---
title: Upload Custom Costs file
description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API Reference > Cloud Cost Management
---

# Upload Custom Costs file{% #upload-custom-costs-file %}
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| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                               |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cost/custom_costs |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cost/custom_costs |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | PUT https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v2/cost/custom_costs      |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | PUT https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/cost/custom_costs      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | PUT https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v2/cost/custom_costs  |
| app.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cost/custom_costs     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cost/custom_costs |
| us5.datadoghq.com | PUT https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cost/custom_costs |

### Overview

Upload a Custom Costs file. This endpoint requires the `cloud_cost_management_write` permission.

OAuth apps require the `cloud_cost_management_write` authorization [scope](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/scopes.md#cloud-cost-management) to access this endpoint.



### Request

#### Body Data (required)



{% tab title="Model" %}

| Parent field         | Field             | Type   | Description                             |
| -------------------- | ----------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------- |
|                      | BilledCost        | double | Total cost in the cost file.            |
|                      | BillingCurrency   | string | Currency used in the Custom Costs file. |
|                      | ChargeDescription | string | Description for the line item cost.     |
|                      | ChargePeriodEnd   | string | End date of the usage charge.           |
|                      | ChargePeriodStart | string | Start date of the usage charge.         |
|                      | ProviderName      | string | Name of the provider for the line item. |
|                      | Tags              | object | Additional tags for the line item.      |
| additionalProperties | <any-key>         | string |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
[
  {
    "ProviderName": "my_provider",
    "ChargePeriodStart": "2023-05-06",
    "ChargePeriodEnd": "2023-06-06",
    "ChargeDescription": "my_description",
    "BilledCost": 250,
    "BillingCurrency": "USD",
    "Tags": {
      "key": "value"
    }
  }
]
```

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### Response

{% tab title="202" %}
Accepted
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Response for Uploaded Custom Costs files.

| Parent field  | Field            | Type     | Description                                                             |
| ------------- | ---------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|               | data             | object   | JSON API format for a Custom Costs file.                                |
| data          | attributes       | object   | Schema of a Custom Costs metadata.                                      |
| attributes    | billed_cost      | double   | Total cost in the cost file.                                            |
| attributes    | billing_currency | string   | Currency used in the Custom Costs file.                                 |
| attributes    | charge_period    | object   | Usage charge period of a Custom Costs file.                             |
| charge_period | end              | double   | End of the usage of the Custom Costs file.                              |
| charge_period | start            | double   | Start of the usage of the Custom Costs file.                            |
| attributes    | name             | string   | Name of the Custom Costs file.                                          |
| attributes    | provider_names   | [string] | Providers contained in the Custom Costs file.                           |
| attributes    | status           | string   | Status of the Custom Costs file.                                        |
| attributes    | uploaded_at      | double   | Timestamp, in millisecond, of the upload time of the Custom Costs file. |
| attributes    | uploaded_by      | object   | Metadata of the user that has uploaded the Custom Costs file.           |
| uploaded_by   | email            | string   | The name of the Custom Costs file.                                      |
| uploaded_by   | icon             | string   | The name of the Custom Costs file.                                      |
| uploaded_by   | name             | string   | Name of the user.                                                       |
| data          | id               | string   | ID of the Custom Costs metadata.                                        |
| data          | type             | string   | Type of the Custom Costs file metadata.                                 |
|               | meta             | object   | Meta for the response from the Upload Custom Costs endpoints.           |
| meta          | version          | string   | Version of Custom Costs file                                            |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "data": {
    "attributes": {
      "billed_cost": 100.5,
      "billing_currency": "USD",
      "charge_period": {
        "end": 1706745600000,
        "start": 1704067200000
      },
      "name": "my_file.json",
      "provider_names": [
        "my_provider"
      ],
      "status": "active",
      "uploaded_at": 1704067200000,
      "uploaded_by": {
        "email": "email.test@datadohq.com",
        "icon": "icon.png",
        "name": "Test User"
      }
    },
    "id": "string",
    "type": "string"
  },
  "meta": {
    "version": "string"
  }
}
```

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{% tab title="400" %}
Bad Request
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

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{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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{% tab title="403" %}
Forbidden
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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{% tab title="429" %}
Too many requests
{% tab title="Model" %}
API error response.

| Field                    | Type     | Description       |
| ------------------------ | -------- | ----------------- |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | A list of errors. |

{% /tab %}

{% tab title="Example" %}

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```

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### Code Example

##### 
                          \## default
# 
 \# Curl command curl -X PUT "https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v2/cost/custom_costs" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "DD-API-KEY: ${DD_API_KEY}" \
-H "DD-APPLICATION-KEY: ${DD_APP_KEY}" \
-d @- << EOF
[
  {
    "BilledCost": 100.5,
    "BillingCurrency": "USD",
    "ChargeDescription": "Monthly usage charge for my service",
    "ChargePeriodEnd": "2023-02-28",
    "ChargePeriodStart": "2023-02-01"
  }
]
EOF 
                        
