Bills

Bill Generation

A bill is generated after a yearly/monthly instance is paid.

The usage of pay-per-use instances is reported to the billing system at a fixed interval. Pay-per-use instances can be settled by the hour, day, or month based on the usage type. For details, see Bill Run for Pay-per-Use Resources. Pricing is listed on a per-hour basis.

The fee deduction time of a pay-per-use instance may be later than the settlement period. For example, if an instance is deleted at 08:30, the fees generated from 08:00 to 09:00 are usually deducted at about 10:00. In Billing Center, choose Billing > Transactions and Detailed Bills > Transaction Bills. Expenditure Time in the bill indicates the time when the pay-per-use resource is used.

Viewing Bills of a Specific Resource

[Method 1: Use the instance ID to search for a bill.]

1. Log in to the Huawei Cloud console. Choose Databases > GeminiDB.
2. On the Instances page, locate the instance whose bill you want to view and click its name.
3. Click the icon shown in the figure below to copy the instance ID.
   Figure 1 Copying the instance ID
   

4. On the top menu bar, choose Billing > Bills.

   The Bills page is displayed.

5. In the navigation pane, choose Billing > Expenditure Details. Select Resource ID as the filter, enter the resource ID, and click to search for the resource bills.
   Figure 2 Querying resource bills
   

   By default, the bill details are displayed by usage and billing cycle. You can choose other display options. For details, see Bills.

[Method 2: Use the resource name to search for a bill.]

1. Log in to the Huawei Cloud console. Choose Databases > GeminiDB.
2. On the Instances page, locate the instance whose bill you want to view and click its name.
3. On the Basic Information > Instance Information page, obtain the instance name.
   Figure 3 Obtaining an instance name
   

4. On the top menu bar, choose Billing > Bills.

   The Bills page is displayed.

5. In the navigation pane, choose Billing > Expenditure Details. Select Resource Name as the filter, enter the resource name, and click to search for the resource bills.
   Figure 4 Querying resource bills
   

   By default, the bill details are displayed by usage and billing cycle. You can choose other display options. For details, see Bills.

Scenario Example: Checking the Consistency of the Actual Usage and Billed Usage

Assume that you bought a pay-per-use GeminiDB HBase instance at 10:09:06 on April 8, 2023 and deleted it at 12:09:06 on April 8, 2023.

• GeminiDB HBase instance transaction records

  Pricing is listed on a per-hour basis, and bills are calculated down to the second. You can check the transaction records against the actual usage. Resources are billed separately in the transaction records.

  Table 1 GeminiDB HBase instance transaction records

  Product Type	GeminiDB HBase API
  Resource Type	Storage
  Billing Mode	Pay-per-use
  Expenditure Time	For the period of time from 10:09:06 to 12:09:06 on April 08, 2023, 6 transaction records would be generated for the resource usage in the following periods: 10:09:06 – 11:00:00 11:00:00 – 12:00:00 12:00:00 – 12:09:06
  List Price	List price on the official website = Usage x Unit price x Capacity The instance was used for 3,054 seconds in the first period. You can check its unit price in GeminiDB Price Calculator. The list price in the first period is USD0.02375333 = (3054/3600) × 0.0007 × 40. You can also calculate the list price in the other periods.
  Discounted Amount	You can enjoy discounts on cloud services, such as business, partner-authorized, and promotional discounts. The discounts are calculated based on the list price.
  Truncated Amount	The billing of Huawei Cloud is calculated to the 8th decimal place (USD). However, the amount due is truncated to the 2nd decimal place. The third and later decimal places are referred to as the truncated amounts. For example, in the first billing cycle, the truncated amount is USD0.00375333.
  Amount Due	Amount due = List price – Discount amount – Truncated amount Take the first period as an example. If the discount amount is 0, the amount due is $0.02 USD (0.02375333 – 0 – 0.00375333).

• GeminiDB HBase instance bill details

  Bill details can be displayed in multiple ways. By default, the bill details are displayed by usage and billing cycle. You can check the information listed in Table 2 against the actual usage.

  Table 2 GeminiDB HBase instance bill details

  Product Type	GeminiDB HBase API
  Resource Type	Storage
  Billing Mode	Pay-per-use
  Resource Name/ID	Name and ID Example: nosql-b388 and 21e8811a64bf4de88bc2e2556da17983in12
  Specifications	Storage
  Usage Type	Duration
  Unit Price	When pay-per-use billing is used, the unit price is only provided if the amount is equal to the usage multiplied by the unit price. No unit price is provided in other pricing modes, for example, tiered pricing. You can search for the unit price of a pay-per-use GeminiDB HBase instance in GeminiDB Price Calculator.
  Unit	USD/GB/Hour in GeminiDB Price Calculator
  Usage	Depends on the unit of the unit price, which is USD/GB/hour. Storage usage is priced by the hour. In this example, the total duration is 2 hours.
  Usage Unit	Hour
  List Price	List price on the official website = Usage x Unit price x Capacity The instance has been used for 2 hours. Its unit price is displayed in GeminiDB Price Calculator. The list price is USD0.056 (2 × 0.0007 × 40).
  Discounted Amount	You can enjoy discounts on cloud services, such as business, partner-authorized, and promotional discounts. The discounts are calculated based on the list price.
  Amount Due	Amount that should be paid for used cloud services after discounts are applied.