Help Center/ Object Storage Service/ Billing/ Renewing Subscriptions/ Auto-renewing a Resource Package
Updated on 2024-08-22 GMT+08:00
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Auto-renewing a Resource Package

Auto-renewal can prevent resources from being automatically deleted if you forget to manually renew them. The auto-renewal rules are as follows:

  • The first auto-renewal date is based on when the resource package expires and the billing cycle.
  • The auto-renewal period of a resource package depends on your choice. For example, if you select a 3-month renewal period, your package is automatically renewed for three months every time before it expires.
  • You can enable auto-renewal anytime before a resource package expires. By default, the system will make the first attempt to charge your account for the renewal at 03:00, seven days before the expiry date. If this attempt fails, it will make another attempt at 03:00 every day until the subscription is renewed or expires.
  • After auto-renewal is enabled, you can still renew the resource package manually if you want to. After a manual renewal is complete, auto-renewal is still valid, and the renewal fee will be deducted from your account seven days before the new expiry date.
  • By default, the renewal fee is deducted from your account seven days before the new expiry date. You can change this auto-renewal payment date as required.

For more information about auto-renewal rules, see Auto-Renewal Rules.

Prerequisites

  • You have completed real-name authentication.
  • You have purchased at least one OBS resource package. For details, see Resource Package Purchase.
  • The resource package is not expired.
  • Your account balance is sufficient.

Enabling Auto-Renewal on the Renewals Page

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Hover over Billing & Costs in the upper part of the console and choose Renewal from the drop-down list.

    The Renewals page is displayed.

  3. Set the search criteria. You can define it by specifying the expiration time, name/order number/ID, product type, region, and enterprise project.

    • On the Auto Renewals page, you can view the resources with auto-renewal enabled.
    • On the Manual Renewals, Pay-per-Use After Expiration, and Renewals Canceled pages, you can enable auto-renewal for resources.
    Figure 1 Setting search criteria
    • If you have enabled enterprise project management, you can set the search criteria to select an enterprise project and query its resources that are to be renewed.
    • If you select a single expiration criterion, for example, Expires in X days, the resources that will expire in X days and are in the Provisioned state will be displayed. If you select both Expires in A days and Expires in B days (A > B), the resources that will expire in A days will be displayed.
    • The Do not show resources that have orders pending payment option is deselected by default. You can select it to hide resources with orders pending payment.

  4. Enable auto-renewal for resource packages.

    • Enabling auto-renewal for a single package: Select the package for which you want to enable auto-renewal and click Enable Auto-Renew in the Operation column.
      Figure 2 Enabling auto-renewal for a single package
    • Enabling auto-renewal for multiple packages at a time: Select the resource packages for which you want to enable auto-renewal and click Enable Auto-Renew above the list.
      Figure 3 Enabling auto-renewal for multiple packages

  5. Select a renewal period, specify the auto-renewal times, and click Pay.

    Figure 4 Enabling auto-renewal

Modifying Auto-Renewal

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Hover over Billing & Costs in the upper part of the console and choose Renewal from the drop-down list.

    The Renewals page is displayed.

  3. Set the search criteria. You can define it by specifying the expiration time, name/order number/ID, product type, region, and enterprise project.

    Query the resources whose auto-renewal needs to be modified.

    Figure 5 Setting search criteria
    • If you have enabled enterprise project management, you can set the search criteria to select an enterprise project and query its resources that are to be renewed.
    • If you select a single expiration criterion, for example, Expires in X days, the resources that will expire in X days and are in the Provisioned state will be displayed. If you select both Expires in A days and Expires in B days (A > B), the resources that will expire in A days will be displayed.
    • The Do not show resources that have orders pending payment option is deselected by default. You can select it to hide resources with orders pending payment.

  4. Click the Auto-Renewals tab.
  5. Modify auto-renewal for resource packages.

    • Modifying auto-renewal for a single package: Select the package for which you want to modify auto-renewal and click Modify Auto-Renew in the Operation column.
      Figure 6 Modifying auto-renewal for a single package
    • Modifying auto-renewal for multiple packages at a time: Select the resource packages for which you want to modify auto-renewal and click Modify Auto-Renew above the list.
      Figure 7 Modifying auto-renewal for multiple packages

  6. Modify the renewal option, renewal period, and renewal times, and click OK.

    Figure 8 Modifying auto-renewal items

Parent topic: Renewing Subscriptions