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Connect engineering events to Costory to correlate cost changes with GitHub deploys, CI/CD runs, provider commitments, and custom API events. Events appear as timeline markers in Explorer and on the Events page.
Filter events by source, category, and labels to explain a cost change.
Costory dashboard contextualized with events on cost charts

Supported event sources

GitHub deploys

Pull request merges, releases, and deployment metadata.

CI/CD pipelines

Post build and deploy events directly from your pipelines.

Custom API events

Send any event that explains spend via the Events API.

Provider events

AWS live; Azure and GCP on the roadmap.

Frequently asked questions

GitHub and provider events typically appear within minutes. API events appear as soon as they are accepted by the Events API.
Yes. Post events with historical timestamps and Costory will place them on the correct date in your cost timeline.
No. Events are metadata overlays only. They help explain costs but do not modify billing data.
Yes. Use category, label, source, and environment filters in the Events page and in Explorer views.

Next steps

Add Usage Metrics

Combine events with KPIs for full context.

Events

Save, filter, and manage event context.

Explore costs

See how events drive cost changes in your dashboards.
Last modified on June 30, 2026