2024/04/23 - 1 updated api methods
Changes Added additional metadata that might be applicable to your reservation recommendations.
2024/03/26 - 2 new api methods
Changes Adds support for backfill of cost allocation tags, with new StartCostAllocationTagBackfill and ListCostAllocationTagBackfillHistory API.
2024/02/28 - 1 new api methods
Changes This release introduces the new API 'GetApproximateUsageRecords', which retrieves estimated usage records for hourly granularity or resource-level data at daily granularity.
2023/11/06 - 1 updated api methods
Changes This release extends the GetReservationPurchaseRecommendation API to support recommendations for Amazon MemoryDB reservations.
2023/08/22 - 1 updated api methods
Changes This release adds the LastUpdatedDate and LastUsedDate timestamps to help you manage your cost allocation tags.
2023/07/24 - 1 new 1 updated api methods
Changes This release introduces the new API 'GetSavingsPlanPurchaseRecommendationDetails', which retrieves the details for a Savings Plan recommendation. It also updates the existing API 'GetSavingsPlansPurchaseRecommendation' to include the recommendation detail ID.
2022/12/14 - 24 updated api methods
Changes This release supports percentage-based thresholds on Cost Anomaly Detection alert subscriptions.
2022/12/07 - 1 updated api methods
Changes This release adds the LinkedAccountName field to the GetAnomalies API response under RootCause
2022/12/05 - 2 new api methods
Changes This release introduces two new APIs that offer a 1-click experience to refresh Savings Plans recommendations. The two APIs are StartSavingsPlansPurchaseRecommendationGeneration and ListSavingsPlansPurchaseRecommendationGeneration.
2022/09/27 - 2 updated api methods
Changes This release is to support retroactive Cost Categories. The new field will enable you to retroactively apply new and existing cost category rules to previous months.
2022/06/07 - 2 new api methods
Changes Added two new APIs to support cost allocation tags operations: ListCostAllocationTags, UpdateCostAllocationTagsStatus.
2022/03/22 - 3 new 3 updated api methods
Changes Added three new APIs to support tagging and resource-level authorization on Cost Explorer resources: TagResource, UntagResource, ListTagsForResource. Added optional parameters to CreateCostCategoryDefinition, CreateAnomalySubscription and CreateAnomalyMonitor APIs to support Tag On Create.
2021/08/17 - 3 updated api methods
Changes This release is a new feature for Cost Categories: Split charge rules. Split charge rules enable you to allocate shared costs between your cost category values.
2021/05/24 - 1 updated api methods
Changes Introduced FindingReasonCodes, PlatformDifferences, DiskResourceUtilization and NetworkResourceUtilization to GetRightsizingRecommendation action
2021/04/19 - 1 updated api methods
Changes Added support for Amazon SageMaker in Machine Learning Savings Plans
2021/03/23 - 4 updated api methods
Changes You can now create cost categories with inherited value rules and specify default values for any uncategorized costs.
2021/01/05 - 1 new 19 updated api methods
Changes - ### Features - Add new GetCostcategories API - Support filter for GetDimensions, GetTags and GetCostcategories api - Support sortBy metrics for GetDimensions, GetTags and GetCostcategories api
2020/12/22 - 1 updated api methods
Changes This release adds additional metadata that may be applicable to the Rightsizing Recommendations.
2020/11/19 - 1 updated api methods
Changes Additional metadata that may be applicable to the recommendation.
2020/10/08 - 17 updated api methods
Changes You can now create hierarchical cost categories by choosing "Cost Category" as a dimension. You can also track the status of your cost category updates to your cost and usage information.
2020/10/07 - 1 updated api methods
Changes Enables Rightsizing Recommendations to analyze and present EC2 instance-level EBS metrics when generating recommendations. Returns AccessDeniedException if the account is not opted into Rightsizing
2020/09/23 - 10 new api methods
Changes This release provides access to Cost Anomaly Detection Public Preview APIs. Cost Anomaly Detection finds cost anomalies based on your historical cost and usage using Machine Learning models.
