Which AWS services am I using?

When I sign into the AWS Management Console, I just see a list of all the services. How do I know which ones I'm using? Can I hide the ones I'm not using?

I much prefer the way Heroku organizes things. It shows your apps first. Then, when you click into an app, it only shows the add-ons (services) that app is using. Imagine logging into Heroku and just seeing a list of all Heroku add-ons.

Solution 1:

UPDATE: 2019-02-22 09:39:25

• A user on the stackexchange network reports that this answer is no longer valid, due to a change made by AWS

Quick Answer (TL;DR)

• Use the tag editor feature of AWS Resource Groups to report AWS services usage.

Detailed Answer

Context

• Amazon Web Services console (AWSConsole)
• Current version as of 2017-06-11
• Tracking any of various AWS Resources

Problem

• Scenario: AWSUserDipasq wants a report showing all used resources for a specific AWSConsole
• AWSUserDipasq does not have a handy record or report at hand
  • Example: AWSUserDipasq inherited an AWS configuration from someone else
  • Example: AWSUserDipasq setup the configuration a long time ago, and forgot what he did
  • Example: AWSUserDipasq used some third-party service to configure one or more resources on the specific AWSConsole
• AWSUserDipasq notices that the AWSBillingReport does not show enough detail
  • Example: AWSBillingReport only shows those items with no associated usage fee
  • Example: AWSBillingReport only shows those items which have already incurred costs in the previous billing period

Solution

Use the tag editor feature of AWS Resource Groups.

Step-by-Step:

• STEP: Login to the relevant AWSConsole
• STEP: Choose Resource Groups from the main AWSConsole
• STEP: Choose tag editor from the Resource Groups submenu
• STEP: Under Find resources to tag :: Regions choose all the AWS regions available
• STEP: Under Find resources to tag :: Resource Types choose All resource types
• STEP: Choose Find Resources

When these steps are successfully completed, the result will be a report of all the AWS Resources that are deployed on the relevant AWSConsole

Pitfalls

• This approach may show resources that are allocated for deployment, but still not actually used.

See also

• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsconsolehelpdocs/latest/gsg/creating-a-resource-group.html
• http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-using-cloudformer.html

Solution 2:

Once you figure out what services you're using, you may want to create a resource group to group them together.