##### 

```go
// Upload Custom Costs File returns "Accepted" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog"
	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV2"
)

func main() {
	body := []datadogV2.CustomCostsFileLineItem{
		{
			ProviderName:      datadog.PtrString("my_provider"),
			ChargePeriodStart: datadog.PtrString("2023-05-06"),
			ChargePeriodEnd:   datadog.PtrString("2023-06-06"),
			ChargeDescription: datadog.PtrString("my_description"),
			BilledCost:        datadog.PtrFloat64(250),
			BillingCurrency:   datadog.PtrString("USD"),
			Tags: map[string]string{
				"key": "value",
			},
		},
	}
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV2.NewCloudCostManagementApi(apiClient)
	resp, r, err := api.UploadCustomCostsFile(ctx, body)

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `CloudCostManagementApi.UploadCustomCostsFile`: %v\n", err)
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
	}

	responseContent, _ := json.MarshalIndent(resp, "", "  ")
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Response from `CloudCostManagementApi.UploadCustomCostsFile`:\n%s\n", responseContent)
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" go run "main.go"
##### 

```java
// Upload Custom Costs File returns "Accepted" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.api.CloudCostManagementApi;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.CustomCostsFileLineItem;
import com.datadog.api.client.v2.model.CustomCostsFileUploadResponse;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    CloudCostManagementApi apiInstance = new CloudCostManagementApi(defaultClient);

    List<CustomCostsFileLineItem> body =
        Collections.singletonList(
            new CustomCostsFileLineItem()
                .providerName("my_provider")
                .chargePeriodStart("2023-05-06")
                .chargePeriodEnd("2023-06-06")
                .chargeDescription("my_description")
                .billedCost(250.0)
                .billingCurrency("USD")
                .tags(Map.ofEntries(Map.entry("key", "value"))));

    try {
      CustomCostsFileUploadResponse result = apiInstance.uploadCustomCostsFile(body);
      System.out.println(result);
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling CloudCostManagementApi#uploadCustomCostsFile");
      System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
      System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
      System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" java "Example.java"
##### 

```python
"""
Upload Custom Costs File returns "Accepted" response
"""

from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v2.api.cloud_cost_management_api import CloudCostManagementApi
from datadog_api_client.v2.model.custom_costs_file_line_item import CustomCostsFileLineItem

body = [
    CustomCostsFileLineItem(
        provider_name="my_provider",
        charge_period_start="2023-05-06",
        charge_period_end="2023-06-06",
        charge_description="my_description",
        billed_cost=250.0,
        billing_currency="USD",
        tags=dict(
            key="value",
        ),
    ),
]

configuration = Configuration()
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = CloudCostManagementApi(api_client)
    response = api_instance.upload_custom_costs_file(body=body)

    print(response)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" python3 "example.py"
##### 

```ruby
# Upload Custom Costs File returns "Accepted" response

require "datadog_api_client"
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V2::CloudCostManagementAPI.new

body = [
  DatadogAPIClient::V2::CustomCostsFileLineItem.new({
    provider_name: "my_provider",
    charge_period_start: "2023-05-06",
    charge_period_end: "2023-06-06",
    charge_description: "my_description",
    billed_cost: 250,
    billing_currency: "USD",
    tags: {
      key: "value",
    },
  }),
]
p api_instance.upload_custom_costs_file(body)
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" rb "example.rb"
##### 

```rust
// Upload Custom Costs File returns "Accepted" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::api_cloud_cost_management::CloudCostManagementAPI;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV2::model::CustomCostsFileLineItem;
use std::collections::BTreeMap;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let body = vec![CustomCostsFileLineItem::new()
        .billed_cost(250.0 as f64)
        .billing_currency("USD".to_string())
        .charge_description("my_description".to_string())
        .charge_period_end("2023-06-06".to_string())
        .charge_period_start("2023-05-06".to_string())
        .provider_name("my_provider".to_string())
        .tags(BTreeMap::from([("key".to_string(), "value".to_string())]))];
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = CloudCostManagementAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api.upload_custom_costs_file(body).await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" cargo run
##### 

```typescript
/**
 * Upload Custom Costs File returns "Accepted" response
 */

import { client, v2 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration();
const apiInstance = new v2.CloudCostManagementApi(configuration);

const params: v2.CloudCostManagementApiUploadCustomCostsFileRequest = {
  body: [
    {
      providerName: "my_provider",
      chargePeriodStart: "2023-05-06",
      chargePeriodEnd: "2023-06-06",
      chargeDescription: "my_description",
      billedCost: 250,
      billingCurrency: "USD",
      tags: {
        key: "value",
      },
    },
  ],
};

apiInstance
  .uploadCustomCostsFile(params)
  .then((data: v2.CustomCostsFileUploadResponse) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands:
    DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<DD_API_KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<DD_APP_KEY>" tsc "example.ts"
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