Azure Cost Management - Retail Prices API - Request add additional properties for Compute services

[jgurbani]

Hi there. I'm glad that Microsoft provides a Retail API endpoint to query pricing information. For compute based services, its missing additional properties such as CPU, memory size and OS. Can those properties be added to the JSON output?

[navba-MSFT]

@jgurbani Thanks for reaching out to us and reporting this issue. We are looking into this issue and we will provide an update.

[navba-MSFT]

@jgurbani Regarding your question about additional properties such as CPU, memory size, and OS, the Azure Cost Management Retail API currently provides a set of standard properties for compute-based services, including the service name, meter ID, meter name, meter category, unit of measure, and pricing tier. However, the API does not currently provide additional properties such as CPU, memory size, and OS.

That being said, you can use the Azure Pricing Calculator to estimate the cost of Azure services based on your specific requirements, including CPU, memory size, and OS. The Azure Pricing Calculator provides a web-based interface to estimate the cost of Azure services based on various parameters, including service type, region, instance type, and usage. You can also download the pricing details in CSV format for further analysis.

Here's an example of how to use the Azure Pricing Calculator to estimate the cost of a virtual machine with specific CPU, memory size, and OS requirements:

• Go to the Azure Pricing Calculator website (https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/calculator/).
• Select the "Virtual Machines" service type.
• Choose the region where you want to deploy the virtual machine.
• Select the instance type that meets your CPU and memory size requirements.
• Choose the operating system that you want to use.
• Enter the estimated usage for the virtual machine.
• Click the "Add to estimate" button to add the virtual machine to your estimate.
• Review the estimated cost for the virtual machine.

I hope this information helps you.

[jgurbani]

Hi - @navba-MSFT, I understand I can the CPU, memory info via the Pricing Calculator website in the meanwhile. I'm requesting a feature request too add this to Retail API as well.

[navba-MSFT]

Adding service team to look into the feature-request ask.