# Understanding recommended action types


Recommended actions automatically identify and prioritize the most important actions you should take related to Billing and Cost Management, regarding budgets, payments, cost optimization, cost anomalies, IAM permissions, and tax settings.

Recommended actions are categorized into three levels based on urgency, financial impact, and account relevance.

1. **Critical alerts**: These are high-priority items that could impact your account standing, such as past due payments or expired payment methods.

1. **Advisory warnings**: These are important notifications about your configured resources like budgets, tax settings, and credits that help you identify opportunities to save costs.

1. **Informational**: These are best practices and optimization opportunities to improve your cloud financial management.

The following table provides an overview of the different recommended actions, organized by severity and feature.

**Note**  
\$1 These action types are always visible. Additional action types require the `bcm-recommended-actions:ListRecommendedActions` permission. For more information, see [Billing and Cost Management recommended actions policies](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cost-management/latest/userguide/billing-permissions-ref.html#allows-recommended-actions-access).


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