aws-ce

name	aws-ce
description	Cost Explorer via AWS CLI v2 (`aws ce`). Cost and usage, forecasts, anomalies, savings plans, reservations, rightsizing.

AWS CLI v2 — Cost Explorer

Overview

Complete reference for all aws ce subcommands in AWS CLI v2. Covers cost and usage analysis, cost forecasting, anomaly detection, cost category management, reservation analysis, savings plans recommendations, rightsizing recommendations, commitment purchase analysis, and cost allocation tag management.

Quick Reference — Common Workflows

Get monthly cost by service

aws ce get-cost-and-usage \
  --time-period Start=2025-01-01,End=2025-02-01 \
  --granularity MONTHLY \
  --metrics "UnblendedCost" \
  --group-by Type=DIMENSION,Key=SERVICE

Forecast upcoming costs

aws ce get-cost-forecast \
  --time-period Start=2025-02-01,End=2025-05-01 \
  --metric UNBLENDED_COST \
  --granularity MONTHLY

Check for cost anomalies

aws ce get-anomalies \
  --date-interval StartDate=2025-01-01,EndDate=2025-01-31 \
  --total-impact NumericOperator=GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL,StartValue=100

Create a cost anomaly monitor

aws ce create-anomaly-monitor \
  --anomaly-monitor MonitorName=ServiceMonitor,MonitorType=DIMENSIONAL,MonitorDimension=SERVICE

Get rightsizing recommendations

aws ce get-rightsizing-recommendation \
  --service AmazonEC2 \
  --configuration RecommendationTarget=SAME_INSTANCE_FAMILY,BenefitsConsidered=true

List cost allocation tags

aws ce list-cost-allocation-tags --status Active --type UserDefined

Command Reference

See index.md for the quick reference table and global options.

Group	File	Commands
Cost & Usage	cost-usage.md	get-cost-and-usage, get-cost-and-usage-with-resources, get-cost-and-usage-comparisons, get-cost-comparison-drivers, get-cost-forecast, get-usage-forecast, get-dimension-values, get-tags, get-approximate-usage-records
Cost Categories	cost-categories.md	create-cost-category-definition, delete-cost-category-definition, describe-cost-category-definition, update-cost-category-definition, get-cost-categories, list-cost-category-definitions, list-cost-category-resource-associations
Anomalies	anomalies.md	create-anomaly-monitor, delete-anomaly-monitor, get-anomaly-monitors, update-anomaly-monitor, create-anomaly-subscription, delete-anomaly-subscription, get-anomaly-subscriptions, update-anomaly-subscription, get-anomalies, provide-anomaly-feedback
Reservations	reservations.md	get-reservation-coverage, get-reservation-purchase-recommendation, get-reservation-utilization
Savings Plans	savings-plans.md	get-savings-plans-coverage, get-savings-plans-purchase-recommendation, get-savings-plans-utilization, get-savings-plans-utilization-details, get-savings-plan-purchase-recommendation-details, list-savings-plans-purchase-recommendation-generation, start-savings-plans-purchase-recommendation-generation
Rightsizing	rightsizing.md	get-rightsizing-recommendation
Commitment Analysis	commitment-analysis.md	start-commitment-purchase-analysis, get-commitment-purchase-analysis, list-commitment-purchase-analyses
Cost Allocation Tags	cost-allocation-tags.md	list-cost-allocation-tags, update-cost-allocation-tags-status, list-cost-allocation-tag-backfill-history, start-cost-allocation-tag-backfill
Tags	tags.md	tag-resource, untag-resource, list-tags-for-resource