GCP Cost Tracking Setup

Connect your Google Cloud Platform account to track infrastructure costs automatically. Follow these steps to configure billing data access.

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Step 1 — Enable BigQuery Export

Configure GCP to export billing data to BigQuery.

1. Go to GCP Console → Billing → Billing export

2. You’ll see Detailed usage cost export (it will be disabled initially). Click Edit settings

   

3. Select the project you want to track costs for, then create a new BigQuery dataset or use an existing one.

   Note the dataset name and table name created:

   • Dataset: billing_export
   • Table: gcp_billing_export_v1_XXXXX

   

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Step 2 — Create Service Account

Create a service account with permissions to read billing data from BigQuery.

1. Go to IAM & Admin → Service Accounts
2. Click Create Service Account
3. Grant the following roles:
   • BigQuery Data Viewer
   • BigQuery Job User
   • BigQuery Read Session User
4. Complete the service account creation
5. Click on the service account → Keys → Add Key → Create new key

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Step 3 — Upload Credentials to Paygent

In the Paygent dashboard, navigate to Infra Cost and select the GCP tab.

1. Click Choose File and select the JSON key file downloaded in Step 2
2. Enter the Billing Dataset name from Step 1
   • Example: billing_export
3. Enter the Billing Table name from Step 1
   • Example: gcp_billing_export_v1_XXXXX_XXXXX_XXXXX
4. Click Upload Credentials

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