2020/07/08 - 1 updated api methods
Changes Customers can now see Instance Name alongside each rightsizing recommendation.
2020/04/21 - 1 updated api methods
Changes Cost Explorer Rightsizing Recommendations integrates with Compute Optimizer and begins offering across instance family rightsizing recommendations, adding to existing support for within instance family rightsizing recommendations.
2020/04/20 - 16 updated api methods
Changes Cost Categories API is now General Available with new dimensions and operations support. You can map costs by account name, service, and charge type dimensions as well as use contains, starts with, and ends with operations. Cost Categories can also be used in RI and SP coverage reports.
2020/03/25 - 1 updated api methods
Changes Customers can now receive Savings Plans recommendations at the member (linked) account level.
2019/11/25 - 5 new 10 updated api methods
Changes This launch provides customers with access to Cost Category Public Beta APIs.
2019/11/18 - 1 updated api methods
Changes add EstimatedOnDemandCostWithCurrentCommitment to GetSavingsPlansPurchaseRecommendationRequest API
2019/11/11 - 1 new 10 updated api methods
Changes This launch provides customers with access to GetCostAndUsageWithResources API.
2019/11/06 - 4 new 7 updated api methods
Changes This is the first release of Savings Plans, a new flexible pricing model that offers low prices on Amazon EC2 and AWS Fargate usage.
2019/07/26 - 1 new 6 updated api methods
Changes Adds support for resource optimization recommendations.
2019/07/08 - 1 new api methods
Changes This release introduces a new operation called GetUsageForecast, which allows you to programmatically access AWS Cost Explorer's forecasting engine on usage data (running hours, data transfer, etc).
2018/12/05 - 2 updated api methods
Changes Add normalized unit support for both GetReservationUtilization and GetReservationCoverage API.
2018/11/16 - 1 new api methods
Changes This release introduces a new operation called GetCostForecast operation, which allows you to programmatically access AWS Cost Explorer's forecasting engine and is now generally available.
2018/11/07 - 5 updated api methods
Changes Enable Payer Accounts to View Linked Account Recommendations. Payer Accounts can specify "LINKED" as scope in the request now. In the response, there is a new filed called AccountId in ReservationPurchaseRecommendationDetail for indicating which account is this recommendation detail belongs to.
2018/07/11 - 1 updated api methods
Changes Starting today, you can access custom Reserved Instance (RI) purchase recommendations for your Amazon Redshift, Amazon ElastiCache, and Amazon Elasticsearch reservations via AWS Cost Explorer API, in addition to accessing RI purchase recommendations for your Amazon EC2 and Amazon RDS reservations.
2018/07/09 - 1 updated api methods
Changes AWS Cost Explorer provides you with Reserved Instance (RI) purchase recommendations based on your total cross-account Amazon EC2 and Amazon RDS usage. Starting today, linked accounts can also access custom RI purchase recommendations for specific linked accounts directly via AWS Cost Explorer API.
2018/06/05 - 1 updated api methods
Changes Cost Explorer API is providing programmatic access to RI saving metrics to enable customers to optimize their reservations.
2018/04/19 - 1 updated api methods
Changes Starting today, you can identify opportunities for Amazon RDS cost savings using AWS Cost Explorer's API to access your Amazon RDS Reserved Instance Purchase Recommendations
2018/03/20 - 1 new api methods
Changes This launch will allow customers to access their Amazon EC2 Reserved Instance (RI) purchase recommendations programmatically via the AWS Cost Explorer API.
2018/02/22 - 1 new 3 updated api methods
Changes Added GetReservationCoverage API for retrieving reservation coverage information.
2017/11/20 - 4 new api methods
Changes The AWS Cost Explorer API gives customers programmatic access to AWS cost and usage information, allowing them to perform adhoc queries and build interactive cost management applications that leverage this dataset.