ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ provides public endpoints and virtual private cloud (VPC) endpoints for you to connect your clients to ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ instances. If you use the public endpoint to connect to your ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ instance, you are charged for Internet traffic. This topic describes the billing rules of Internet traffic.
Supported regions
ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ provides public endpoints in the following regions: China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Shenzhen), China (Chengdu), China (Hong Kong), Singapore, Germany (Frankfurt), UK (London), US (Silicon Valley), and Indonesia (Jakarta).
Billing scope
Billing method | Protocol | Region | Billed |
Pay-as-you-go | TCP | Internet region | No Before Alibaba Cloud begins to charge you for Internet traffic, you will be notified by an announcement, text message, or internal message. |
Non-Internet regions | Yes | ||
HTTP | Internet region | Yes | |
Non-Internet regions |
Billing rules
Item | Description |
Billable item | Outbound Internet traffic that is generated if you use public endpoints to access ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ brokers. You are not charged for inbound Internet traffic. |
Billing method | Pay-as-you-go |
Billing cycle | Fees are calculated on an hourly basis. Fees are settled every 24 hours. |
Billing formula | Internet traffic fees per hour = Total outbound Internet traffic in the hour × Unit price of Internet traffic |
Unit prices
Region | China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hohhot), China (Shenzhen), China (Chengdu), China (Hong Kong), Singapore, Japan (Tokyo), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Indonesia (Jakarta), US (Virginia), US (Silicon Valley), Germany (Frankfurt), UK (London), and Indonesia (Jakarta) | UAE (Dubai) | SAU (Riyadh - Partner Region) |
Unit price (USD per GB) | 0.13 | 0.5 | 0.156 |
Billing example
You create an ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ instance in the China (Shanghai) region and use the public endpoint to access the instance. The following table describes the usage of outbound Internet traffic in a specific hour.
Item | 1st minute | 2nd minute | 3rd minute | ... | 59th minute | 60th minute |
Amount of outbound Internet traffic | 0.2 GB | 0.3 GB | 0.9 GB | 0 | 0 | 0.6 GB |
Internet traffic fees that are generated by the instance in the hour is USD 0.26. The fees are calculated by using the following formula: (0.2 + 0.3 + 0.9 + 0.6) × 0.13 = 0.26.