API field name Description
AccountId The AWS account ID in which the current instance
was created.
This field is displayed as the Account ID column in the EC2 instances recommendations and instance details pages of the Compute Optimizer console.
This field is labeled Account ID on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as accountId in the export .csv file.
CurrentInstanceType The instance type of the current instance.
This field is displayed as the Current instance type column in the EC2 instances recommendations and instance details pages of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Current instance type on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as currentInstanceType in the export .csv file.
CurrentMemory The memory of the current instance.
This field is displayed as the Memory column in the EC2 instance details page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Current memory on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as current_memory in the export .csv file.
CurrentNetwork The network performance, or rate of data transfer,
of the current instance.
This field is displayed as the Network column in the EC2 instance details page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Current network on the Export recommendations page
API field name Description
of the Compute Optimizer console, and as current_network in the export .csv file.
CurrentOnDemandPrice The On-Demand price of the current instance. The price listed might not reflect the actual price you pay for the instance.
This field is displayed as the Current On-Demand price column in the EC2 instances recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Current On-Demand price on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as current_onDemandPrice in the export .csv file.
CurrentStandardOneYearNoUpfrontReservedPrice The Reserved Instances, standard 1-year no upfront price of the current instance. The price listed might not reflect the actual price you pay for the instance.
This field is displayed as the Current 1-year RI price column in the EC2 instances
recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Current 1-year RI price on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
current_standardOneYearNoUpfrontReservedPrice in the export .csv file.
CurrentStandardThreeYearNoUpfrontReservedPrice The Reserved Instances, standard 3-year no upfront price of the current instance. The price listed might not reflect the actual price you pay for the instance.
This field is displayed as the Current 3-year RI price column in the EC2 instances
recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Current 3-year RI price on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
current_standardThreeYearNoUpfrontReservedPrice in the export .csv file.
CurrentStorage The local storage volume of the current instance.
This field is displayed as the Storage column in the EC2 instance details page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Current storage on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as current_storage in the export .csv file.
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CurrentVCpus The number of vCPUs of the current instance.
This field is displayed as the vCPUs column in the EC2 instance details page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Current vCPUs on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as current_vcpus in the export .csv file.
Finding The finding classification for the current
instance. Instances can be classified as under-provisioned, over-under-provisioned, or optimized.
For more information, see Instance finding classifications (p. 48).
This field is displayed as the Finding column in the EC2 instances recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Finding on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as finding in the export .csv file.
FindingReasonCodes The finding reasons describe which specifications of the current instance were under-provisioned or over-provisioned (such as CPU, memory, local disk throughput, local disk IOPS, EBS volume throughput, EBS volume IOPS, network bandwidth, and network packets-per-second).
This field is displayed as the Finding reasons column in the EC2 instances recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Finding reason codes on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as findingReasonCodes_<code> in the export .csv file. The <code> portion of the label identifies the instance specifications (CPU, memory, network, etc.) that are over-provisioned or under-provisioned.
InstanceArn The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the current
instance.
This field is not displayed in the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Instance ARN on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as instanceArn in the export .csv file.
API field name Description
InstanceName The name of the current instance.
This field is displayed as the Instance name column in the EC2 instances recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Instance name on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as instanceName in the export .csv file.
LastRefreshTimestamp The timestamp of when the instance
recommendation was last refreshed.
This field is not displayed in the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Last refresh timestamp on the Export
recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as lastRefreshTimestamp_UTC in the export .csv file.
LookbackPeriodInDays The number of preceding days for which Compute Optimizer analyzed metric data from the current instance to generate the recommendation.
This field is not displayed in the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Lookback period in days on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as lookBackPeriodInDays in the export .csv file.
RecommendationOptionsInstanceType The instance type of the instance recommendation.
This field is displayed as the Recommended instance type column in the EC2 instances recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Recommendation options Instance type on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
recommendationOptions_<rank>_instanceType in the export .csv file.
RecommendationOptionsMemory The memory of the instance recommendation.
This field is displayed as the Memory column in the EC2 instance details page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Recommendation options memory on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as recommendationOptions_<rank>_memory in the export .csv file.
API field name Description
RecommendationOptionsNetwork The network performance, or rate of data transfer, of the instance recommendation.
This field is displayed as the Network column in the EC2 instance details page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Recommendation options network on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as recommendationOptions_<rank>_network in the export .csv file.
RecommendationOptionsOnDemandPrice The On-Demand price of the instance recommendation.
This field is displayed as the Recommended On-Demand price column in the EC2 instance recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Recommendation options On-Demand price on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
recommendationOptions_<rank>_onDemandPrice in the export .csv file.
RecommendationOptionsPerformanceRisk The performance risk of the instance recommendation.
This field is displayed as the Performance risk column in the EC2 instance details page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Recommendation options performance risk on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
recommendationOptions_<rank>_performanceRisk in the export .csv file.
