# EstimateTemplateCost


Returns the estimated monthly cost of a template. The return value is an AWS Simple Monthly Calculator URL with a query string that describes the resources required to run the template.

## Request Parameters


 For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

 **Parameters.member.N**   
A list of `Parameter` structures that specify input parameters.  
Type: Array of [Parameter](API_Parameter.md) objects  
Required: No

 ** TemplateBody **   
Structure that contains the template body with a minimum length of 1 byte and a maximum length of 51,200 bytes.  
Conditional: You must pass `TemplateBody` or `TemplateURL`. If both are passed, only `TemplateBody` is used.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1.  
Required: No

 ** TemplateURL **   
The URL of a file that contains the template body. The URL must point to a template that's located in an Amazon S3 bucket or a Systems Manager document. The location for an Amazon S3 bucket must start with `https://`. URLs from S3 static websites are not supported.  
Conditional: You must pass `TemplateURL` or `TemplateBody`. If both are passed, only `TemplateBody` is used.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 5120.  
Required: No

## Response Elements


The following element is returned by the service.

 ** Url **   
An AWS Simple Monthly Calculator URL with a query string that describes the resources required to run the template.  
Type: String

## Errors


For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

## Examples


### EstimateTemplateCost


This example illustrates one usage of EstimateTemplateCost.

#### Sample Request


```
https://cloudformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/
 ?Action=EstimateTemplateCost
 &TemplateURL= https://s3.amazonaws.com/cloudformation-samples-us-east-1/Drupal_Simple.template
 &Version=2010-05-15
 &SignatureVersion=2
 &Timestamp=2011-12-04T22%3A26%3A28.000Z
 &AWSAccessKeyId=[AWS Access KeyID]
 &Signature=[Signature]
```

#### Sample Response


```
<Response xmlns="http://cloudformation.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-05-15/">
  <EstimateTemplateCostResult>
    <Url>http://calculator.s3.amazonaws.com/calc5.html?key=cf-2e351785-e821-450c-9d58-625e1e1ebfb6</Url>
  </EstimateTemplateCostResult>
  <ResponseMetadata>
    <RequestId>b9b4b068-3a41-11e5-94eb-example</RequestId>
  </ResponseMetadata>
</Response>
```

## See Also


For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/cloudformation-2010-05-15/EstimateTemplateCost) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/cloudformation-2010-05-15/EstimateTemplateCost) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/cloudformation-2010-05-15/EstimateTemplateCost) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/cloudformation-2010-05-15/EstimateTemplateCost) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/cloudformation-2010-05-15/EstimateTemplateCost) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/cloudformation-2010-05-15/EstimateTemplateCost) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/cloudformation-2010-05-15/EstimateTemplateCost) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/cloudformation-2010-05-15/EstimateTemplateCost) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/cloudformation-2010-05-15/EstimateTemplateCost) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/cloudformation-2010-05-15/EstimateTemplateCost)