| 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 |
