get-usage-forecast¶

Description¶

Retrieves a forecast for how much Amazon Web Services predicts that you will use over the forecast time period that you select, based on your past usage.

Synopsis¶

  get-usage-forecast
--time-period <value>
--metric <value>
--granularity <value>
[--filter <value>]
[--prediction-interval-level <value>]
[--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml]
[--generate-cli-skeleton <value>]

Options¶

--time-period (structure)

The start and end dates of the period that you want to retrieve usage forecast for. The start date is inclusive, but the end date is exclusive. For example, if start is 2017-01-01 and end is 2017-05-01 , then the cost and usage data is retrieved from 2017-01-01 up to and including 2017-04-30 but not including 2017-05-01 . The start date must be equal to or later than the current date to avoid a validation error.

Start -> (string)

The beginning of the time period. The start date is inclusive. For example, if start is 2017-01-01 , Amazon Web Services retrieves cost and usage data starting at 2017-01-01 up to the end date. The start date must be equal to or no later than the current date to avoid a validation error.

End -> (string)

The end of the time period. The end date is exclusive. For example, if end is 2017-05-01 , Amazon Web Services retrieves cost and usage data from the start date up to, but not including, 2017-05-01 .

Shorthand Syntax:

Start=string,End=string

JSON Syntax:

{
  "Start": "string",
  "End": "string"
}

--metric (string)

Which metric Cost Explorer uses to create your forecast.

Valid values for a GetUsageForecast call are the following:

USAGE_QUANTITY

NORMALIZED_USAGE_AMOUNT

Possible values:

BLENDED_COST

UNBLENDED_COST

AMORTIZED_COST

NET_UNBLENDED_COST

NET_AMORTIZED_COST

USAGE_QUANTITY

NORMALIZED_USAGE_AMOUNT

--granularity (string)

How granular you want the forecast to be. You can get 3 months of DAILY forecasts or 12 months of MONTHLY forecasts.

The GetUsageForecast operation supports only DAILY and MONTHLY granularities.

Possible values:

DAILY

MONTHLY

HOURLY

--filter (structure)

The filters that you want to use to filter your forecast. The GetUsageForecast API supports filtering by the following dimensions:

AZ

INSTANCE_TYPE

LINKED_ACCOUNT

LINKED_ACCOUNT_NAME

OPERATION

PURCHASE_TYPE

REGION

SERVICE

USAGE_TYPE

USAGE_TYPE_GROUP

RECORD_TYPE

OPERATING_SYSTEM

TENANCY

SCOPE

PLATFORM

SUBSCRIPTION_ID

LEGAL_ENTITY_NAME

DEPLOYMENT_OPTION

DATABASE_ENGINE

INSTANCE_TYPE_FAMILY

BILLING_ENTITY

RESERVATION_ID

SAVINGS_PLAN_ARN

Or -> (list)

Return results that match either Dimension object.

(structure)

Use Expression to filter by cost or by usage. There are two patterns:

Simple dimension values - You can set the dimension name and values for the filters that you plan to use. For example, you can filter for REGION==us-east-1 OR REGION==us-west-1 . For GetRightsizingRecommendation , the Region is a full name (for example, REGION==US East (N. Virginia) . The Expression example is as follows: { "Dimensions": { "Key": "REGION", "Values": [ "us-east-1", “us-west-1” ] } } The list of dimension values are OR’d together to retrieve cost or usage data. You can create Expression and DimensionValues objects using either with* methods or set* methods in multiple lines.

