# Cloud Cost Categories

Allows you to categorize based on business requirements and get a contextual view of your expenses.

## Fetch details of a Cost category

 - [GET /ccm/api/business-mapping/{id}](https://apidocs.harness.io/cloud-cost-categories/getbusinessmapping.md): Retrieve a specific Cost Category by its unique identifier. Returns the complete Cost Category configuration including all cost buckets, shared costs, and rule definitions.

## Delete a Cost category

 - [DELETE /ccm/api/business-mapping/{id}](https://apidocs.harness.io/cloud-cost-categories/deletebusinessmapping.md): Delete a Cost Category by its unique identifier. The deletion will fail if the Cost Category is currently used in any Perspectives. Returns a list of linked Perspectives if deletion is blocked.

## Get (cost-categories)/(cost buckets) for recommendation filter panel

 - [GET /ccm/api/business-mapping/filter-panel](https://apidocs.harness.io/cloud-cost-categories/getbusinessmappingforfilterpanel.md): Get (cost-categories)/(cost buckets) for recommendation filter panel

## Return details of all the Cost categories

 - [GET /ccm/api/business-mapping](https://apidocs.harness.io/cloud-cost-categories/getbusinessmappinglist.md): List all Cost Categories for your account with support for search, sorting, and pagination. Use this endpoint to browse and discover existing Cost Categories and their configurations.

## Update a Cost category

 - [PUT /ccm/api/business-mapping](https://apidocs.harness.io/cloud-cost-categories/updatebusinessmapping.md): Update an existing Cost Category configuration. Modify cost buckets, shared costs, rules, or rename the Cost Category. The update is identified by the UUID in the request body.

## Create a Cost Category

 - [POST /ccm/api/business-mapping](https://apidocs.harness.io/cloud-cost-categories/createbusinessmapping.md): Create a Cost Category to organize and allocate cloud costs based on your business structure. Define custom rules and cost buckets to automatically categorize expenses by teams, projects, environments, or any business dimension. Cost Categories enable accurate cost allocation, chargeback, and financial reporting across your organization.