Azure Cost Management

Microsoft Cost Management is the Azure Resource Manager resource provider (Microsoft.CostManagement) for understanding and controlling cloud spend. Its REST API covers multidimensional cost and usage queries, forecasting, budgets and their alert thresholds, saved Cost Analysis views, scheduled actions that email those views, recurring data exports to customer-owned storage, cost allocation and partner markup rules, reservation and savings-plan benefit recommendations, and asynchronous cost detail and price sheet report generation. Exports can emit the FinOps Foundation's FOCUS schema, so Azure cost data lands in the same shape as other clouds. The service is included with Azure at no additional cost; what is rationed is throughput, through a per-tenant Query Processing Unit budget.

Azure Cost Management publishes 15 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Exports API, Operations API, Alerts API, and 12 more. Tagged areas include Cost Management, FinOps, Cloud Cost, Billing, and Budgets.

The Azure Cost Management catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Azure Cost Management’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, pricing, support, documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, and 41 more developer resources.

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73.7/100 exemplar ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent ready saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0 · Show this score on your site →

AccessSelf serve

1 published contract 3 Agent Skills

Cost Management FinOps Cloud Cost Billing Budgets Export Cost Analysis Forecasting Chargebacks Focus Microsoft Azure Reserved Instances

What this lets a business do 1

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Information Technology Management

BC-600

AlertsBudgetsCostAllocationRuleDefinitionsExportsGenerateCostDetailsReportProviders

GET /{billingScope}/providers/Microsoft.CostManagement/benefitRecommendations POST /{scope}/providers/Microsoft.CostManagement/forecast POST /{scope}/providers/Microsoft.CostManagement/generateCostDetailsReport POST /{scope}/providers/Microsoft.CostManagement/query

What people ask Azure Cost Management 15

The questions people put to an LLM, and the jobs they hand an agent, that Azure Cost Management's APIs answer — each one linked to the operation that does it. Generated by API Evangelist

Azure Cost Management Providers API List savings plan purchase recommendations “Should I buy an Azure savings plan, and how much commitment is recommended for my subscription?” Check a shared scheduled action name at a scope “Is a name already taken for a shared scheduled action on my subscription?” List cost dimensions for an Azure scope “Which dimensions, like resource group or meter category, can I group my Azure costs by?” Forecast Azure costs for a scope “What will my Azure subscription spend by the end of the month?”

Azure Cost Management Exports API List cost exports at any scope “What scheduled cost data exports are configured at my billing scope?” Get a cost export at a scope by name “Where does a particular cost export write its files and on what schedule?” Create or update a scheduled cost export “How do I set up a daily export of cost data to a storage account at a billing scope?” Delete a cost export at a scope “How do I stop and remove a cost export at my billing account scope?”

Azure Cost Management Scheduled Action Operation Group API List shared scheduled actions at a scope “Which shared scheduled cost emails and alerts are set up on my subscription?” Get a shared scheduled action by name “Who receives a particular shared scheduled cost email and how often?” Create or update a shared scheduled action “How do I email a cost view to my team every week from a subscription scope?” Delete a shared scheduled action “How do I stop a shared scheduled cost email at a subscription scope?”

Azure Cost Management Scheduled Actions API List my private scheduled actions “What private scheduled cost emails have I set up for myself?” Get a private scheduled action by name “When does my private scheduled cost email next run?” Create or update a private scheduled action “How do I schedule a private cost report email just for myself?” Delete a private scheduled action “How do I cancel a private scheduled cost email I created?”

Azure Cost Management View Operation Group API List saved cost views at a scope “What saved cost analysis views are shared on my subscription?” Get a saved cost view at a scope “How is a saved cost view at my scope grouped and filtered?” Create or update a saved cost view at a scope “How do I save a cost analysis view that everyone on a subscription can use?” Delete a saved cost view at a scope “How do I remove a shared cost view from a subscription?”

Azure Cost Management Settings API List Cost Management settings for a scope “What Cost Management settings are configured at my scope?” Get one Cost Management setting “Is a specific cost setting such as tag inheritance turned on for my scope?” Create or update a Cost Management setting “How do I turn on tag inheritance for cost data at a billing scope?” Delete a Cost Management setting “How do I remove a cost setting and go back to the default behavior?”