Compound dimension values with logical operations - You can use multiple Expression types and the logical operators AND/OR/NOT to create a list of one or more Expression objects. By doing this, you can filter on more advanced options. For example, you can filter on ((REGION == us-east-1 OR REGION == us-west-1) OR (TAG.Type == Type1)) AND (USAGE_TYPE != DataTransfer) . The Expression for that is as follows: { "And": [ {"Or": [ {"Dimensions": { "Key": "REGION", "Values": [ "us-east-1", "us-west-1" ] }}, {"Tags": { "Key": "TagName", "Values": ["Value1"] } } ]}, {"Not": {"Dimensions": { "Key": "USAGE_TYPE", "Values": ["DataTransfer"] }}} ] }

Note

Because each Expression can have only one operator, the service returns an error if more than one is specified. The following example shows an Expression object that creates an error.

{ "And": [ ... ], "DimensionValues": { "Dimension": "USAGE_TYPE", "Values": [ "DataTransfer" ] } }

Note

For the GetRightsizingRecommendation action, a combination of OR and NOT isn’t supported. OR isn’t supported between different dimensions, or dimensions and tags. NOT operators aren’t supported. Dimensions are also limited to LINKED_ACCOUNT , REGION , or RIGHTSIZING_TYPE .

For the GetReservationPurchaseRecommendation action, only NOT is supported. AND and OR aren’t supported. Dimensions are limited to LINKED_ACCOUNT .

Or -> (list)

Return results that match either Dimension object.

( … recursive … )

And -> (list)

Return results that match both Dimension objects.

( … recursive … )

( … recursive … )Dimensions -> (structure)

The specific Dimension to use for Expression .

Key -> (string)

The names of the metadata types that you can use to filter and group your results. For example, AZ returns a list of Availability Zones.

Values -> (list)

The metadata values that you can use to filter and group your results. You can use GetDimensionValues to find specific values.

(string)

MatchOptions -> (list)

The match options that you can use to filter your results. MatchOptions is only applicable for actions related to Cost Category. The default values for MatchOptions are EQUALS and CASE_SENSITIVE .

(string)

Tags -> (structure)

The specific Tag to use for Expression .

Key -> (string)

The key for the tag.

Values -> (list)

The specific value of the tag.

(string)

MatchOptions -> (list)

The match options that you can use to filter your results. MatchOptions is only applicable for actions related to Cost Category. The default values for MatchOptions are EQUALS and CASE_SENSITIVE .

(string)

CostCategories -> (structure)

The filter that’s based on CostCategory values.

Key -> (string)

The unique name of the Cost Category.

Values -> (list)

The specific value of the Cost Category.

(string)

MatchOptions -> (list)

The match options that you can use to filter your results. MatchOptions is only applicable for actions related to cost category. The default values for MatchOptions is EQUALS and CASE_SENSITIVE .

(string)

And -> (list)

Return results that match both Dimension objects.

(structure)

Use Expression to filter by cost or by usage. There are two patterns:

Simple dimension values - You can set the dimension name and values for the filters that you plan to use. For example, you can filter for REGION==us-east-1 OR REGION==us-west-1 . For GetRightsizingRecommendation , the Region is a full name (for example, REGION==US East (N. Virginia) . The Expression example is as follows: { "Dimensions": { "Key": "REGION", "Values": [ "us-east-1", “us-west-1” ] } } The list of dimension values are OR’d together to retrieve cost or usage data. You can create Expression and DimensionValues objects using either with* methods or set* methods in multiple lines.

Compound dimension values with logical operations - You can use multiple Expression types and the logical operators AND/OR/NOT to create a list of one or more Expression objects. By doing this, you can filter on more advanced options. For example, you can filter on ((REGION == us-east-1 OR REGION == us-west-1) OR (TAG.Type == Type1)) AND (USAGE_TYPE != DataTransfer) . The Expression for that is as follows: { "And": [ {"Or": [ {"Dimensions": { "Key": "REGION", "Values": [ "us-east-1", "us-west-1" ] }}, {"Tags": { "Key": "TagName", "Values": ["Value1"] } } ]}, {"Not": {"Dimensions": { "Key": "USAGE_TYPE", "Values": ["DataTransfer"] }}} ] }

Note

Because each Expression can have only one operator, the service returns an error if more than one is specified. The following example shows an Expression object that creates an error.

