{"id":3528,"date":"2023-02-04T16:49:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T16:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/?p=3528"},"modified":"2023-02-11T11:44:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T11:44:02","slug":"how-to-create-a-cloudwatch-billing-alarm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/?p=3528","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a CloudWatch Billing Alarm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amazon CloudWatch can help you monitor the charges on your AWS bill&nbsp;by sending you email alerts when charges exceed a threshold you define. Once you update your preferences in the Account Billing console, you will begin receiving Amazon CloudWatch metrics that reflect your month-to-date AWS charges. Then, you can create a billing alarm by specifying a spending threshold and an e-mail address to notify. <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.aws.amazon.com\/console\/cloudwatch\/billing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about billing alerts&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prerequisite: Having a valid AWS Account (Follow the step in this link to create an AWS Account) <a href=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/?p=3419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Sign Up for a new Amazon Web Services Account<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open the page: <a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/account\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click on Sign in as the Root user<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture1-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture1-4.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture1-4-300x220.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notes: Only the Root user have access to your billing information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be sure you are connected to the US North Virginia region<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture2-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture2-4.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture2-4-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select Billing Dashboard on your account name<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture3-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture3-4.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture3-4-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select Billing preferences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"437\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture4-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture4-4.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture4-4-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check Receive Free Tier Usage Alerts and Receive Billing Alerts \/ Click Save Preferences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture5-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture5-4.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture5-4-300x137.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Type Cloud Watch in our search bar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture6-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture6-4.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture6-4-300x249.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select Billing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture7-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture7-4.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture7-4-300x142.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click Create alarm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture8-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture8-3.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture8-3-300x103.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specify metric and conditions \/ Click Next<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture9-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture9-3.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture9-3-272x300.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select Create a new topic \/ Enter the topic name and email endpoint \/ Click on Create topic \/ Next<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture10-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture10-3.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture10-3-269x300.png 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notes: Go to your email subscription and confirm your topic creation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enter Alarm name \/ Click Next<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture11-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture11-3.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture11-3-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Review your alarm parameter and click Create alarm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture12-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture12-1.png 624w, https:\/\/exceedthecloud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Picture12-1-272x300.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, 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