How does AWS Cost Explorer calculate reports for EC2 instances by billing tag?

Aiden_garrett

how is aws cost explorer calculate report for ec2 instances by billing tag?

I want to see how much my ec2 instances cost by billing tag. I don't see any options for this in aws cost explorer. Is there a way to do this?

edgar_simmons

AWS Cost Explorer uses a variety of data sources to calculate the cost of resources. This includes the AWS Billing and Cost Management API, Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) data, and AWS Config. Cost Explorer also uses other AWS services to provide Augmented Cost Analysis.

To generate a cost report for EC2 instances, Cost Explorer first looks at the cost and usage information for the account. This data is then combined with other data sources, such as AWS Config, to provide contextual information about the resources. To generate a report for EC2 instances tagged with a specific billing tag, Cost Explorer first looks at the cost and usage information for the account. This data is then combined with other data sources, such as AWS Config, to provide contextual information about the resources.

For more information on how Cost Explorer calculates costs, see the AWS Billing and Cost Management documentation.

amber_perkins

AWS cost explorer calculates report for ec2 instances by billing tag by taking into account the cost of the instance, the usage of the instance, and the tags associated with the instance. It uses this information to create a report that shows the estimated cost for each instance.