{ "And": [ ... ], "DimensionValues": { "Dimension": "USAGE_TYPE", "Values": [ "DataTransfer" ] } }

Note

For the GetRightsizingRecommendation action, a combination of OR and NOT isn’t supported. OR isn’t supported between different dimensions, or dimensions and tags. NOT operators aren’t supported. Dimensions are also limited to LINKED_ACCOUNT , REGION , or RIGHTSIZING_TYPE .

For the GetReservationPurchaseRecommendation action, only NOT is supported. AND and OR aren’t supported. Dimensions are limited to LINKED_ACCOUNT .

Or -> (list)

Return results that match either Dimension object.

( … recursive … )

And -> (list)

Return results that match both Dimension objects.

( … recursive … )

( … recursive … )Dimensions -> (structure)

The specific Dimension to use for Expression .

Key -> (string)

The names of the metadata types that you can use to filter and group your results. For example, AZ returns a list of Availability Zones.

Values -> (list)

The metadata values that you can use to filter and group your results. You can use GetDimensionValues to find specific values.

(string)

MatchOptions -> (list)

The match options that you can use to filter your results. MatchOptions is only applicable for actions related to Cost Category. The default values for MatchOptions are EQUALS and CASE_SENSITIVE .

(string)

Tags -> (structure)

The specific Tag to use for Expression .

Key -> (string)

The key for the tag.

Values -> (list)

The specific value of the tag.

(string)

MatchOptions -> (list)

The match options that you can use to filter your results. MatchOptions is only applicable for actions related to Cost Category. The default values for MatchOptions are EQUALS and CASE_SENSITIVE .

(string)

CostCategories -> (structure)

The filter that’s based on CostCategory values.

Key -> (string)

The unique name of the Cost Category.

Values -> (list)

The specific value of the Cost Category.

(string)

MatchOptions -> (list)

The match options that you can use to filter your results. MatchOptions is only applicable for actions related to cost category. The default values for MatchOptions is EQUALS and CASE_SENSITIVE .

(string)

Not -> (structure)

Return results that don’t match a Dimension object.

Or -> (list)

Return results that match either Dimension object.

( … recursive … )

And -> (list)

Return results that match both Dimension objects.

( … recursive … )

( … recursive … )Dimensions -> (structure)

The specific Dimension to use for Expression .

Key -> (string)

The names of the metadata types that you can use to filter and group your results. For example, AZ returns a list of Availability Zones.

Values -> (list)

The metadata values that you can use to filter and group your results. You can use GetDimensionValues to find specific values.

(string)

MatchOptions -> (list)

The match options that you can use to filter your results. MatchOptions is only applicable for actions related to Cost Category. The default values for MatchOptions are EQUALS and CASE_SENSITIVE .

(string)

Tags -> (structure)

The specific Tag to use for Expression .

Key -> (string)

The key for the tag.

Values -> (list)

The specific value of the tag.

(string)

MatchOptions -> (list)

The match options that you can use to filter your results. MatchOptions is only applicable for actions related to Cost Category. The default values for MatchOptions are EQUALS and CASE_SENSITIVE .

(string)

CostCategories -> (structure)

The filter that’s based on CostCategory values.

Key -> (string)

The unique name of the Cost Category.

Values -> (list)

The specific value of the Cost Category.

(string)

MatchOptions -> (list)

The match options that you can use to filter your results. MatchOptions is only applicable for actions related to cost category. The default values for MatchOptions is EQUALS and CASE_SENSITIVE .

(string)

Dimensions -> (structure)

The specific Dimension to use for Expression .

Key -> (string)

The names of the metadata types that you can use to filter and group your results. For example, AZ returns a list of Availability Zones.

Values -> (list)

The metadata values that you can use to filter and group your results. You can use GetDimensionValues to find specific values.