Azure Cost Management Markup Rules API List markup rules for a billing profile “What markup rules are applied to customer prices on my billing profile?” Get a markup rule by name “What percentage and date range does a specific markup rule use?” Create or update a markup rule “How do I add a markup on top of Azure costs for a customer's billing profile?” Delete a markup rule “How do I stop applying a markup to a billing profile's costs?”

Azure Cost Management Cost Allocation Rule Definitions API List cost allocation rules for a billing account “What cost allocation rules exist on my billing account or enterprise enrollment?” Get a cost allocation rule by name “Which sources and targets does a specific cost allocation rule use?” Create or update a cost allocation rule “How do I reallocate shared platform costs from one subscription to several others?” Delete a cost allocation rule “How do I stop a cost allocation rule from redistributing costs?”

Azure Cost Management Budgets API List budgets for a scope “What budgets are set up on my Azure subscription?” Get a budget by name “How much is left in a particular budget and what are its thresholds?” Create or update a budget “How do I set a monthly spending budget with alert thresholds on a subscription?” Delete a budget “How do I remove a budget I no longer need?”

Azure Cost Management Views API List my private cost views “What private cost analysis views have I saved?” Get one of my private cost views “How is my private cost view configured?” Create or update a private cost view “How do I save a personal cost analysis view only I can see?” Delete a private cost view “How do I delete a personal cost view I no longer use?”

Azure Cost Management Alerts API List cost alerts for a scope “How do I see all the cost alerts raised for my Azure subscription?” Get one cost alert by ID “What are the details of a specific cost alert I was notified about?” Dismiss a cost alert “How do I dismiss a cost alert I've already dealt with?”

Azure Cost Management Operations API List available Cost Management operations “What operations does the Azure Cost Management resource provider support?”

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Kin Score

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Composite quality — 73.7/100 · exemplar

Contract Quality 11.2 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 11.0 / 15

Access Clarity 12.2 / 15

Operational Transparency 8.7 / 10

Contract Governance 2.0 / 9

Discoverability 5.6 / 8

Regulatory Posture 6.8 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 2.2 / 10

Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship
A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0
Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document
Delegated User Identity +6 pts — a served discovery document listing authorization_code in grant_types_supported (served), else an oauth2 authorizationCode flow or openIdConnect declared in an OpenAPI (documented)
Typed Event Surface +6 pts — AsyncAPI document, OR webhooks/callbacks objects in the as-published OpenAPI, OR common[].type includes Webhooks
Documented Reversibility +6 pts — a reversal operation in the contract, graded up when a window is documented too

5 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Contract Quality scores 59.7 — up to +10.1 composite points
Contract Governance scores 22.0 — up to +9.4 composite points
Developer Ergonomics scores 73.2 — up to +5.4 composite points

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Markets this provider is in provisional

The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.

Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Cloud Native (Kubernetes, CNCF, FinOps)	undeclared	-	-	-

Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.

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Standards implemented 2

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

OAuth 2.0

measured — observed by APIs.io (declared)

APIs 15

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Azure Cost Management Exports API

Create, schedule, run and delete recurring Cost Management exports that write cost and usage data — including FOCUS-format datasets — to a storage account you own.

Azure Cost Management Operations API

List every REST operation the Microsoft.CostManagement resource provider exposes.

Azure Cost Management Alerts API

List, read and dismiss the cost alerts raised by budgets and anomaly detection at a scope.

Azure Cost Management Budgets API

Create, read, update and delete cost and reservation-utilization budgets, with their notification thresholds.

Azure Cost Management Cost Allocation Rule Definitions API

Manage rules that redistribute shared cost between scopes within a billing account.

Azure Cost Management Generate Cost Details Report API

Poll the asynchronous cost details report operation and retrieve the download link for the generated file.

Azure Cost Management Generate Detailed Cost Report Operation Results API

Retrieve the result of a long-running detailed cost report operation.

Azure Cost Management Generate Detailed Cost Report Operation Status API

Retrieve the status of a long-running detailed cost report operation.

Azure Cost Management Markup Rules API

Manage partner markup rules applied at a billing profile.

Azure Cost Management Providers API

The tenant- and scope-level Cost Management surface that is not a managed resource: Query, Forecast, Dimensions, cost details and detailed cost report generation, price sheet do...

