Kubecost · Schema

Kubecost Allocation

A cost allocation record for a Kubernetes workload, containing resource usage metrics and associated costs for CPU, GPU, RAM, storage, network, and load balancers over a given time window.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
name	string	Name of the allocation.
properties	object	Kubernetes metadata properties associated with this allocation.
window	object	The time window for this allocation.
start	string	Start time of the allocation.
end	string	End time of the allocation.
cpuCores	number	Number of CPU cores allocated.
cpuCoreRequestAverage	number	Average CPU core request over the window.
cpuCoreUsageAverage	number	Average CPU core usage over the window.
cpuCoreHours	number	Total CPU core-hours consumed.
cpuCost	number	Total cost attributed to CPU usage.
cpuCostAdjustment	number	Adjustment applied to CPU cost.
cpuEfficiency	number	CPU efficiency ratio (usage / request).
gpuCount	number	Number of GPUs allocated.
gpuHours	number	Total GPU-hours consumed.
gpuCost	number	Total cost attributed to GPU usage.
gpuCostAdjustment	number	Adjustment applied to GPU cost.
networkTransferBytes	number	Total network bytes transferred.
networkReceiveBytes	number	Total network bytes received.
networkCost	number	Total cost attributed to network usage.
networkCostAdjustment	number	Adjustment applied to network cost.
loadBalancerCost	number	Total cost attributed to load balancers.
loadBalancerCostAdjustment	number	Adjustment applied to load balancer cost.
pvBytes	number	Persistent volume bytes allocated.
pvByteHours	number	Total persistent volume byte-hours consumed.
pvCost	number	Total cost attributed to persistent volumes.
pvCostAdjustment	number	Adjustment applied to persistent volume cost.
ramBytes	number	RAM bytes allocated.
ramByteRequestAverage	number	Average RAM byte request over the window.
ramByteUsageAverage	number	Average RAM byte usage over the window.
ramByteHours	number	Total RAM byte-hours consumed.
ramCost	number	Total cost attributed to RAM usage.
ramCostAdjustment	number	Adjustment applied to RAM cost.
ramEfficiency	number	RAM efficiency ratio (usage / request).
externalCost	number	External (out-of-cluster) costs attributed to this allocation.
sharedCost	number	Shared costs attributed to this allocation.
totalCost	number	Total cost for this allocation.
totalEfficiency	number	Overall efficiency ratio across all resources.

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://github.com/api-evangelist/kubecost/blob/main/json-schema/allocation.json",
  "title": "Kubecost Allocation",
  "description": "A cost allocation record for a Kubernetes workload, containing resource usage metrics and associated costs for CPU, GPU, RAM, storage, network, and load balancers over a given time window.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name of the allocation."
    },
    "properties": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Kubernetes metadata properties associated with this allocation.",
      "properties": {
        "cluster": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Cluster name."
        },
        "node": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Node name."
        },
        "namespace": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Namespace name."
        },
        "controller": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Controller name."
        },
        "controllerKind": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Kind of controller (e.g. Deployment, StatefulSet, DaemonSet)."
        },
        "pod": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Pod name."
        },
        "container": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Container name."
        },
        "labels": {
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": "Kubernetes labels applied to the workload."
        },
        "annotations": {
          "type": "object",
          "additionalProperties": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": "Kubernetes annotations applied to the workload."
        },
        "services": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "description": "Kubernetes services associated with the workload."
        }
      }
    },
    "window": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The time window for this allocation.",
      "properties": {
        "start": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date-time",
          "description": "Start of the allocation window."
        },
        "end": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date-time",
          "description": "End of the allocation window."
        }
      }
    },
    "start": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Start time of the allocation."
    },
    "end": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "End time of the allocation."
    },
    "cpuCores": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of CPU cores allocated."
    },
    "cpuCoreRequestAverage": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Average CPU core request over the window."
    },
    "cpuCoreUsageAverage": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Average CPU core usage over the window."
    },
    "cpuCoreHours": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total CPU core-hours consumed."
    },
    "cpuCost": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total cost attributed to CPU usage."
    },
    "cpuCostAdjustment": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Adjustment applied to CPU cost."
    },
    "cpuEfficiency": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "CPU efficiency ratio (usage / request)."
    },
    "gpuCount": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of GPUs allocated."
    },
    "gpuHours": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total GPU-hours consumed."
    },
    "gpuCost": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total cost attributed to GPU usage."
    },
    "gpuCostAdjustment": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Adjustment applied to GPU cost."
    },
    "networkTransferBytes": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total network bytes transferred."
    },
    "networkReceiveBytes": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total network bytes received."
    },
    "networkCost": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total cost attributed to network usage."
    },
    "networkCostAdjustment": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Adjustment applied to network cost."
    },
    "loadBalancerCost": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total cost attributed to load balancers."
    },
    "loadBalancerCostAdjustment": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Adjustment applied to load balancer cost."
    },
    "pvBytes": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Persistent volume bytes allocated."
    },
    "pvByteHours": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total persistent volume byte-hours consumed."
    },
    "pvCost": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total cost attributed to persistent volumes."
    },
    "pvCostAdjustment": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Adjustment applied to persistent volume cost."
    },
    "ramBytes": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "RAM bytes allocated."
    },
    "ramByteRequestAverage": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Average RAM byte request over the window."
    },
    "ramByteUsageAverage": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Average RAM byte usage over the window."
    },
    "ramByteHours": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total RAM byte-hours consumed."
    },
    "ramCost": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total cost attributed to RAM usage."
    },
    "ramCostAdjustment": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Adjustment applied to RAM cost."
    },
    "ramEfficiency": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "RAM efficiency ratio (usage / request)."
    },
    "externalCost": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "External (out-of-cluster) costs attributed to this allocation."
    },
    "sharedCost": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Shared costs attributed to this allocation."
    },
    "totalCost": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total cost for this allocation."
    },
    "totalEfficiency": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Overall efficiency ratio across all resources."
    }
  }
}

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