Pay-as-you-go cost and usage details file schema

This article applies to the pay-as-you-go cost and usage details (usage only) file schema. Pay-as-you-go is also called Microsoft Online Services Program (MOSP) and Microsoft Online Subscription Agreement (MOSA).

The schema outlined here is applicable only to the 'Cost and Usage Details (Usage Only)' dataset and does not cover purchase information.

Version 2019-11-01

Column Fields Description
1 SubscriptionGuid Unique identifier for the Azure subscription.
2 ResourceGroup Name of the resource group the resource is in. Not all charges come from resources deployed to resource groups. Charges that don't have a resource group are shown as null or empty, Others, or Not applicable.
3 ResourceLocation Datacenter location where the resource is running. See Location.
4 UsageDateTime
5 MeterCategory Name of the classification category for the meter. For example, Cloud services and Networking.
6 MeterSubCategory Name of the meter subclassification category.
7 MeterId The unique identifier for the meter.
8 MeterName The name of the meter.
9 MeterRegion Name of the datacenter location for services priced based on location. See Location.
10 UsageQuantity
11 ResourceRate
12 PreTaxCost
13 ConsumedService Name of the service the charge is associated with.
14 ResourceType Type of resource instance. Not all charges come from deployed resources. Charges that don't have a resource type are shown as null or empty, Others , or Not applicable.
15 InstanceId Unique identifier of the Azure Resource Manager resource.
16 Tags Tags assigned to the resource. Doesn't include resource group tags. Can be used to group or distribute costs for internal chargeback. For more information, see Organize your Azure resources with tags.
17 OfferId Name of the offer purchased.
18 AdditionalInfo Service-specific metadata. For example, an image type for a virtual machine.
19 ServiceInfo1 Service-specific metadata.
20 ServiceInfo2 Legacy field with optional service-specific metadata.
21 ServiceName
22 ServiceTier
23 Currency See BillingCurrency.
24 UnitOfMeasure The unit of measure for billing for the service. For example, compute services are billed per hour.