Azure Cost Management Scheduled Action Operation Group API

Manage scope-scoped scheduled actions that email a saved view on a recurrence, and run them on demand.

Azure Cost Management Scheduled Actions API

Manage scheduled actions that email a saved Cost Analysis view on a recurrence, and run them on demand.

Azure Cost Management Settings API

Read and write Cost Management settings at a scope.

Azure Cost Management View Operation Group API

Manage saved Cost Analysis views scoped to a subscription, resource group, management group or billing account.

Azure Cost Management Views API

Manage saved Cost Analysis views — the persisted form of a cost query — at a scope or at the tenant.

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Open Collections 3

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Azure Cost Management REST Exports API

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure Cost Management REST Exports Operations API

OPEN COLLECTION

Azure Cost Management REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

Agent Skills 3

Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.

analyze-azure-costs

AGENT SKILL

schedule-focus-cost-exports

AGENT SKILL

manage-azure-cost-budgets

AGENT SKILL

Azure Cost Management API pricing

Prices published by Azure Cost Management, read 2026-10-28 from azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/cost-management/. A free plan or tier is listed.

Plan	Price
Cost Management for Azure	Free for Azure Includes: Reporting, data enrichment, budgets, alerting, recommendations

Plan details, limits and sources →

Rate limits

Query API — QPU per 10 seconds: 12 QPU per 10 seconds
Query API — QPU per minute: 60 QPU per 1 min
Query API — QPU per hour: 600 QPU per 1 hour

Rate-limit details →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

Service Levels 1

Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.

Azure Cost Management

SLA

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Context

120 classes · 143 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs. Counts are the severity each rule declares, not results of running them.

Azure Cost Management API Rules

53 rules · 41 error-severity 11 warn-severity 1 info-severity

SPECTRAL

OpenAPI Overlays 30

Overlays applied on top of this provider's contracts. Each card says who wrote it: a document the provider publishes, or one API Evangelist derived or generated.

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Alerts Api Phrasing Overlay

4 actions · phrasing · microsoft-azure-cost-management-alerts-api-openapi.yml

GENERATED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Alerts Overlay

5 actions · update · microsoft-azure-cost-management-alerts-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Budgets Api Phrasing Overlay

5 actions · phrasing · microsoft-azure-cost-management-budgets-api-openapi.yml

GENERATED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Budgets Overlay

6 actions · update · microsoft-azure-cost-management-budgets-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Costallocationruledefinitions Api Phrasing Overlay

5 actions · phrasing · microsoft-azure-cost-management-costallocationruledefinitions-api-openapi.yml

GENERATED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Costallocationruledefinitions Overlay

6 actions · update · microsoft-azure-cost-management-costallocationruledefinitions-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Exports Api Phrasing Overlay

13 actions · phrasing · microsoft-azure-cost-management-exports-api-openapi.yml

GENERATED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Exports Overlay

8 actions · update · microsoft-azure-cost-management-exports-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Generatecostdetailsreport Api Phrasing Overlay

2 actions · phrasing · microsoft-azure-cost-management-generatecostdetailsreport-api-openapi.yml

GENERATED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Generatecostdetailsreport Overlay

3 actions · update · microsoft-azure-cost-management-generatecostdetailsreport-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Generatedetailedcostreportoperationresults Api Phrasing Overlay

2 actions · phrasing · microsoft-azure-cost-management-generatedetailedcostreportoperationresults-api-openapi.yml

GENERATED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Generatedetailedcostreportoperationresults Overlay

3 actions · update · microsoft-azure-cost-management-generatedetailedcostreportoperationresults-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Generatedetailedcostreportoperationstatus Api Phrasing Overlay

2 actions · phrasing · microsoft-azure-cost-management-generatedetailedcostreportoperationstatus-api-openapi.yml

GENERATED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Generatedetailedcostreportoperationstatus Overlay

3 actions · update · microsoft-azure-cost-management-generatedetailedcostreportoperationstatus-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Markuprules Api Phrasing Overlay

5 actions · phrasing · microsoft-azure-cost-management-markuprules-api-openapi.yml

GENERATED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Markuprules Overlay

