Azure Billing Exports Connection

Let's create a billing export in Azure Blob Storage and grant Cloudchipr’s service principal access.

1. Create New Export

Go to the Cost Exports page, click on the Create button, and choose Cost and usage (actual + amortized)


2. Add Datasets

Add Exports Prefix, for example: c8r-


3. Define the Destination

As the format type of exports, choose Parquet with Snappy compression. Select boxes for File Partitioning and Overwrite, and click on Review and Create button.


4. Provide Access to the Storage Account to Cloudchipr Service Principal

Go to the Storage Accounts page

  1. Choose the storage account specified during export creation
  2. Go to the Access Control (IAM) page
  3. Add role assignment
  4. Choose Blob Storage Data Reader role
  5. Select <service principal id> as member, review and assign the role.
    1. Replace <service principal id> with Cloudchipr's service principal provided by your account executive.

Please send us the billing export name, container name, storage account name, and directory name chosen during export creation.