Set high-spending alerts
Configure high-spending alerts to monitor pay-as-you-go costs and receive warnings when your available credit is low.
Configure high-spending alerts
Monitor your spending proactively by configuring two types of cost alerts:
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Product spending alerts: Set a spending threshold per cloud service to detect abnormal usage or sudden cost spikes promptly.
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Available credit alerts: Receive a notification when your account's available credit falls below a threshold, helping you identify spending from unmanaged resources and avoid service interruptions.
To ensure you receive alert notifications promptly, configure valid recipients for Account Balance Messages in Message Center > Common Settings.
Set up product high-spend alerts
Once enabled, the system sends a daily notification when a product's bill exceeds the alert threshold. For monthly-billed resources, the notification is sent once at the beginning of the following month.
You can set spending alerts for up to 20 products.
For enterprise master accounts, High-Spending Alerts apply only to the master account, not to member accounts. To use this feature for a member account, you must log in with that account and configure the settings separately.
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Enable spending alerts: Navigate to Cost Monitoring > Cost Alerts. In the Daily Bill Alert section, click View Details to enable the feature.
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Set the alert amount: Select a Alerting Commodity, enter an Threshold, and click Add.
Set up available credit alerts
When your account's available credit drops below the threshold, the system sends a daily notification via SMS, email, and internal message for up to five consecutive days.
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Go to the Account > Billing Account page. In the Account Settings section, click Low Balance Alerts next to Modify Threshold.
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In the panel that appears, enter an Threshold and click OK.
FAQ
Why did I not receive a notification after setting a spending alert?
Alert notifications may be delayed for these reasons:
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Alerts are not real-time: Alerts are based on daily bill summaries, not on individual charges as they occur.
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Configuration delay: New alert rules take effect two days after creation (T+2), where T is the creation day.
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Fixed check time: The system checks the previous day's bill at approximately 9:00 AM daily and sends a notification if the amount reaches the threshold.
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Alert timeliness: A delay exists between when a cost is incurred and when the notification is sent.
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For products billed hourly: If a cost is incurred on Day T, the alert is triggered on Day T+1.
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For products billed daily: If a cost is incurred on Day T, the alert is triggered on Day T+2.
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