Z",
"lastConsumptionDate": "2022-10-25T00:00:00Z",
"lookBackPeriod": "Last7Days",
"recommendationDetails": {
"averageUtilizationPercentage": 99.33,
"benefitCost": 52.002,
"commitmentAmount": 0.164,
"coveragePercentage": 54.609,
"overageCost": 144.841,
"savingsAmount": 21.424,
"savingsPercentage": 9.815,
"totalCost": 196.843,
"wastageCost": 0.035
},
"scope": "Shared",
"term": "P1Y",
"totalHours": 168,
"usage": {
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"usageGrain": "Hourly"
}
}
}
]
}
}
},
"operationId": "BenefitRecommendations_List",
"title": "BenefitRecommendationsBillingAccountList"
}
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