Azure-docs: Is there an API to know all the meters associated with a Virtual Machine?

[xdmushui]

After I create a new VM, is there an API to get all the meters(Contains the meter guid) for this VM?

• Not through Usage Details

For example, the following JSON content is my Virtual machine details, obtained through the API (Virtual Machines - Get).
From the vmSize field, you can know the specifications of my virtual machine. I want to know the meter GUID of this virtual machine.
Microsoft also provides an API that get Azure rate card resources. To facilitate the query, I store this data locally in MySQL.
I tried to query the Meter Id through the VM info, such as, location, vmSize, osType. I can't find exactly.

So, Is there an API to get all the meters associated with a Virtual Machine?
Or, how do I get meter GUID via vmId or vmSize?

{
  "name": "KFEAUS00NESS-01",
  "id": "/subscriptions/********/resourceGroups/RG3/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/KFEAUS00NESS-01",
  "type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines",
  "location": "eastus",
  "properties": {
    "vmId": "00f3f81c-26f0-****-****-d7156d92db9e",
    "hardwareProfile": {
      "vmSize": "Standard_DS2_v2"
    },
    "storageProfile": {
      "imageReference": {
        "publisher": "MicrosoftWindowsServer",
        "offer": "WindowsServer",
        "sku": "2016-Datacenter",
        "version": "latest",
        "exactVersion": "14393.3326.1911120150"
      },
      "osDisk": {
        "osType": "Windows",
        "name": "KFEAUS00NESS-01_OsDisk_1_54c823ff72cd424db0a8aaf386bbbfb2",
        "createOption": "FromImage",
        "caching": "ReadWrite",
        "managedDisk": {
          "storageAccountType": "Premium_LRS",
          "id": "/subscriptions/********/resourceGroups/RG3/providers/Microsoft.Compute/disks/KFEAUS00NESS-01_OsDisk_1_54c823ff72cd424db0a8aaf386bbbfb2"
        },
        "diskSizeGB": 127
      },
      "dataDisks": []
    },
    "osProfile": {
      "computerName": "KFEAUS00NESS-01",
      "adminUsername": "kfadmin",
      "windowsConfiguration": {
        "provisionVMAgent": true,
        "enableAutomaticUpdates": true
      },
      "secrets": [],
      "allowExtensionOperations": true,
      "requireGuestProvisionSignal": true
    },
    "networkProfile": {
      "networkInterfaces": [
        {
          "id": "/subscriptions/********/resourceGroups/RG3/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/kfeaus00ness-01924"
        }
      ]
    },
    "diagnosticsProfile": {
      "bootDiagnostics": {
        "enabled": true,
        "storageUri": "https://***.blob.core.windows.net/"
      }
    },
    "provisioningState": "Succeeded"
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "id": "/subscriptions/********/resourceGroups/RG3/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/KFEAUS00NESS-01/extensions/IaaSAntimalware"
    },
    {
      "id": "/subscriptions/********/resourceGroups/RG3/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/KFEAUS00NESS-01/extensions/Microsoft.Insights.VMDiagnosticsSettings"
    },
    {
      "id": "/subscriptions/********/resourceGroups/RG3/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/KFEAUS00NESS-01/extensions/MicrosoftMonitoringAgent"
    }
  ]
}
````

select * from az_ratecards
where category = "Virtual Machines"
AND name like '%DS2%'
AND subcategory like '%Windows'
AND region ='US East'
```

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[SadiqhAhmed-MSFT]

@xdmushui Thanks for the comment. Appreciate if you could elaborate your ask with more details.

[xdmushui]

@xdmushui Thanks for the comment. Appreciate if you could elaborate your ask with more details.

Updated.

[SadiqhAhmed-MSFT]

@xdmushui Please send mail to AzCommunity [at] microsoft dot com with subject: ATTN: Sadiqh Ahmed include a link to this GitHub thread (for context) and I will share with you MeterID list.

[xdmushui]

@SadiqhAhmed-MSFT Thank you. The mail was sent.

[SadiqhAhmed-MSFT]

@xdmushui Thanks for describing in detail. Will check with the concerned team and get back to you soon.

[bandersmsft]

reassign:prkumarms-zz

[PRMerger14]

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[mumami]

@xdmushui Here is the retail rate card API that will give you the desired results with the right filters

https://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices?$filter=serviceFamily eq 'Compute'

Please note this is in preview mode.

[xdmushui]

@mumami Thank you for the information, it has helped me a lot.
Can I get more information about this API?
For example, is there documentation for the API?

The one drawback of this API is that it doesn't have a field for the type of operating system of VM.
Only the productName field, if it value contains 'Windows' it means the meter is for Windows, if it doesn't contain 'Windows' it means the meter is for Linux. It's a bit of a bad feeling if it's automatically recognized by the program and there are no clear field markers.

[xdmushui]

@mumami Hi,
I found a lot of the data on the API (https://prices.azure.com/api/retail/prices) to be erroneous or ambiguous.
I save the data for this API locally. I found problems with all units that recorded Reservation, and I couldn't know which one was 1 year and which one was 3 years.

Therefore, I want to know what the API documentation links to.
I'd like to submit some feedback and some questions.

[mumami]

@xdmushui Thanks for reaching out. In the API response, you have "reservationTerm" to determine whether its for 1 year or 3 years. Let me know if you don't see this in the response.
{
"currencyCode": "USD",
"tierMinimumUnits": 0.0,
"reservationTerm": "1 Year",
"retailPrice": 6595.0,
"unitPrice": 6595.0,
"armRegionName": "westeurope",
"location": "EU West",
"effectiveStartDate": "2017-07-17T00:00:00Z",
"meterId": "003e1713-c374-4003-9a73-27b3ccc80c38",
"meterName": "E16 v3/E16s v3",
"productId": "DZH318Z0BQ4L",
"skuId": "DZH318Z0BQ4L/003V",
"productName": "Virtual Machines Ev3 Series",
"skuName": "E16 v3",
"serviceName": "Virtual Machines",
"serviceId": "DZH313Z7MMC8",
"serviceFamily": "Compute",
"unitOfMeasure": "1 Hour",
"type": "Reservation",
"isPrimaryMeterRegion": true,
"armSkuName": "Standard_E16_v3"
},
{
"currencyCode": "USD",
"tierMinimumUnits": 0.0,
"reservationTerm": "3 Years",
"retailPrice": 12652.0,
"unitPrice": 12652.0,
"armRegionName": "westeurope",
"location": "EU West",
"effectiveStartDate": "2017-07-17T00:00:00Z",
"meterId": "003e1713-c374-4003-9a73-27b3ccc80c38",
"meterName": "E16 v3/E16s v3",
"productId": "DZH318Z0BQ4L",
"skuId": "DZH318Z0BQ4L/003W",
"productName": "Virtual Machines Ev3 Series",
"skuName": "E16 v3",
"serviceName": "Virtual Machines",
"serviceId": "DZH313Z7MMC8",
"serviceFamily": "Compute",
"unitOfMeasure": "1 Hour",
"type": "Reservation",
"isPrimaryMeterRegion": true,
"armSkuName": "Standard_E16_v3"
}

[bandersmsft]

@xdmushui Do you have all the information needed to close this issue?

[xdmushui]

Yes. This issue can be closed.
Thank you all.