View Billing Using AWS-CLI for S3 Service

Step 1: Create a file named filters.json, which will contain the command for billing specific to aws s3.

{
    "Dimensions": {
        "Key": "SERVICE",
        "Values": [
            "Amazon Simple Storage Service"
        ]
    }
}

Step 2: Write a command to get the billing for s3 of your AWS account.

Note: Replace the time period as per the monthly spending you want to retrieve.

aws ce get-cost-and-usage \
    --time-period Start=YY-MM-DD,End=YY-MM-DD \
    --granularity MONTHLY \
    --metrics "BlendedCost," "UnblendedCost," "UsageQuantity" \
    --group-by Type=DIMENSION,Key=SERVICE Type=TAG,Key=Environment \
    --filter file://filters.json

Step 3: After entering the command, you will see the output like this, which contains your monthly cost spent on AWS and also the usage quantity.

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