diff --git a/apier/v1/apier_it_test.go b/apier/v1/apier_it_test.go
index 67aea47f3..9b18b2a68 100644
--- a/apier/v1/apier_it_test.go
+++ b/apier/v1/apier_it_test.go
@@ -1568,7 +1568,8 @@ func TestApierITGetScheduledActions(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestApierITGetDataCost(t *testing.T) {
-	attrs := AttrGetDataCost{Direction: "*out", Category: "data", Tenant: "cgrates.org", Account: "1001", Subject: "1001", StartTime: time.Now(), Usage: 640113}
+	attrs := AttrGetDataCost{Category: "data", Tenant: "cgrates.org",
+		Subject: "1001", AnswerTime: time.Now(), Usage: 640113}
 	var rply *engine.DataCost
 	if err := rater.Call("ApierV1.GetDataCost", attrs, &rply); err != nil {
 		t.Error("Unexpected nil error received: ", err.Error())
@@ -1577,6 +1578,17 @@ func TestApierITGetDataCost(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestApierITGetCost(t *testing.T) {
+	attrs := AttrGetCost{Category: "data", Tenant: "cgrates.org",
+		Subject: "1001", AnswerTime: time.Now(), Usage: "640113"}
+	var rply *engine.EventCost
+	if err := rater.Call("ApierV1.GetCost", attrs, &rply); err != nil {
+		t.Error("Unexpected nil error received: ", err.Error())
+	} else if *rply.Cost != 128.0240 {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected cost received: %f", *rply.Cost)
+	}
+}
+
 // Test LoadTPFromStorDb
 func TestApierInitDataDb2(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := engine.InitDataDb(cfg); err != nil {
diff --git a/apier/v1/costs.go b/apier/v1/costs.go
index 37e93c4c0..6b7fadc83 100644
--- a/apier/v1/costs.go
+++ b/apier/v1/costs.go
@@ -25,25 +25,54 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/utils"
 )
 
+type AttrGetCost struct {
+	Tenant     string
+	Category   string
+	Subject    string
+	AnswerTime time.Time
+	Usage      string
+}
+
+func (apier *ApierV1) GetCost(attrs AttrGetCost, ec *engine.EventCost) error {
+	usage, err := utils.ParseDurationWithNanosecs(attrs.Usage)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	cd := &engine.CallDescriptor{
+		Direction:     utils.OUT,
+		Category:      attrs.Category,
+		Tenant:        attrs.Tenant,
+		Subject:       attrs.Subject,
+		TimeStart:     attrs.AnswerTime,
+		TimeEnd:       attrs.AnswerTime.Add(usage),
+		DurationIndex: usage,
+	}
+	var cc engine.CallCost
+	if err := apier.Responder.GetCost(cd, &cc); err != nil {
+		return utils.NewErrServerError(err)
+	}
+	*ec = *engine.NewEventCostFromCallCost(&cc, "", "")
+	ec.Compute()
+	return nil
+}
+
 type AttrGetDataCost struct {
-	Direction                string
-	Category                 string
-	Tenant, Account, Subject string
-	StartTime                time.Time
-	Usage                    int64 // the call duration so far (till TimeEnd)
+	Tenant     string
+	Category   string
+	Subject    string
+	AnswerTime time.Time
+	Usage      time.Duration // the call duration so far (till TimeEnd)
 }
 
 func (apier *ApierV1) GetDataCost(attrs AttrGetDataCost, reply *engine.DataCost) error {
-	usageAsDuration := time.Duration(attrs.Usage) * time.Nanosecond // Convert to seconds to match the loaded rates
 	cd := &engine.CallDescriptor{
-		Direction:     attrs.Direction,
+		Direction:     utils.OUT,
 		Category:      attrs.Category,
 		Tenant:        attrs.Tenant,
-		Account:       attrs.Account,
 		Subject:       attrs.Subject,
-		TimeStart:     attrs.StartTime,
-		TimeEnd:       attrs.StartTime.Add(usageAsDuration),
-		DurationIndex: usageAsDuration,
+		TimeStart:     attrs.AnswerTime,
+		TimeEnd:       attrs.AnswerTime.Add(attrs.Usage),
+		DurationIndex: attrs.Usage,
 		TOR:           utils.DATA,
 	}
 	var cc engine.CallCost
diff --git a/console/datacost.go b/console/datacost.go
index 551394427..c70d755ca 100644
--- a/console/datacost.go
+++ b/console/datacost.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ package console
 import (
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/apier/v1"
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/engine"
-	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/utils"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ func (self *CmdGetDataCost) RpcMethod() string {
 
 func (self *CmdGetDataCost) RpcParams(reset bool) interface{} {
 	if reset || self.rpcParams == nil {
-		self.rpcParams = &v1.AttrGetDataCost{Direction: utils.OUT}
+		self.rpcParams = new(v1.AttrGetDataCost)
 	}
 	return self.rpcParams
 }