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title: Enable cost allocation in Google Cloud for Kubernetes cluster
description: Enable cost allocation for each Kubernetes cluster before you run a Google Cloud Billing download job to view the Kubernetes spend.
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product: Cloud Cost Management
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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# Enable cost allocation in Google Cloud for Kubernetes cluster

Enable cost allocation for each Kubernetes cluster before you run a Google Cloud Billing download job to view the Kubernetes spend.

## Before you begin

Role required: Google Cloud administrator

-   You should be familiar with Google Cloud policies.
-   Install Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns application \(sn\_itom\_pattern\) 1.10.2 or higher. For more information, see [Install Discovery and Service Mapping Patterns](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/it-operations-management/install-discovery-service-mapping-patterns.md).
-   Install CMDB CI Class Models \(sn\_cmdb\_ci\_class\) version 1.53.1 or higher. For more information, see [CMDB CI Class Models app](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/servicenow-platform/cmdb-ci-class-models.md).
-   To set up Kubernetes discovery, see [Kubernetes discovery using patterns](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/it-operations-management/kubernetes-discovery.md).

## About this task

-   For identifying resources for Kubernetes clusters during billing download, the tag **sn\_ccm\_k8\_cluster\_name** is added to the resources, which already have **goog-k8s-cluster-name** tags.
-   You must enable cost allocation for each individual Kubernetes cluster.

## Procedure

1.  Log in to the [Google Cloud Console](https://cloud.google.com/cloud-console).

2.  Select the menu icon \[Omitted image "menu-icon.png"\].

3.  Select **Kubernetes Engine**.

4.  Select **Clusters**.

5.  In the Overview section, select a cluster name.

6.  In the Features section, select Cost Allocation.


## Result

The cost allocation for the selected Kubernetes cluster is enabled and you can view the Kubernetes spend.