The Value Particulars API is now typically out there to be used by Enterprise Settlement (EA) and Microsoft Buyer Settlement (MCA) prospects. This API supplies on-demand obtain of the granular value particulars (previously known as utilization particulars) related along with your Microsoft costs. The API replaces all current Utilization Particulars APIs and supplies knowledge for costs in your bill. For patrons with an MCA settlement this consists of Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Energy Platform, and Azure costs. This API is the go-to resolution, together with Exports, for ingesting the uncooked value knowledge wanted to construct any customized reporting resolution. To be taught extra about the way to name the Value Particulars API, please see our documentation on the way to get small value datasets on demand.
Prospects that aren’t utilizing Exports or the Value Particulars API ought to migrate to one in all these options transferring ahead. To be taught extra about which resolution is finest on your situation, see our selecting a value particulars resolution finest practices.
Advantages of the brand new options
Each the Value Particulars API and Exports present intensive advantages on prime of current options right this moment.
- Safety and stability—New options require Service Principal and/or consumer tokens with a view to entry knowledge. For EA prospects, keys used within the EA Reporting APIs are legitimate for six months. Going ahead it’s endorsed to make use of token-based options by means of Service Principal or Person authentication, per Azure REST APIs.
- Scalability—The EA Reporting APIs (out there just for EA prospects) and the Consumption Utilization Particulars (out there for each EA and MCA prospects) aren’t constructed to scale properly as your Microsoft and Azure prices enhance. The variety of Azure value data in your value particulars dataset can get exceedingly massive as you deploy extra sources into the cloud. The brand new options are asynchronous and have intensive infrastructure enhancements behind them to make sure profitable downloads for any measurement dataset.
- Single dataset for all utilization particulars—For EA prospects, the present EA Reporting APIs have separate endpoints for Azure utilization costs versus Azure Market costs. These datasets have been merged within the new options. A single dataset reduces the variety of APIs that you should name to see all of your costs.
- Buy amortization—Prospects who buy Reservations can see an amortized view of their prices utilizing the brand new options. You may request for amortized or precise value datasets as a part of report configuration. Be taught extra about utilizing amortized value particulars datasets.
- Schema consistency—The Value Particulars API and Exports present information with matching fields. This lets you simply transfer between options primarily based in your situation. Be taught extra concerning the fields out there and perceive value particulars knowledge fields.
- Value allocation integration—EA and MCA prospects can use the brand new options to view costs in relation to the fee allocation guidelines which have been configured. Be taught extra about creating and managing Azure value allocation guidelines.
- Go ahead enhancements—The brand new options are being actively developed transferring ahead. They will obtain all new options as they’re launched.
Migrating to the brand new options
The EA Reporting APIs and the Consumption Utilization Particulars API are now not actively being developed. We strongly suggest migrating off these APIs as quickly as attainable. A retirement announcement can be made sooner or later with formal timelines for when the APIs can be turned off. Nonetheless, the APIs can be totally supported from a reliability standpoint till the formal retirement date is reached.
When assessing the migration off current utilization particulars options, please use the paperwork beneath as a reference level:
Please notice that pay-as-you-go, MSDN, and Visible Studio prospects who will not be part of both an Enterprise Settlement (EA) or Microsoft Buyer Settlement (MCA) ought to proceed utilizing the Consumption Utilization Particulars API.
Subsequent steps
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