# Manage costs and usage
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As you continue exploring Amazon Location Service authentication, it's important to understand how to manage service capacity and costs, ensure you follow usage limits, and secure your credentials effectively. By applying best practices for security and performance, you can protect your applications and optimize your API usage.

**Topics**
+ [Best practices](auth-best-practices.md)
+ [Pricing](auth-pricing.md)
+ [Quotas and usage](auth-quota-and-usage.md)