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Connect Alibaba Cloud

Summary​

Register Alibaba Cloud as a data source for unified multi-cloud FinOps visibility.

Required role: Organization Manager or Manage Cloud Credentials
Estimated time: 15 minutes

Prerequisites​

  • Alibaba Cloud account with billing access
  • AccessKey ID and Secret with read-only billing permissions

Steps​

  1. Navigate to System → Data Sources → Connect → Alibaba
  2. Create a RAM user with billing read permissions in Alibaba Cloud console
  3. Enter AccessKey ID, AccessKey Secret, and billing account details in Costimizer
  4. Click Connect
  5. Wait for initial sync (2–4 hours)

Required permissions​

Grant read access to:

  • Billing and cost management APIs
  • ECS, OSS, and RDS for resource discovery