6 actions · update · microsoft-azure-cost-management-markuprules-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Operations Api Phrasing Overlay

2 actions · phrasing · microsoft-azure-cost-management-operations-api-openapi.yml

GENERATED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Operations Overlay

3 actions · update · microsoft-azure-cost-management-operations-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Providers Api Phrasing Overlay

29 actions · phrasing · microsoft-azure-cost-management-providers-api-openapi.yml

GENERATED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Providers Overlay

30 actions · update · microsoft-azure-cost-management-providers-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Scheduledactionoperationgroup Api Phrasing Overlay

6 actions · phrasing · microsoft-azure-cost-management-scheduledactionoperationgroup-api-openapi.yml

GENERATED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Scheduledactionoperationgroup Overlay

7 actions · update · microsoft-azure-cost-management-scheduledactionoperationgroup-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Scheduledactions Api Phrasing Overlay

6 actions · phrasing · microsoft-azure-cost-management-scheduledactions-api-openapi.yml

GENERATED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Scheduledactions Overlay

7 actions · update · microsoft-azure-cost-management-scheduledactions-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Settings Api Phrasing Overlay

5 actions · phrasing · microsoft-azure-cost-management-settings-api-openapi.yml

GENERATED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Settings Overlay

6 actions · update · microsoft-azure-cost-management-settings-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Viewoperationgroup Api Phrasing Overlay

5 actions · phrasing · microsoft-azure-cost-management-viewoperationgroup-api-openapi.yml

GENERATED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Viewoperationgroup Overlay

6 actions · update · microsoft-azure-cost-management-viewoperationgroup-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Views Api Phrasing Overlay

5 actions · phrasing · microsoft-azure-cost-management-views-api-openapi.yml

GENERATED

Microsoft Azure Cost Management Views Overlay

6 actions · update · microsoft-azure-cost-management-views-api-openapi.yml

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JSON Schema 30

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Alert

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

AlertsResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BenefitUtilizationSummariesOperationStatus

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BenefitUtilizationSummariesRequest

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Budget

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

BudgetsListResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CostAllocationRuleDefinition

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CostAllocationRuleList

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CostDetailsOperationResults

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DismissAlertPayload

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ExportExecutionListResult

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ExportListResult

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ExportRunRequest

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Export

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ForecastDefinition

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

GenerateCostDetailsReportRequestDefinition

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

GenerateDetailedCostReportDefinition

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

GenerateDetailedCostReportOperationResult

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

GenerateDetailedCostReportOperationStatuses

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

MarkupRulePagedResponse

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

MarkupRule

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

OperationListResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ResourceList

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Resource

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ScheduledActionListResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ScheduledAction

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Setting

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SettingsListResult

1 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ViewListResult

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

View

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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Examples 160

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Benefitrecommendationsbybillingaccount

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Benefitrecommendationsbybillingaccountformanagementgroup

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Billingaccountalerts

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Billingaccountdimensionslist

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Billingaccountdimensionslistexpandandtop

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Billingaccountdimensionslistwithfilter

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Billingaccountforecast

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Billingaccountquery

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Billingaccountquerygrouping

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Billingprofilealerts

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Billingprofileforecast

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Costallocationrulechecknameavailability

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Costallocationrulecreate

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Costallocationrulecreatetag

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Costallocationruledelete

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Costallocationruleget

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Costallocationruleslist

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Costdetailsoperationresultsbysubscriptionscope

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Departmentalerts

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Departmentdimensionslist

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Departmentdimensionslistexpandandtop

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Departmentdimensionslistwithfilter

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Departmentforecast

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Departmentquery

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Departmentquerygrouping

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Dismissresourcegroupalerts

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Dismisssubscriptionalerts

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Eapricesheetforbillingperiod

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Enrollmentaccountalerts

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Enrollmentaccountdimensionslist

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Enrollmentaccountdimensionslistexpandandtop

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Enrollmentaccountdimensionslistwithfilter

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Enrollmentaccountforecast

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Enrollmentaccountquery

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Enrollmentaccountquerygrouping

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportcreateorupdatebybillingaccount

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportcreateorupdatebybillingaccountcustom

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportcreateorupdatebybillingaccountmonthly

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportcreateorupdatebybillingaccountpricesheet

