Configuring Billing Alerts
Set up billing alerts to track cloud spending in DuploCloud
Set billing alerts based on the previous month's spending or define a custom threshold. Receive email notifications if the current month's expenses exceed a specified percentage of the threshold.
Set up billing alerts in DuploCloud to monitor and manage AWS cloud spending. Alerts can help you stay within budget by notifying you when expenses exceed a defined threshold. DuploCloud supports two types of billing alerts:
Administrator Billing Alerts monitor total usage across all Tenants.
Tenant Billing Alerts track spending within an individual Tenant.
Each alert compares current monthly usage against either the previous month’s spending or a custom threshold, and sends email notifications when a specified percentage is reached.
Creating a Billing Alert
Billing alerts can be created at two levels: Administrator alerts monitor overall cloud spending across all tenants, while Tenant alerts focus on the usage within a specific Tenant. Choose the appropriate section in the DuploCloud Portal based on the scope you want to monitor.
In the DuploCloud Portal, navigate to Administrator → Billing for Administrator-level alerts or Cloud Services → Billing for Tenant-level alerts.
Click Add to create a new billing alert. The Add Billing Alert Config pane displays.
Add Billing Alert Config pane Complete the fields (shown in the table below) according to your alert preferences.
Alert Name
Enter a unique name for the billing alert.
Choose Threshold
Select the threshold type: • Custom Threshold: Set your own spending threshold. • Previous Month Spend: use the total spend from the prior month as the threshold.
Threshold (Dollar Amount)
Enter the dollar amount that triggers the alert (for Custom Thresholds only).
Alert Trigger % (Percent of Threshold)
Select the percentage of your defined threshold at which the alert should trigger. For example, 80% means you'll be notified when spending reaches 80% of the threshold.
Azure Subscription (Azure only)
Required for Azure billing alerts. Select the Azure Subscription to monitor.
Google Project ID (GCP only)
Required for GCP billing alerts. Select the GCP project to monitor.
Tenant: Cost Tag (Optional) (Admin billing alerts only)
For Administrator-level billing alerts, select one or more Tenants to apply the alert to (e.g., All, Shared, or specific Tenants).
Service (Optional)
Optionally, select one or more DuploCloud Services to monitor as part of this alert.
Email Notifications
Select the email address that should receive the alert notifications.
Pause Alerts
Enable this setting to temporarily pause the alert.
Click Submit to save your alert. The alert appears in the Billing Alerts tab and will trigger email notifications when conditions are met.
Billing Alerts tab displaying the monthly_alertbilling alert
Viewing Billing Alerts
To view detailed information about a billing alert:
In the DuploCloud Portal, navigate to Administrator → Billing for Administrator-level alerts or Cloud Services → Billing for Tenant-level alerts.
Select the Billing Alerts tab.
Select the billing alert you want to view from the NAME column.
Use the tabs to explore alert details:
Configuration
Overview of the billing alert settings.
Notification Filter by Service
Services selected for this alert.
Notification Email List
Email addresses receiving alerts.
Details
Raw JSON configuration of the alert.
monthly_alert details pageManaging Billing Alerts
You can view billing alert details, edit alert configurations, or delete alerts as needed directly from the DuploCloud Platform.
In the DuploCloud Portal, navigate to Administrator → Billing for Administrator-level alerts or Cloud Services → Billing for Tenant-level alerts.
Select the Billing Alerts tab.
Click the menu icon (
) in the row of the billing alert you want to manage.Select one of the following options:
Details
View the billing alert configuration in JSON format.
Edit
Open the Update Billing Alert Config pane to modify alert settings.
Delete
Permanently delete the billing alert (confirmation required).
Additional Resources
For cost management and billing data details related to your specific cloud provider, see the associated sections in the DuploCloud documentation:
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