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Updated on 2024-04-08 GMT+08:00
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Yearly/Monthly to Pay-Per-Use

After creating a yearly/monthly EIP, you can change it to pay-per-use (billed by bandwidth) for more flexibility, and you can recoup part of what you paid for the subscription.

Table 1 From yearly/monthly to pay-per-use

Change Scenario

Description

From yearly/monthly to pay-per-use (billed by bandwidth)

An EIP billed on a yearly/monthly basis can be directly changed to be billed on a pay-per-use basis (billed by bandwidth).

From yearly/monthly to pay-per-use (billed by traffic)

An EIP billed on a yearly/monthly basis cannot be directly changed to be billed on a pay-per-use basis (by traffic). To change this:

  1. Change the EIP to be billed on a pay-per-use basis (by bandwidth). For details, see Yearly/Monthly to Pay-Per-Use.
  2. Change the EIP to be billed by traffic on a pay-per-use basis. For details, see Pay-per-Use EIPs: Billing Change Between By Traffic and By Bandwidth.

Prerequisites

The billing mode can only be changed from yearly/monthly to pay-per-use for EIPs whose order status is Provisioned. You can view the order status on the Billing Center > Renewals page.

From Yearly/Monthly to Pay-Per-Use (Billed by Bandwidth) upon Expiration

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
  3. On the console homepage, under Networking, click Elastic IP.
  4. In the EIP list, change billing mode of a single EIP or multiple EIPs from yearly/monthly to pay-per-use (billed by bandwidth):

    • Single EIP:

      Locate the row that contains the EIP, click More in the Operation column, and click Change to Pay-per-Use upon Expiration.

    • Multiple EIPs:

      Select the EIPs in the EIP list, click More in the upper left corner of the list, and click Change to Pay-per-Use upon Expiration.

    You are switched to a page of the Billing Center.

  5. Confirm the information and click Change to Pay-per-Use upon Expiration.

From Yearly/Monthly to Pay-Per-Use Immediately (Billed by Bandwidth)

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
  3. Under Networking, click Elastic IP.
  4. In the EIP list, change billing mode of a single EIP or multiple EIPs from yearly/monthly to pay-per-use (billed by bandwidth):

    • Single EIP:

      Locate the row that contains the EIP, click More in the Operation column, and click Change to Pay-per-Use Immediately.

    • Multiple EIPs:

      Select the EIPs in the EIP list, click More in the upper left corner of the list, and click Change to Pay-per-Use Immediately.

  5. In the displayed dialog box, confirm the information and click Yes.
  6. Confirm the information and click Change to Pay-per-Use.

When the change is complete, the pay-per-use billing will be applied immediately, and the remaining fees will be refunded. For details about the billing rules, see From Yearly/Monthly to Pay-per-Use Immediately.