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportcreateorupdatebybillingaccountreservationdetails

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportcreateorupdatebybillingaccountreservationrecommendation

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportcreateorupdatebybillingaccountreservationtransactions

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportcreateorupdatebydepartment

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportcreateorupdatebyenrollmentaccount

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportcreateorupdatebymanagementgroup

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportcreateorupdatebyresourcegroup

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportcreateorupdatebysubscription

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportdeletebybillingaccount

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportdeletebydepartment

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportdeletebyenrollmentaccount

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportdeletebymanagementgroup

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportdeletebyresourcegroup

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportdeletebysubscription

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportgetbybillingaccount

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportgetbydepartment

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportgetbyenrollmentaccount

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportgetbymanagementgroup

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportgetbyresourcegroup

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportgetbysubscription

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportrunbybillingaccount

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportrunbybillingaccountwithoptionalrequestbody

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportrunbydepartment

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportrunbyenrollmentaccount

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportrunbymanagementgroup

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportrunbyresourcegroup

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportrunbysubscription

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportrunhistorygetbybillingaccount

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportrunhistorygetbydepartment

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportrunhistorygetbyenrollmentaccount

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportrunhistorygetbymanagementgroup

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportrunhistorygetbyresourcegroup

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportrunhistorygetbysubscription

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportsgetbybillingaccount

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportsgetbydepartment

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportsgetbyenrollmentaccount

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportsgetbymanagementgroup

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportsgetbyresourcegroup

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Exportsgetbysubscription

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Externalbillingaccountalerts

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Externalbillingaccountforecast

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Externalbillingaccountsdimensions

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Externalbillingaccountsquery

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Externalsubscriptionalerts

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Externalsubscriptionforecast

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Externalsubscriptionsdimensions

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Externalsubscriptionsquery

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Generatecostdetailsreportbybillingaccountenterpriseagreementcustomerandbillingperiod

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Generatecostdetailsreportbybillingprofileandinvoiceid

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Generatecostdetailsreportbybillingprofileandinvoiceidandcustomerid

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Generatecostdetailsreportbycustomerandtimeperiod

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Generatecostdetailsreportbydepartmentsandtimeperiod

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Generatecostdetailsreportbyenrollmentaccountsandtimeperiod

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Generatecostdetailsreportbysubscriptionandtimeperiod

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Generatedetailedcostreportbybillingaccountlegacyandbillingperiod

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Generatedetailedcostreportbybillingprofileandinvoiceid

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Generatedetailedcostreportbybillingprofileandinvoiceidandcustomerid

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Generatedetailedcostreportbycustomerandtimeperiod

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Generatedetailedcostreportbysubscriptionandtimeperiod

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Generatedetailedcostreportoperationresultsbysubscriptionscope

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Generatedetailedcostreportoperationstatusbysubscriptionscope

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Generatereservationdetailsreportbybillingaccount

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Generatereservationdetailsreportbybillingprofile

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Invoicesectionalerts

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Invoicesectionforecast

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Mcabillingaccountdimensionslist

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Mcabillingaccountdimensionslistexpandandtop

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Mcabillingaccountdimensionslistwithfilter

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Mcabillingaccountquery

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Mcabillingaccountquerygrouping

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Mcabillingprofiledimensionslist

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Mcabillingprofiledimensionslistexpandandtop

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Mcabillingprofiledimensionslistwithfilter

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Mcabillingprofilequery

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Mcabillingprofilequerygrouping

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Mcacustomerdimensionslist

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Mcacustomerdimensionslistexpandandtop

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Mcacustomerdimensionslistwithfilter

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Mcacustomerquery

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Mcacustomerquerygrouping

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Source (apis.yml)