(string)

MatchOptions -> (list)

The match options that you can use to filter your results. MatchOptions is only applicable for actions related to Cost Category. The default values for MatchOptions are EQUALS and CASE_SENSITIVE .

(string)

Tags -> (structure)

The specific Tag to use for Expression .

Key -> (string)

The key for the tag.

Values -> (list)

The specific value of the tag.

(string)

MatchOptions -> (list)

The match options that you can use to filter your results. MatchOptions is only applicable for actions related to Cost Category. The default values for MatchOptions are EQUALS and CASE_SENSITIVE .

(string)

CostCategories -> (structure)

The filter that’s based on CostCategory values.

Key -> (string)

The unique name of the Cost Category.

Values -> (list)

The specific value of the Cost Category.

(string)

MatchOptions -> (list)

The match options that you can use to filter your results. MatchOptions is only applicable for actions related to cost category. The default values for MatchOptions is EQUALS and CASE_SENSITIVE .

(string)

JSON Syntax:

{
  "Or": [
    {
      "Or": [
        { ... recursive ... }
        ...
      ],
      "And": [
        { ... recursive ... }
        ...
      ],
      "Not": { ... recursive ... },
      "Dimensions": {
        "Key": "AZ"|"INSTANCE_TYPE"|"LINKED_ACCOUNT"|"LINKED_ACCOUNT_NAME"|"OPERATION"|"PURCHASE_TYPE"|"REGION"|"SERVICE"|"SERVICE_CODE"|"USAGE_TYPE"|"USAGE_TYPE_GROUP"|"RECORD_TYPE"|"OPERATING_SYSTEM"|"TENANCY"|"SCOPE"|"PLATFORM"|"SUBSCRIPTION_ID"|"LEGAL_ENTITY_NAME"|"DEPLOYMENT_OPTION"|"DATABASE_ENGINE"|"CACHE_ENGINE"|"INSTANCE_TYPE_FAMILY"|"BILLING_ENTITY"|"RESERVATION_ID"|"RESOURCE_ID"|"RIGHTSIZING_TYPE"|"SAVINGS_PLANS_TYPE"|"SAVINGS_PLAN_ARN"|"PAYMENT_OPTION"|"AGREEMENT_END_DATE_TIME_AFTER"|"AGREEMENT_END_DATE_TIME_BEFORE"|"INVOICING_ENTITY",
        "Values": ["string", ...],
        "MatchOptions": ["EQUALS"|"ABSENT"|"STARTS_WITH"|"ENDS_WITH"|"CONTAINS"|"CASE_SENSITIVE"|"CASE_INSENSITIVE", ...]
      },
      "Tags": {
        "Key": "string",
        "Values": ["string", ...],
        "MatchOptions": ["EQUALS"|"ABSENT"|"STARTS_WITH"|"ENDS_WITH"|"CONTAINS"|"CASE_SENSITIVE"|"CASE_INSENSITIVE", ...]
      },
      "CostCategories": {
        "Key": "string",
        "Values": ["string", ...],
        "MatchOptions": ["EQUALS"|"ABSENT"|"STARTS_WITH"|"ENDS_WITH"|"CONTAINS"|"CASE_SENSITIVE"|"CASE_INSENSITIVE", ...]
      }
    }
    ...
  ],
  "And": [
    {
      "Or": [
        { ... recursive ... }
        ...
      ],
      "And": [
        { ... recursive ... }
        ...
      ],
      "Not": { ... recursive ... },
      "Dimensions": {
        "Key": "AZ"|"INSTANCE_TYPE"|"LINKED_ACCOUNT"|"LINKED_ACCOUNT_NAME"|"OPERATION"|"PURCHASE_TYPE"|"REGION"|"SERVICE"|"SERVICE_CODE"|"USAGE_TYPE"|"USAGE_TYPE_GROUP"|"RECORD_TYPE"|"OPERATING_SYSTEM"|"TENANCY"|"SCOPE"|"PLATFORM"|"SUBSCRIPTION_ID"|"LEGAL_ENTITY_NAME"|"DEPLOYMENT_OPTION"|"DATABASE_ENGINE"|"CACHE_ENGINE"|"INSTANCE_TYPE_FAMILY"|"BILLING_ENTITY"|"RESERVATION_ID"|"RESOURCE_ID"|"RIGHTSIZING_TYPE"|"SAVINGS_PLANS_TYPE"|"SAVINGS_PLAN_ARN"|"PAYMENT_OPTION"|"AGREEMENT_END_DATE_TIME_AFTER"|"AGREEMENT_END_DATE_TIME_BEFORE"|"INVOICING_ENTITY",