RecommendationOptionsPlatformDifferences The platform differences column displays the configuration differences between the current instance and each recommended instance type option. The recommended instance type might use a different CPU architecture, hypervisor, instance store, network interface, storage interface, and virtualization type.
This field is displayed as the Platform differences column in the EC2 instance details page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Recommendation options platform differences on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
recommendationOptions_<rank>_platformDifferences_<difference>
in the export .csv file. The <difference> portion of the label identifies the configuration that is different between the current instance and recommended instance type.
API field name Description
RecommendationOptionsProjectedUtilizationMetricsCpuMaximumThe projected maximum CPU utilization metric of the instance recommendation. This value defines the maximum CPU utilization of the recommended instance type if you used the recommended instance type during the look-back period.
This field is displayed as an overlay on the CPU utilization (percent) metric graph in the EC2 instance details page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Recommendation options projected utilization metrics CPU maximum on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
recommendationOptions_<rank>_projectedUtilizationMetrics_CPU_MAXIMUM in the export .csv file.
RecommendationOptionsProjectedUtilizationMetricsMemoryMaximumThe projected maximum memory utilization metric of the instance recommendation. This value defines the maximum memory utilization of the recommended instance type if you had used the recommended instance type during the look-back period.
This field is displayed as an overlay on the Memory utilization (percent) metric graph in the EC2 instance details page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Recommendation options projected utilization metrics memory maximum on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
recommendationOptions_<rank>_projectedUtilizationMetrics_MEMORY_MAXIMUM in the export .csv file.
RecommendationOptionsStandardOneYearNoUpfrontReservedPriceThe Reserved Instances, standard 1-year no upfront price for the instance recommendation.
This field is displayed as the Recommended 1-year RI price column in the EC2 instance recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Recommended options 1-year RI price on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
recommendationOptions_<rank>_standardOneYearNoUpfrontReservedPrice in the export .csv file.
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RecommendationOptionsStandardThreeYearNoUpfrontReservedPriceThe Reserved Instances, standard 3-year no upfront price for the instance recommendation.
This field is displayed as the Recommended 3-year RI price column in the EC2 instance recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Recommended options 3-year RI price on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
recommendationOptions_<rank>_standardThreeYearNoUpfrontReservedPrice in the export .csv file.
RecommendationOptionsStorage The local storage volume of the instance recommendation.
This field is displayed as the Storage column in the EC2 instance details page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Recommendation options storage on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
recommendationOptions_<rank>_storage in the export .csv file.
RecommendationOptionsVcpus The vCPUs of the instance recommendation.
This field is displayed as the vCPUs column in the EC2 instance details page of the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Recommendation options vCPUs on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
recommendationOptions_<rank>_vcpus in the export .csv file.
RecommendationsSourcesRecommendationSourceArnThe Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the current resource.
This field is not displayed in the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Recommendation source ARN on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
recommendationsSources_<rank>_recommendationSourceArn in the export .csv file.
API field name Description
RecommendationsSourcesRecommendationSourceTypeThe resource type of the current resource (for example, instance).
This field is not displayed in the Compute Optimizer console. This field is labeled Recommendation source type on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
recommendationsSources_<rank>_recommendationSourceType in the export .csv file.
UtilizationMetricsCpuMaximum The maximum CPU utilization metric of the current instance observed during the lookback period (up to 14 days).
This field is displayed as the CPU utilization (percent) graph in the EC2 instance details page.
This field is labeled Utilization metrics CPU maximum on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as utilizationMetrics_CPU_MAXIMUM in the export .csv file.
UtilizationMetricsDiskReadBytesPerSecondMaximumThe maximum disk read bytes per second of the current instance observed during the lookback period (up to 14 days).
This field is displayed as the Disk read (MiB/
second) graph in the EC2 instance details page. This field is labeled Utilization metrics disk read bytes per second maximum on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
utilizationMetrics_DISK_READ_BYTES_PER_SECOND_MAXIMUM in the export .csv file.
UtilizationMetricsDiskReadOpsPerSecondMaximum The maximum disk read operations per second of the current instance observed during the lookback period (up to 14 days).
This field is displayed as the Disk read
(operations/second) graph in the EC2 instance details page. This field is labeled Utilization metrics disk read operations per second maximum on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
utilizationMetrics_DISK_READ_OPS_PER_SECOND_MAXIMUM in the export .csv file.
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UtilizationMetricsDiskWriteBytesPerSecondMaximumThe maximum disk write bytes per second of the current instance observed during the lookback period (up to 14 days).
This field is displayed as the Disk write (MiB/
second) graph in the EC2 instance details page. This field is labeled Utilization metrics disk write bytes per second maximum on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
utilizationMetrics_DISK_WRITE_BYTES_PER_SECOND_MAXIMUM in the export .csv file.
UtilizationMetricsDiskWriteOpsPerSecondMaximum The maximum disk write operations per second of the current instance observed during the lookback period (up to 14 days).