aid: microsoft-azure-cost-management
name: Azure Cost Management
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.23'
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - scopes
  - rate-limits
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/microsoft-azure-cost-management.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-azure-cost-management/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
modified: '2026-09-17'
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
description: Microsoft Cost Management is the Azure Resource Manager resource provider (Microsoft.CostManagement) for understanding
  and controlling cloud spend. Its REST API covers multidimensional cost and usage queries, forecasting, budgets and their
  alert thresholds, saved Cost Analysis views, scheduled actions that email those views, recurring data exports to customer-owned
  storage, cost allocation and partner markup rules, reservation and savings-plan benefit recommendations, and asynchronous
  cost detail and price sheet report generation. Exports can emit the FinOps Foundation's FOCUS schema, so Azure cost data
  lands in the same shape as other clouds. The service is included with Azure at no additional cost; what is rationed is throughput,
  through a per-tenant Query Processing Unit budget.
tags:
- Cost Management
- FinOps
- Cloud Cost
- Billing
- Budgets
- Export
- Cost Analysis
- Forecasting
- Chargebacks
- Focus
- Microsoft Azure
- Reserved Instances
created: '2026-05-04'
common:
- type: Spectral
  url: rules/microsoft-azure-cost-management-rules.yml
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/microsoft-azure-cost-management-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/microsoft-azure-cost-management-vocabulary.yml
- type: Hosts
  url: hosts/microsoft-azure-cost-management-hosts.yml
- type: Vendors
  url: vendors/microsoft-azure-cost-management-vendors.yml
- type: Leadership
  url: https://news.microsoft.com/leadership
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/microsoft-azure-cost-management-capability-edges.yml
  name: Azure Cost Management Business Capability Map
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/microsoft-azure-cost-management-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/microsoft-azure-cost-management-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/microsoft-azure-cost-management-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/microsoft-azure-cost-management-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/microsoft-azure-cost-management-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/microsoft-azure-cost-management-scopes.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Azure
- type: Portal
  url: https://portal.azure.com/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/cost-management/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/legal/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/privacy/privacystatement
- type: Support
  url: https://support.microsoft.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/costs/manage-automation
- type: SignUp
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/
- type: Blog
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/
- type: Roadmap
  url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/?updateType=in-development
- type: Packages
  url: packages/microsoft-azure-cost-management-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/microsoft-azure-cost-management-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: cli/microsoft-azure-cost-management-cli.yml
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/microsoft-azure-cost-management-well-known.yml
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/microsoft-azure-cost-management-security.txt
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/microsoft-azure-cost-management-llms.txt
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/microsoft-azure-cost-management-conventions.yml
- type: Idempotency
  url: conventions/microsoft-azure-cost-management-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/microsoft-azure-cost-management-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/microsoft-azure-cost-management-lifecycle.yml
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://azure.status.microsoft/en-us/status
- type: Deprecation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/policies/modern
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/microsoft-azure-cost-management-changelog.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/microsoft-azure-cost-management-conformance.yml
- type: Compliance
  url: conformance/microsoft-azure-cost-management-conformance.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/microsoft-azure-cost-management-data-model.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: Security
  url: security/microsoft-azure-cost-management-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/microsoft-azure-cost-management-rate-limits.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/microsoft-azure-cost-management-plans-pricing.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/microsoft-azure-cost-management-finops.yml
- type: Examples
  url: examples/_index.yml
apis:
- aid: microsoft-azure-cost-management:microsoft-azure-cost-management-exports-api
  name: Azure Cost Management Exports API
  description: Create, schedule, run and delete recurring Cost Management exports that write cost and usage data — including
    FOCUS-format datasets — to a storage account you own.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/exports
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Export
  tags_raw:
  - Exports
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-cost-management-exports-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/microsoft-azure-cost-management-exports-overlay.yaml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/exports
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-export-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-resource-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-export-list-result-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-export-execution-list-result-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-export-run-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-resource-list-schema.json
- aid: microsoft-azure-cost-management:microsoft-azure-cost-management-operations-api
  name: Azure Cost Management Operations API
  description: List every REST operation the Microsoft.CostManagement resource provider exposes.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/operations
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - Operations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-cost-management-operations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/microsoft-azure-cost-management-operations-overlay.yaml
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/operations