        "Values": ["string", ...],
        "MatchOptions": ["EQUALS"|"ABSENT"|"STARTS_WITH"|"ENDS_WITH"|"CONTAINS"|"CASE_SENSITIVE"|"CASE_INSENSITIVE", ...]
      },
      "Tags": {
        "Key": "string",
        "Values": ["string", ...],
        "MatchOptions": ["EQUALS"|"ABSENT"|"STARTS_WITH"|"ENDS_WITH"|"CONTAINS"|"CASE_SENSITIVE"|"CASE_INSENSITIVE", ...]
      },
      "CostCategories": {
        "Key": "string",
        "Values": ["string", ...],
        "MatchOptions": ["EQUALS"|"ABSENT"|"STARTS_WITH"|"ENDS_WITH"|"CONTAINS"|"CASE_SENSITIVE"|"CASE_INSENSITIVE", ...]
      }
    }
    ...
  ],
  "Not": {
    "Or": [
      { ... recursive ... }
      ...
    ],
    "And": [
      { ... recursive ... }
      ...
    ],
    "Not": { ... recursive ... },
    "Dimensions": {
      "Key": "AZ"|"INSTANCE_TYPE"|"LINKED_ACCOUNT"|"LINKED_ACCOUNT_NAME"|"OPERATION"|"PURCHASE_TYPE"|"REGION"|"SERVICE"|"SERVICE_CODE"|"USAGE_TYPE"|"USAGE_TYPE_GROUP"|"RECORD_TYPE"|"OPERATING_SYSTEM"|"TENANCY"|"SCOPE"|"PLATFORM"|"SUBSCRIPTION_ID"|"LEGAL_ENTITY_NAME"|"DEPLOYMENT_OPTION"|"DATABASE_ENGINE"|"CACHE_ENGINE"|"INSTANCE_TYPE_FAMILY"|"BILLING_ENTITY"|"RESERVATION_ID"|"RESOURCE_ID"|"RIGHTSIZING_TYPE"|"SAVINGS_PLANS_TYPE"|"SAVINGS_PLAN_ARN"|"PAYMENT_OPTION"|"AGREEMENT_END_DATE_TIME_AFTER"|"AGREEMENT_END_DATE_TIME_BEFORE"|"INVOICING_ENTITY",
      "Values": ["string", ...],
      "MatchOptions": ["EQUALS"|"ABSENT"|"STARTS_WITH"|"ENDS_WITH"|"CONTAINS"|"CASE_SENSITIVE"|"CASE_INSENSITIVE", ...]
    },
    "Tags": {
      "Key": "string",
      "Values": ["string", ...],
      "MatchOptions": ["EQUALS"|"ABSENT"|"STARTS_WITH"|"ENDS_WITH"|"CONTAINS"|"CASE_SENSITIVE"|"CASE_INSENSITIVE", ...]
    },
    "CostCategories": {
      "Key": "string",
      "Values": ["string", ...],
      "MatchOptions": ["EQUALS"|"ABSENT"|"STARTS_WITH"|"ENDS_WITH"|"CONTAINS"|"CASE_SENSITIVE"|"CASE_INSENSITIVE", ...]
    }
  },
  "Dimensions": {
    "Key": "AZ"|"INSTANCE_TYPE"|"LINKED_ACCOUNT"|"LINKED_ACCOUNT_NAME"|"OPERATION"|"PURCHASE_TYPE"|"REGION"|"SERVICE"|"SERVICE_CODE"|"USAGE_TYPE"|"USAGE_TYPE_GROUP"|"RECORD_TYPE"|"OPERATING_SYSTEM"|"TENANCY"|"SCOPE"|"PLATFORM"|"SUBSCRIPTION_ID"|"LEGAL_ENTITY_NAME"|"DEPLOYMENT_OPTION"|"DATABASE_ENGINE"|"CACHE_ENGINE"|"INSTANCE_TYPE_FAMILY"|"BILLING_ENTITY"|"RESERVATION_ID"|"RESOURCE_ID"|"RIGHTSIZING_TYPE"|"SAVINGS_PLANS_TYPE"|"SAVINGS_PLAN_ARN"|"PAYMENT_OPTION"|"AGREEMENT_END_DATE_TIME_AFTER"|"AGREEMENT_END_DATE_TIME_BEFORE"|"INVOICING_ENTITY",
    "Values": ["string", ...],
    "MatchOptions": ["EQUALS"|"ABSENT"|"STARTS_WITH"|"ENDS_WITH"|"CONTAINS"|"CASE_SENSITIVE"|"CASE_INSENSITIVE", ...]
  },
  "Tags": {
    "Key": "string",
    "Values": ["string", ...],
    "MatchOptions": ["EQUALS"|"ABSENT"|"STARTS_WITH"|"ENDS_WITH"|"CONTAINS"|"CASE_SENSITIVE"|"CASE_INSENSITIVE", ...]
  },
  "CostCategories": {
    "Key": "string",
    "Values": ["string", ...],
    "MatchOptions": ["EQUALS"|"ABSENT"|"STARTS_WITH"|"ENDS_WITH"|"CONTAINS"|"CASE_SENSITIVE"|"CASE_INSENSITIVE", ...]
  }
}

