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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

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Example Payload

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{
  "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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