Viewing Cost and Token Usage
Use cost and token metrics to understand usage, control spend, and identify optimization opportunities.
Available metrics depend on your tenant configuration and role.
Before You Begin
Before getting started, make sure you have:
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An Anypoint Platform account.
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These permissions:
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API Manager: Manage Policies
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API Manager: View APIs Configuration
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API Manager: View Policies
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Anypoint Monitoring: Monitoring Viewer
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Exchange: Exchange Viewer
For more information, see Enhanced Experience Permissions.
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Cost and Token Data Locations
The system displays token usage and performance data in several places:
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Governance > Cost Management: Primary dashboard for organization-wide token usage and spend indicators
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Service detail pages: Usage and performance summaries for supported services
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Observability: Aggregated token and latency trends, when configured
Navigation labels can vary by catalog, enabled features, and release.
Open Cost Management
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Log in and go to Governance > Cost Management.
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Adjust the time range and filters for the services or period you want to analyze.
Usage Metrics
The experience organizes token and activity data into summary cards and detail views:
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Total Tokens: Number of tokens processed in the selected time range
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Saved Tokens (Est.): Estimated tokens saved by optimization policies
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Tool Calls: Number of tool or function calls in the selected time range
Each card also shows how many instances contributed to the metric.
Filter and Search
Use controls at the top of the page to narrow the view:
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Search for service or instance names.
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Use Filters to refine your search by service type, environment, or metadata.
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Select a time range to search, such as 1 hour (1H), 6 hours (6H), 24 hours (24H), 7 days (7D), or 30 days (30D).
The counter updates to show the number of matching services.
Saved Token Estimates
When optimization policies are active, the system estimates saved tokens compared to unoptimized traffic.
Treat this metric as directional, not exact.
Cost Data Use Cases
Cost and performance data inform multiple workflows:
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Cost optimization: Identify services with high usage and apply optimization controls.
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Performance triage: Correlate latency or error spikes with deployments or policy changes.
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Planning and alignment: Share trends with finance and platform teams for forecasting.
This dashboard doesn’t automatically cap usage. To limit consumption, apply governance strategies or rate-limiting policies.