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Updated on 2024-02-02 GMT+08:00
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Billing

Billed Items

Huawei Cloud LakeFormation service LakeFormation are billed based on the selected specifications and service duration.

For details, see Table 1.

You can also use the Price Calculator provided by LakeFormation to select the required instance specifications and service duration to quickly calculate the reference price for purchasing LakeFormation instances.

Table 1 Billing items

Type

Item

Description

Exclusive instance

Metadata object

You are charged based on the number of metadata objects, which is the sum of the numbers of catalogs, databases, tables, partitions, indexes, and functions.

The minimum unit is 10,000 metadata objects for one hour; for example, if you used 9,500 metadata objects, you are billed for 10,000 metadata objects for one hour.

QPS

You are billed based on the QPS selected during purchase. Five QPS specifications are available and the value range is 10,000 to 50,000.

Shared instance

Metadata object

You are charged based on the number of metadata objects, which is the sum of the numbers of catalogs, databases, tables, partitions, indexes, and functions.

There is no charge for the first 1 million metadata objects. After that, the usage fee is based on a minimum unit of 10,000 metadata objects per hour. If the number of users is less than 10,000, it is rounded up to 10,000.

API call

You are charged based on the number of metadata-related API calls. The first 1 million API calls in each month are free of charge, and the subsequent API calls are charged per time.

Billing Modes

LakeFormation instances can be billed on a pay-per-use basis. For details, see Table 2.
Table 2 Billing modes

Billing Mode

Pay-per-use

Payment

Postpayment

You are billed by the usage duration of LakeFormation instances

Billing Usage Period

Billed by the second. A bill is generated on the hour.

Billing Mode Change

Not supported.

Specification Change

Instance specifications can be changed.

Application Scenario

This mode is suitable when you want more flexibility and control on LakeFormation usage.

Expiration and Overdue Payment

If your account is in arrears, you can view the arrears details in the billing center. To prevent related resources from being stopped or released, top up your account in time. If your account is in arrears, top up your account within the specified period. For details, see Top-Up and Repayment.

If you do not renew or top up your account in time, your resources enter a grace period. If you still do not complete the payment or renewal after the grace period has ended, you will enter a retention period, during which the resources will be suspended. If you still do not complete the payment or renewal after the retention period has ended, your data stored in the cloud service will be deleted and the resource will be released.