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Enabling Cost Explorer

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the AWS Cost Management console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/home.

  2. On the navigation pane, choose Cost Explorer.

  3. On the Welcome to Cost Explorer page, choose Launch Cost Explorer.

Controlling access for Cost Explorer

If cost explorer is enabled at the root level, all members will automatically be enabled to view; individual accounts can not be given or denied access.

  • Cost Explorer settings can be controlled to alter the level of information that is exposed
  • IAM policies can be used to restrict access at the account level. It is either all or no access.

Management account has access to All Billing and Cost Management information accrued by both the management and member accounts, however, members can only have access to their own cost and usage data.

  • If an account rejoins an organization that it previously belonged to, the account regains access to its historical cost and usage data.
  • IAM users must be granted explicit permission to view pages regarding billing