---
title: "Get cost anomaly"
method: GET
path: "/api/v2/cost/anomalies/{anomaly_id}"
tags: ["Cloud Cost Management"]
---

# Get cost anomaly

`GET /api/v2/cost/anomalies/{anomaly_id}`

Get a detected Cloud Cost Management anomaly by UUID.

## Path parameters

- `anomaly_id` string, required

## Response `200`

OK

- CostAnomalyResponse — Response object containing a single Cloud Cost Management anomaly.
  - `data` CostAnomalyResponseData — Resource wrapper for a single cost anomaly.
    - `attributes` CostAnomaly, required — A single detected Cloud Cost Management anomaly.
      - `actual_cost` number, double, required — Actual cost incurred during the anomaly window.
      - `anomalous_cost_change` number, double, required — Anomalous cost change relative to the expected baseline.
      - `anomaly_end` integer, required — Anomaly end timestamp in Unix milliseconds.
      - `anomaly_start` integer, required — Anomaly start timestamp in Unix milliseconds.
      - `correlated_tags` CostAnomalyCorrelatedTags, nullable, required — Map of correlated tag keys to the list of correlated tag values.
      - `dimensions` CostAnomalyDimensions, required — Map of cost dimension keys to their values for the anomaly grouping.
      - `dismissal` CostAnomalyDismissal — Resolution metadata for an anomaly that has been dismissed.
        - `cause` string, required — Reason the anomaly was dismissed.
        - `dismissal_id` string, required — Unique identifier of the dismissal record.
        - `message` string, required — Optional message explaining the dismissal.
        - `updated_at` integer, required — Timestamp of the last dismissal update in Unix milliseconds.
        - `updated_by` string, required — Identifier of the user that last updated the dismissal.
      - `max_cost` number, double, required — Maximum cost observed during the anomaly window.
      - `provider` string, required — Cloud or SaaS provider associated with the anomaly (for example `aws`, `gcp`, `azure`).
      - `query` string, required — The metrics query that detected the anomaly.
      - `uuid` string, required — The unique identifier of the anomaly.
    - `id` string, required — The unique identifier of the anomaly.
    - `type` 'anomalies', required — Type of the cost anomalies collection resource. Must be `anomalies`.

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `429` — Too many requests

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