This field is displayed as the Disk write
(operations/second) graph in the EC2 instance details page. This field is labeled Utilization metrics disk write operations per second maximum on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
utilizationMetrics_DISK_WRITE_OPS_PER_SECOND_MAXIMUM in the export .csv file.
UtilizationMetricsEbsReadBytesPerSecondMaximum The maximum bytes read per second for volumes attached to an instance observed during the lookback period (up to 14 days).
This field is displayed as the EBS read bandwidth (MiB/second) graph in the EC2 instance
details page. This field is labeled Utilization metrics EBS read bandwidth bytes per second maximum on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
utilizationMetrics_EBS_READ_BYTES_PER_SECOND_MAXIMUM in the export .csv file.
UtilizationMetricsEbsReadOpsPerSecondMaximum The maximum number of read operations per second for volumes attached to an instance observed during the lookback period (up to 14 days).
This field is displayed as the EBS read operations (per second) graph in the EC2 instance details page. This field is labeled Utilization metrics EBS read throughput operations per second maximum on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
utilizationMetrics_EBS_READ_OPS_PER_SECOND_MAXIMUM in the export .csv file.
API field name Description
UtilizationMetricsEbsWriteBytesPerSecondMaximumThe maximum bytes written per second for volumes attached to an instance observed during the lookback period (up to 14 days).
This field is displayed as the EBS write bandwidth (MiB/second) graph in the EC2 instance
details page. This field is labeled Utilization metrics EBS write bandwidth bytes per second maximum on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
utilizationMetrics_EBS_WRITE_BYTES_PER_SECOND_MAXIMUM in the export .csv file.
UtilizationMetricsEbsWriteOpsPerSecondMaximum The maximum number of write operations per second for volumes attached to an instance observed during the lookback period (up to 14 days).
This field is displayed as the EBS write operations (per second) graph in the EC2 instance details page. This field is labeled Utilization metrics EBS write throughput operations per second maximum on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
utilizationMetrics_EBS_WRITE_OPS_PER_SECOND_MAXIMUM in the export .csv file.
UtilizationMetricsMemoryMaximum The maximum memory utilization metric of the current instance observed during the lookback period (up to 14 days).
This field is displayed as the Memory utilization (percent) graph in the EC2 instance details page.
This field is labeled Utilization metrics memory maximum on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as utilizationMetrics_MEMORY_MAXIMUM in the export .csv file.
UtilizationMetricsNetworkInBytesPerSecondMaximumThe maximum network in bytes per second of the current instance observed during the lookback period (up to 14 days).
This field is displayed as the Network in (MiB/
second) graph in the EC2 instance details page. This field is labeled Utilization metrics network in bytes per second maximum on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
utilizationMetrics_NETWORK_IN_BYTES_PER_SECOND_MAXIMUM in the export .csv file.
API field name Description
UtilizationMetricsNetworkOutBytesPerSecondMaximumThe maximum network out bytes per second of the current instance observed during the lookback period (up to 14 days).
This field is displayed as the Network out (MiB/second) graph in the EC2 instance details page. This field is labeled Utilization metrics network out bytes per second maximum on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
utilizationMetrics_NETWORK_OUT_BYTES_PER_SECOND_MAXIMUM in the export .csv file.
UtilizationMetricsNetworkPacketsInPerSecondMaximumThe maximum network packets in per second of the current instance observed during the lookback period (up to 14 days).
This field is displayed as the Network packets in (per second) graph in the EC2 instance details page. This field is labeled Utilization metrics network packets in per second maximum on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
utilizationMetrics_NETWORK_PACKETS_IN_PER_SECOND_MAXIMUM in the export .csv file.
UtilizationMetricsNetworkPacketsOutPerSecondMaximumThe maximum network packets out per second of the current instance observed during the lookback period (up to 14 days).
This field is displayed as the Network packets out (per second) graph in the EC2 instance details page. This field is labeled Utilization metrics network packets out per second maximum on the Export recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console, and as
utilizationMetrics_NETWORK_PACKETS_OUT_PER_SECOND_MAXIMUM in the export .csv file.
API field name Description
EffectiveRecommendationPreferencesEnhancedInfrastructureMetricsThe status of the enhanced infrastructure metrics recommendation preference for the listed recommendation. An Active status confirms the recommendation listed is considering the longer three-month lookback period. An Inactive status confirms that the recommendation is not yet considering the longer lookback period. For more information, see Enhanced infrastructure metrics (p. 25).
This field is displayed as the Effective enhanced infrastructure metrics column in the EC2 instance recommendations page of the Compute Optimizer console. On the Export recommendations
page of the Compute Optimizer console, it's labeled as Effective recommendation preferences enhanced infrastructure metrics, and in the export .csv file, it's labeled as
page of the Compute Optimizer console, it's labeled as Effective recommendation preferences enhanced infrastructure metrics, and in the export .csv file, it's labeled as