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AWS Budgets

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Use the Amazon Web Services Budgets API to plan your service usage, service costs, and instance reservations. This API reference provides descriptions, syntax, and usage examples for each of the actions and data types for the Amazon Web Services Budgets feature. Budgets provide you with a way to see the following information: How close your plan is to your budgeted amount or to the free tier limits Your usage-to-date, including how much you've used o

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Sample Requests

POST DescribeBudgetActionHistories

Describes a budget action history detail.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionHistories?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionHistories 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionHistories?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionHistories"
import requests
params = {
    "NextToken": "example",
    "MaxResults": "example"
}
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionHistories"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionHistories",
    params=params,
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionHistories');
url.searchParams.set('NextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('MaxResults', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Amz-Target': 'AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionHistories'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionHistories")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("NextToken", "example")
	q.Set("MaxResults", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionHistories")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionHistories")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "NextToken" => "example",
  "MaxResults" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["X-Amz-Target"] = "AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionHistories"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionHistories?" . http_build_query([
    "NextToken" => "example",
    "MaxResults" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionHistories"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
POST DescribeBudgetActionsForAccount

Describes all of the budget actions for an account.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForAccount?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForAccount 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForAccount?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForAccount"
import requests
params = {
    "NextToken": "example",
    "MaxResults": "example"
}
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForAccount"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForAccount",
    params=params,
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForAccount');
url.searchParams.set('NextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('MaxResults', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Amz-Target': 'AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForAccount'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForAccount")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("NextToken", "example")
	q.Set("MaxResults", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForAccount")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForAccount")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "NextToken" => "example",
  "MaxResults" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["X-Amz-Target"] = "AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForAccount"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForAccount?" . http_build_query([
    "NextToken" => "example",
    "MaxResults" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForAccount"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));
POST DescribeBudgetActionsForBudget

Describes all of the budget actions for a budget.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForBudget?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

Headers — extra info sent with the request
X-Amz-Target AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForBudget 
curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForBudget?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example" \
  -H "X-Amz-Target: AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForBudget"
import requests
params = {
    "NextToken": "example",
    "MaxResults": "example"
}
headers = {
    "X-Amz-Target": "AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForBudget"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForBudget",
    params=params,
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())
const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForBudget');
url.searchParams.set('NextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('MaxResults', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-Amz-Target': 'AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForBudget'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForBudget")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("NextToken", "example")
	q.Set("MaxResults", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Target", "AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForBudget")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}
require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForBudget")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "NextToken" => "example",
  "MaxResults" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["X-Amz-Target"] = "AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForBudget"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)
<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/budgets/2016-10-20/#X-Amz-Target=AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForBudget?" . http_build_query([
    "NextToken" => "example",
    "MaxResults" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "X-Amz-Target: AWSBudgetServiceGateway.DescribeBudgetActionsForBudget"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with AWS Budgets?

AWS Budgets is a Cloud API. Developers commonly use cloud APIs for:

  • provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure
  • automating deployments and container orchestration
  • monitoring uptime and performance metrics
  • managing storage buckets and databases
  • setting up auto-scaling and load balancing

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. AWS Budgets is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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