# Budgets 'Budgets' provides efficient management of cloud costs by setting cloud budgets, comparing them with actual costs and forecasting future costs. The “Budgets” tab allows you to set cloud budgets and configure notifications when actual budgets or forecasts exceed or fall short of a certain period. You can receive notifications in advance to prevent from exceeding or falling short of your budget and manage it efficiently --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.opsnow.io/opsnow-user-guide-v0.2/menu/budgets.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.