About the Spend alert page
The Spend alert page allows you to configure a spend alert for your account by specifying a target dollar amount you'd like to be alerted on. When your month-to-date bill reaches 80% of the specified amount, all users with a superuser or billing role will receive an alert via email. The same will then happen if 100% of the specified amount is reached, which will be the final alert for that month. To access the Spend alert page, go to Account > Billing > Spend alert.
Before you begin
Be sure you know how to access the web interface controls before learning about the information you'll encounter here.
Configuring a spend alert
When your user role allows you access to this page, you'll be able to configure a spend alert:
Log in to the Fastly control panel.
- Go to Account > Billing > Spend alert.
- Click Set up spend alert.
- Turn on the alert using the switch on the top left side of the card.
- Enter a dollar amount in the Monthly spend limit field. The amount needs to be at least $5.
- Click Save monthly spend limit.
Note that spend alerts do not account for discounts your account may receive from Fastly.
Monitoring your month-to-date spend
You can monitor your month-to-date (MTD) spend via the month-to-date page.
What's next
Continue to explore your account management and billing information.
