This topic provides answers to commonly asked questions about the billing of ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ.
Why do I receive a bill and get charged for a topic that I deleted the previous day?
Why am I charged even though I did not use ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ?
Why am I charged even though ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ is not activated in the console?
How do I renew my ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ Enterprise Platinum Edition instance?
Why am I charged USD 0.45 on a daily basis?
The fees that you are charged for ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ consist of API call fees and topic occupancy fees. The occupancy fee for each topic is USD 0.45 per day at the first tier. For more information, see Billing overview.
Why do I receive a bill and get charged for a topic that I deleted the previous day?
Topic occupancy fees are generated on a daily basis (00:00:00 to 23:59:59). The fees are deducted from your Alibaba Cloud account the next day. If you deleted a topic the previous day, the fee for the topic is deducted from your Alibaba Cloud account the next day.
Why am I charged even though I did not use ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ?
Log on to the Expenses and Costs console to view the bills and check whether you used ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ.
If you no longer need to use ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ, delete all resources in the ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ console to avoid unnecessary costs.
Why am I charged even though ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ is not activated in the console?
The issue may be caused by your previous overdue payments for ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ. If you have overdue payments for ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ and do not complete the payments within 72 hours, Alibaba Cloud suspends the service. As a result, you can no longer access the ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ console or call the API operations of ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ. In this case, you must complete the payments before ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ is suspended.
How do I disable ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ?
Delete the topics and groups in all regions, stop all producers and consumers, and then delete the corresponding instances.
How do I renew my ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ Enterprise Platinum Edition instance?
For information about the renewal procedure, see Manage the lifecycle of an instance.