# Track AWS EC2 price changes since the previous run

**Use case:** 

Get alerted whenever an AWS EC2 on-demand Linux price in eu-west-1 moves 5%+ since the previous scheduled run — a direct FinOps cost-change signal.

## Input

```json
{
  "providers": [
    "aws"
  ],
  "awsRegions": [
    "eu-west-1"
  ],
  "azureRegions": [
    "westeurope"
  ],
  "operatingSystem": "Linux",
  "maxResultsPerProvider": 500,
  "trackPriceChanges": true,
  "priceChangeThresholdPercentage": 5
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "provider": {
    "label": "Provider"
  },
  "region": {
    "label": "Region"
  },
  "instanceType": {
    "label": "Instance Type"
  },
  "operatingSystem": {
    "label": "OS"
  },
  "vcpu": {
    "label": "vCPU"
  },
  "ramGb": {
    "label": "RAM (GB)"
  },
  "pricePerHourUsd": {
    "label": "Price/hour (USD)"
  },
  "priceChangeAlert": {
    "label": "Price Change Alert"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Cloud Compute Price Comparison — AWS + Azure VM Pricing](https://apify.com/codeclouds/cloud-compute-prijzen-monitor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/codeclouds/cloud-compute-prijzen-monitor.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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