Automating Azure Cost Reporting with Python

This repository contains a Python script that automates Azure cost reporting by fetching cost usage data from the Azure Management API and sending a daily cost report via email.

Table of Contents

1. Prerequisites
2. Installation
3. Usage
4. Configuration

Prerequisites

Before running the script, ensure you have the following prerequisites:

1. Python 3.x installed on your system.
2. An Azure subscription with the necessary permissions to access the Cost Management API.
3. Azure AD credentials: subscription_id, tenant_id, client_id, and client_secret.

Installation

1. Clone this repository to your local machine using git clone.
2. Navigate to the repository's directory.

Usage

1. Open the Python script azure_cost_report.py in a text editor.
2. Replace the placeholder values for subscription_id, tenant_id, client_id, and client_secret with your Azure AD credentials.

   subscription_id = 'YOUR_SUBSCRIPTION_ID'
   tenant_id = 'YOUR_TENANT_ID'
   client_id = 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID'
   client_secret = 'YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET'

3. Modify the email_recipients variable with the email addresses of the recipients you want to send the cost report to.

   python

   email_recipients = ['recipient1@example.com', 'recipient2@example.com']

4. Run the script using python azure_cost_report.py.
5. The script will fetch the cost data and send the cost report via email to the specified recipients.

Configuration

The script allows you to configure the following parameters:

• subscription_id: Your Azure subscription ID.
• tenant_id: Your Azure AD tenant ID.
• client_id: Your Azure AD application/client ID.
• client_secret: Your Azure AD application/client secret.
• monthly_budget: The monthly budget amount in your local currency (e.g., INR).
• email_sender: The email address from which the cost report will be sent.
• email_password: The password for the email sender account.
• email_smtp_server: The SMTP server address for the sender email account.
• email_smtp_port: The SMTP port number for the sender email account.
• email_recipients: A list of email addresses to which the cost report will be sent.

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