aid: kubecost
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-search/kubecost/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
  - aid: kubecost:allocation-api
    name: Kubecost Allocation API
    tags:
      - Cost Allocation
      - Kubernetes
      - Monitoring
    humanURL: https://docs.kubecost.com/apis/monitoring-apis/api-allocation
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.kubecost.com/apis/monitoring-apis/api-allocation
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/kubecost-allocation-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: json-schema/allocation.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: json-ld/kubecost-context.jsonld
        type: JSONLD
    description: >-
      The Allocation API retrieves cost allocation information for any
      Kubernetes concept, such as cost by namespace, label, deployment,
      service, and more. It is directly integrated with the Kubecost ETL
      caching layer and CSV pipeline so it can scale for large clusters.
  - aid: kubecost:assets-api
    name: Kubecost Assets API
    tags:
      - Assets
      - Kubernetes
      - Monitoring
    humanURL: https://docs.kubecost.com/apis/monitoring-apis/assets-api
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.kubecost.com/apis/monitoring-apis/assets-api
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/kubecost-assets-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: json-schema/asset.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: json-ld/kubecost-context.jsonld
        type: JSONLD
    description: >-
      The Assets API retrieves backing cost data broken down by individual
      Kubernetes assets in your cluster, such as nodes, disks, load balancers,
      and more. It also provides various aggregations of this data.
  - aid: kubecost:cloud-cost-api
    name: Kubecost Cloud Cost API
    tags:
      - AWS
      - Azure
      - Cloud Cost
      - GCP
      - Monitoring
    humanURL: https://docs.kubecost.com/apis/monitoring-apis/cloud-cost-api
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.kubecost.com/apis/monitoring-apis/cloud-cost-api
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/kubecost-cloud-cost-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: json-schema/cloud-cost.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: json-ld/kubecost-context.jsonld
        type: JSONLD
    description: >-
      The Cloud Cost API provides accurate cost information from your cloud
      service providers (CSPs), including AWS, Azure, and GCP. It offers
      multiple endpoints for querying, aggregating, and analyzing cloud costs.
  - aid: kubecost:budget-api
    name: Kubecost Budget API
    tags:
      - Budget
      - Governance
      - Spending
    humanURL: https://docs.kubecost.com/apis/governance-apis/budget-api
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.kubecost.com/apis/governance-apis/budget-api
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/kubecost-budget-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: json-schema/budget.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: json-schema/budget-action.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: json-ld/kubecost-context.jsonld
        type: JSONLD
    description: >-
      The Budget API allows you to create, update, and delete recurring budget
      rules to control your Kubernetes spending. Weekly and monthly budgets can
      be established on workloads to set limits on cost spend, with the option
      to configure alerts for reaching specified budget thresholds via email,
      Slack, or Microsoft Teams.
  - aid: kubecost:forecast-api
    name: Kubecost Forecast API
    tags:
      - Cost Prediction
      - Forecast
      - Governance
    humanURL: https://docs.kubecost.com/apis/governance-apis/forecast-api
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.kubecost.com/apis/governance-apis/forecast-api
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/kubecost-forecast-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: json-schema/forecast.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: json-ld/kubecost-context.jsonld
        type: JSONLD
    description: >-
      The Forecast API provides cost forecasting capabilities for Kubernetes
      workloads, allowing you to predict future spend based on historical
      cost data and trends.
  - aid: kubecost:savings-api
    name: Kubecost Savings API
    tags:
      - Optimization
      - Right-Sizing
      - Savings
    humanURL: https://docs.kubecost.com/apis/savings-apis
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.kubecost.com/apis/savings-apis
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/kubecost-savings-openapi.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: json-schema/savings-recommendation.json
        type: JSONSchema
      - url: json-ld/kubecost-context.jsonld
        type: JSONLD
    description: >-
      The Savings APIs provide cost optimization insights, including
      cluster-level potential savings estimates, recommendations for
      right-sizing clusters and containers, listing abandoned workloads,
      orphaned disks, and orphaned IP addresses.
name: Kubecost
tags:
  - Cloud Cost
  - Cost Monitoring
  - Kubernetes
  - Optimization
  - Spending
type: Contract
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-11-13'
modified: '2026-04-28'
position: Consuming
description: >-
  Kubecost provides real-time cost monitoring and management for Kubernetes
  environments. Its APIs enable programmatic access to cost allocation data,
  asset costs, cloud provider spend, budget governance, cost forecasting,
  and savings recommendations for optimizing Kubernetes and cloud
  infrastructure spending.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.19'