--prediction-interval-level (integer)

Cost Explorer always returns the mean forecast as a single point. You can request a prediction interval around the mean by specifying a confidence level. The higher the confidence level, the more confident Cost Explorer is about the actual value falling in the prediction interval. Higher confidence levels result in wider prediction intervals.

--cli-input-json | --cli-input-yaml (string) Reads arguments from the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by --generate-cli-skeleton. If other arguments are provided on the command line, those values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally. This may not be specified along with --cli-input-yaml.

--generate-cli-skeleton (string) Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value input, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for --cli-input-json. Similarly, if provided yaml-input it will print a sample input YAML that can be used with --cli-input-yaml. If provided with the value output, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command.

See ‘aws help’ for descriptions of global parameters.

Output¶

Total -> (structure)

How much you’re forecasted to use over the forecast period.

Amount -> (string)

The actual number that represents the metric.

Unit -> (string)

The unit that the metric is given in.

ForecastResultsByTime -> (list)

The forecasts for your query, in order. For DAILY forecasts, this is a list of days. For MONTHLY forecasts, this is a list of months.

(structure)

The forecast that’s created for your query.

TimePeriod -> (structure)

The period of time that the forecast covers.

Start -> (string)

The beginning of the time period. The start date is inclusive. For example, if start is 2017-01-01 , Amazon Web Services retrieves cost and usage data starting at 2017-01-01 up to the end date. The start date must be equal to or no later than the current date to avoid a validation error.

End -> (string)

The end of the time period. The end date is exclusive. For example, if end is 2017-05-01 , Amazon Web Services retrieves cost and usage data from the start date up to, but not including, 2017-05-01 .

MeanValue -> (string)

The mean value of the forecast.

PredictionIntervalLowerBound -> (string)

The lower limit for the prediction interval.

PredictionIntervalUpperBound -> (string)

The upper limit for the prediction interval.

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Synopsis¶

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