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-operation-list-result-schema.json
- aid: microsoft-azure-cost-management:microsoft-azure-cost-management-alerts-api
  name: Azure Cost Management Alerts API
  description: List, read and dismiss the cost alerts raised by budgets and anomaly detection at a scope.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/alerts
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Cost Management
  - Alerts
  - Budgets
  - FinOps
  - Monitoring
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-cost-management-alerts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/microsoft-azure-cost-management-alerts-overlay.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/alerts
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-alert-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-alerts-result-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-dismiss-alert-payload-schema.json
- aid: microsoft-azure-cost-management:microsoft-azure-cost-management-budgets-api
  name: Azure Cost Management Budgets API
  description: Create, read, update and delete cost and reservation-utilization budgets, with their notification thresholds.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/budgets
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Cost Management
  - Budgets
  - FinOps
  - Alerts
  - Cloud Cost
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-cost-management-budgets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/microsoft-azure-cost-management-budgets-overlay.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/budgets
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-budget-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-budgets-list-result-schema.json
- aid: microsoft-azure-cost-management:microsoft-azure-cost-management-costallocationruledefinitions-api
  name: Azure Cost Management Cost Allocation Rule Definitions API
  description: Manage rules that redistribute shared cost between scopes within a billing account.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/cost-allocation-rules
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Cost Management
  - Cost Allocation
  - Chargebacks
  - FinOps
  - Billing
  tags_raw:
  - Cost Management
  - Cost Allocation
  - Chargeback
  - FinOps
  - Billing
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-cost-management-costallocationruledefinitions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/microsoft-azure-cost-management-costallocationruledefinitions-overlay.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/cost-allocation-rules
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-cost-allocation-rule-list-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-cost-allocation-rule-definition-schema.json
- aid: microsoft-azure-cost-management:microsoft-azure-cost-management-generatecostdetailsreport-api
  name: Azure Cost Management Generate Cost Details Report API
  description: Poll the asynchronous cost details report operation and retrieve the download link for the generated file.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/generate-cost-details-report
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Cost Management
  - Cost Details
  - Reporting
  - FinOps
  - Billing
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-cost-management-generatecostdetailsreport-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/microsoft-azure-cost-management-generatecostdetailsreport-overlay.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/generate-cost-details-report
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-cost-details-operation-results-schema.json
- aid: microsoft-azure-cost-management:microsoft-azure-cost-management-generatedetailedcostreportoperationresults-api
  name: Azure Cost Management Generate Detailed Cost Report Operation Results API
  description: Retrieve the result of a long-running detailed cost report operation.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/generate-detailed-cost-report-operation-results
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Cost Management
  - Reporting
  - Async Operations
  - FinOps
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-cost-management-generatedetailedcostreportoperationresults-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/microsoft-azure-cost-management-generatedetailedcostreportoperationresults-overlay.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/generate-detailed-cost-report-operation-results
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-generate-detailed-cost-report-operation-result-schema.json
- aid: microsoft-azure-cost-management:microsoft-azure-cost-management-generatedetailedcostreportoperationstatus-api
  name: Azure Cost Management Generate Detailed Cost Report Operation Status API
  description: Retrieve the status of a long-running detailed cost report operation.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/generate-detailed-cost-report-operation-status
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Cost Management
  - Reporting
  - Async Operations
  - FinOps
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-cost-management-generatedetailedcostreportoperationstatus-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/microsoft-azure-cost-management-generatedetailedcostreportoperationstatus-overlay.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/generate-detailed-cost-report-operation-status
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-generate-detailed-cost-report-operation-statuses-schema.json
- aid: microsoft-azure-cost-management:microsoft-azure-cost-management-markuprules-api
  name: Azure Cost Management Markup Rules API
  description: Manage partner markup rules applied at a billing profile.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/markup-rules
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Cost Management
  - Markup Rules
  - Partners
  - Billing
  - FinOps
  tags_raw:
  - Cost Management
  - Markup Rules
  - Partner
  - Billing
  - FinOps
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-cost-management-markuprules-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/microsoft-azure-cost-management-markuprules-overlay.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/markup-rules
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-markup-rule-paged-response-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-markup-rule-schema.json
- aid: microsoft-azure-cost-management:microsoft-azure-cost-management-providers-api
  name: Azure Cost Management Providers API
  description: 'The tenant- and scope-level Cost Management surface that is not a managed resource: Query, Forecast, Dimensions,
    cost details and detailed cost report generation, price sheet downloads, benefit recommendations and benefit utilization
    summaries.'
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Cost Management
