Budget Alerts

Overview

Budget Alerts help you monitor your Datastreamer spending by sending email notifications when your usage reaches specific thresholds. Get warned before exceeding your budget!

Key Features

1. Budget Configuration

• Fixed Amount Alerts
  Set a dollar limit (e.g., $500) to receive notifications when costs reach this amount.

• Percentage-Based Alerts
  Choose between 90% or 100% of your configured budget to get early warnings before full consumption.

2. Multi-Email Notifications

• Add up to 5 email addresses to receive alerts
• Edit recipients anytime

3. Real-Time Tracking

• See current month's spending at the top of the page
• Automatic daily budget checks (1 AM UTC)
• Historical alert tracking (system remembers sent notifications)

How It Works

1. Create Alert

   • Name your alert
   • Choose dollar amount and percentage threshold
   • Add notification emails

2. Automatic Monitoring

   • System checks spending daily, every 24 hours.

3. Email Notifications

   • Clean HTML format
   • Shows exact threshold reached
   • Includes billing period dates

Important Notes

• Alerts don't stop the pipelines - they're notifications only
• Costs may lag 24 hours in reporting
• Configure lower thresholds to account for reporting delays
• Delete old alerts when no longer needed

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Pro Tip

Set a 90% alert to give yourself time to adjust usage before hitting limits!