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# Generate cost data export

> Generate a DataExport of costs.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://api.vantage.sh/v2/oas_v3.json post /costs/data_exports
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: Vantage
  description: Vantage API
  termsOfService: https://www.vantage.sh/terms-of-use
  contact:
    name: Vantage Support
    url: https://www.vantage.sh
    email: support@vantage.sh
  version: 2.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.vantage.sh/v2
security:
  - oauth2:
      - read
tags:
  - name: AccessGrants
    description: Operations about AccessGrants
  - name: AnomalyAlerts
    description: Operations about AnomalyAlerts
  - name: AnomalyNotifications
    description: Operations about AnomalyNotifications
  - name: AuditLogs
    description: Operations about AuditLogs
  - name: BillingProfiles
    description: Operations about BillingProfiles
  - name: BillingRules
    description: Operations about BillingRules
  - name: BudgetAlerts
    description: Operations about BudgetAlerts
  - name: Budgets
    description: Operations about Budgets
  - name: BusinessMetrics
    description: Operations about BusinessMetrics
  - name: Canvases
    description: Operations about Canvases
  - name: CostAlertEvents
    description: Operations about CostAlertEvents
  - name: CostAlerts
    description: Operations about CostAlerts
  - name: CostProvider
    description: Operations about CostProviders
  - name: CostProviderAccounts
    description: Operations about CostProviderAccounts
  - name: Costs
    description: Operations about Costs
  - name: CostService
    description: Operations about CostServices
  - name: Dashboards
    description: Operations about Dashboards
  - name: DataExports
    description: Operations about DataExports
  - name: ExchangeRates
    description: Operations about ExchangeRates
  - name: FinancialCommitmentReports
    description: Operations about FinancialCommitmentReports
  - name: FinancialCommitments
    description: Operations about FinancialCommitments
  - name: Folders
    description: Operations about Folders
  - name: Integrations
    description: Operations about Integrations
  - name: Invoices
    description: Operations about Invoices
  - name: KubernetesEfficiencyReports
    description: Operations about KubernetesEfficiencyReports
  - name: ManagedAccounts
    description: Operations about ManagedAccounts
  - name: Me
    description: Operations about Mes
  - name: NetworkFlowReports
    description: Operations about NetworkFlowReports
  - name: OpenAPISpecification
    description: Operations about OpenAPISpecifications
  - name: Ping
    description: Operations about Pings
  - name: Prices
    description: Operations about Prices
  - name: Recommendations
    description: Operations about Recommendations
  - name: RecommendationViews
    description: Operations about RecommendationViews
  - name: ReportNotifications
    description: Operations about ReportNotifications
  - name: ResourceReports
    description: Operations about ResourceReports
  - name: Resources
    description: Operations about Resources
  - name: SavedFilters
    description: Operations about SavedFilters
  - name: Segments
    description: Operations about Segments
  - name: Tags
    description: Operations about Tags
  - name: Teams
    description: Operations about Teams
  - name: UnitCosts
    description: Operations about UnitCosts
  - name: UserFeedback
    description: Operations about UserFeedbacks
  - name: Users
    description: Operations about Users
  - name: VirtualTags
    description: Operations about VirtualTags
  - name: Workspaces
    description: Operations about Workspaces
paths:
  /costs/data_exports:
    post:
      tags:
        - Costs
      summary: Generate cost data export
      description: Generate a DataExport of costs.
      operationId: createCostExport
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/createCostExport'
        required: true
      responses:
        '202':
          description: >-
            The data export has been queued and will be available at the
            location specified in the Location header.
          content: {}
        '400':
          description: BadRequest
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '402':
          description: PaymentRequired
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
        '404':
          description: NotFound
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Errors'
      security:
        - oauth2:
            - read
components:
  schemas:
    createCostExport:
      type: object
      properties:
        cost_report_token:
          type: string
          description: The CostReport token.
        filter:
          type: string
          description: >-
            The VQL filter to apply to the costs. If this is supplied you do not
            need cost_report_token.
        workspace_token:
          type: string
          description: >-
            The token of the Workspace to query costs from. Ignored if
            'cost_report_token' is set. Required if the API token is associated
            with multiple Workspaces.
        start_date:
          type: string
          description: First date you would like to filter costs from. ISO 8601 formatted.
        end_date:
          type: string
          description: Last date you would like to filter costs to. ISO 8601 formatted.
        groupings:
          type: array
          description: >-
            Group the results by specific field(s). Defaults to provider,
            service, account_id. Valid groupings: account_id,
            billing_account_id, charge_type, cost_category, cost_subcategory,
            provider, region, resource_id, service, tagged, tag:<tag_value>. If
            providing multiple groupings, join as comma separated values:
            groupings=provider,service,region
          items:
            type: string
        date_bin:
          type: string
          description: The date bin of the costs. Defaults to the report's default or day.
          enum:
            - day
            - week
            - month
            - quarter
            - hour
        schema:
          type: string
          description: The schema of the data export.
          default: vntg
          enum:
            - vntg
            - focus
            - comparison
        settings:
          type: object
          properties:
            include_credits:
              type: boolean
              description: Results will include credits.
              default: false
            include_refunds:
              type: boolean
              description: Results will include refunds.
              default: false
            include_discounts:
              type: boolean
              description: Results will include discounts.
              default: true
            include_tax:
              type: boolean
              description: Results will include tax.
              default: true
            amortize:
              type: boolean
              description: Results will amortize.
              default: true
            unallocated:
              type: boolean
              description: Results will show unallocated costs.
              default: false
            aggregate_by:
              type: string
              description: Results will aggregate by cost or usage.
              default: cost
            show_previous_period:
              type: boolean
              description: Results will show previous period costs or usage comparison.
              default: true
          description: Cost-related settings.
      description: Generate a DataExport of costs.
    Errors:
      required:
        - errors
      type: object
      properties:
        links:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Links'
        errors:
          type: array
          nullable: false
          items:
            type: string
      description: Errors model
    Links:
      type: object
      properties:
        self:
          type: string
          description: The URL of the current page of results.
          nullable: true
        first:
          type: string
          description: The URL of the first page of results.
          nullable: true
        next:
          type: string
          description: The URL of the next page of results, if one exists.
          nullable: true
        last:
          type: string
          description: The URL of the last page of results, if one exists.
          nullable: true
        prev:
          type: string
          description: The URL of the previous page of results, if one exists.
          nullable: true
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://console.vantage.sh/account/profile
          scopes:
            read: Grants read access
            write: Grants write access

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