  - Cost Analysis
  - Forecasting
  - Price Sheet
  - FinOps
  - Reserved Instances
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-cost-management-providers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/microsoft-azure-cost-management-providers-overlay.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-benefit-utilization-summaries-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-generate-cost-details-report-request-definition-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-generate-detailed-cost-report-definition-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-cost-details-operation-results-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-forecast-definition-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-benefit-utilization-summaries-operation-status-schema.json
- aid: microsoft-azure-cost-management:microsoft-azure-cost-management-scheduledactionoperationgroup-api
  name: Azure Cost Management Scheduled Action Operation Group API
  description: Manage scope-scoped scheduled actions that email a saved view on a recurrence, and run them on demand.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/scheduled-actions
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Cost Management
  - Scheduled Actions
  - Reporting
  - Notification
  - FinOps
  tags_raw:
  - Cost Management
  - Scheduled Actions
  - Reporting
  - Notifications
  - FinOps
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-cost-management-scheduledactionoperationgroup-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/microsoft-azure-cost-management-scheduledactionoperationgroup-overlay.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/scheduled-actions
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-scheduled-action-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-scheduled-action-list-result-schema.json
- aid: microsoft-azure-cost-management:microsoft-azure-cost-management-scheduledactions-api
  name: Azure Cost Management Scheduled Actions API
  description: Manage scheduled actions that email a saved Cost Analysis view on a recurrence, and run them on demand.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/scheduled-actions
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Cost Management
  - Scheduled Actions
  - Reporting
  - Notification
  - FinOps
  tags_raw:
  - Cost Management
  - Scheduled Actions
  - Reporting
  - Notifications
  - FinOps
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-cost-management-scheduledactions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/microsoft-azure-cost-management-scheduledactions-overlay.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/scheduled-actions
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-scheduled-action-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-scheduled-action-list-result-schema.json
- aid: microsoft-azure-cost-management:microsoft-azure-cost-management-settings-api
  name: Azure Cost Management Settings API
  description: Read and write Cost Management settings at a scope.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/settings
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Cost Management
  - Settings
  - FinOps
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-cost-management-settings-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/microsoft-azure-cost-management-settings-overlay.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/settings
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-setting-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-settings-list-result-schema.json
- aid: microsoft-azure-cost-management:microsoft-azure-cost-management-viewoperationgroup-api
  name: Azure Cost Management View Operation Group API
  description: Manage saved Cost Analysis views scoped to a subscription, resource group, management group or billing account.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/views
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Cost Management
  - Cost Analysis
  - Reporting
  - FinOps
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-cost-management-viewoperationgroup-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/microsoft-azure-cost-management-viewoperationgroup-overlay.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/views
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-view-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-view-list-result-schema.json
- aid: microsoft-azure-cost-management:microsoft-azure-cost-management-views-api
  name: Azure Cost Management Views API
  description: Manage saved Cost Analysis views — the persisted form of a cost query — at a scope or at the tenant.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/views
  baseURL: https://management.azure.com/
  tags:
  - Cost Management
  - Cost Analysis
  - Reporting
  - FinOps
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/microsoft-azure-cost-management-views-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/microsoft-azure-cost-management-views-overlay.yaml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/cost-management/views
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-view-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/microsoft-azure-cost-management-view-list-result-schema.json
x-parent: microsoft-azure
x-relationship: product
tags_raw:
- Cost Management
- FinOps
- Cloud Cost
- Billing
- Budgets
- Exports
- Cost Analysis
- Forecasting
- Chargeback
- FOCUS
- Azure
- Reserved Instances
x-tags-removed:
- Reservations
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-11-05'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 0
  pass: local-v6

Azure Cost Management API — frequently asked questions

Does Azure Cost Management have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 15 APIs from Azure Cost Management, including Azure Cost Management Exports API, Azure Cost Management Operations API and Azure Cost Management Alerts API, and 12 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Azure Cost Management API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 15 OpenAPI specifications for Azure Cost Management, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Azure Cost Management API?

Azure Cost Management documents its authentication (oauth2 · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Microsoft Azure Cost Management Authentication.

How much does the Azure Cost Management API cost?

Azure Cost Management publishes its prices; its Cost Management for Azure plan is Free for Azure as of 2026-10-28. APIs.io lists 1 pricing plan for Azure Cost Management, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the Azure Cost Management API ready for AI agents?

Azure Cost Management has a Kin Score of 73.7 out of 100 (exemplar) and an Agent Readiness score of 31.4 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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