view the bills of ECS instances - Elastic Compute Service

You can view the cost bills and consumption details related to ECS instances in the Cost And Expense console to understand the consumption situation.

View Bill Details Through the Console

Note

Alibaba Cloud currently provides three versions of Bill Details (Old Version), Bill Details (New Version), and Bill Details (Upgraded Version) for different users. The upgraded version of the bill is currently being gradually rolled out to customers. This document provides a usage introduction for the bill details of the Bill Details (New Version). For operation guides on other versions of bill details, see Bill Details.
For public network fees related to Elastic Compute Service (ECS), only the fees for static public IP addresses are billed with the instance. If you use other products to access the public network, see How to View the Public Network Traffic Bill of ECS for fee queries.

Log on to the Cost and Expense Console.
In the left navigation bar, select Bill Management > Bill Details.

Click the corresponding tab as needed to view consumption information.

The following table describes the tabs.

Tab	Description
Bill Flow	Bill flow includes each order and the bill information corresponding to each billing cycle. When querying ECS bills, you can filter the product as Elastic Compute Service.
Detailed Bill	You can filter billing details by statistical item and statistical period. The billing details include the product details, subscription types, prices, and deducted fees for services. When querying ECS bills, you can filter the product as Elastic Compute Service or specify an instance for a term query. The subscription type descriptions are as follows: Subscription: applies to subscription ECS instances. Pay-As-You-Go: applies to pay-as-you-go or preemptible ECS instances.
Usage Details	Usage details need to be exported as a CSV file to be viewed. When configuring, select Elastic Compute Service as the product. You can select the measurement specification, usage time, and measurement granularity as needed. After clicking Export CSV, the export record page will automatically open. When the status changes from File Generating to Export Successful, click Download in the Operation column to export the usage details file to your local device.

For more detailed billing information, see Bill Management.

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You can click Customize Columns in the upper right corner of the bill to select the bill content you want to display.
If you want to analyze your bill more conveniently, you can click Export Bill CSV to export your current bill to your local device for viewing and analysis.

Example: View the Bills of Preemptible Instances

Preemptible instances are offered at a discounted price compared to pay-as-you-go instances. You can view the bills of preemptible instances to calculate the invoice discounts and actual costs of the instances.

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All created preemptible instances will be attached with the system tag key:acs:ecs:payType value:spot. You can filter the ECS instances with the tag key:acs:ecs:payType value:spot in the exported bill to summarize the billing and discount amounts.

Enable the acs:ecs:payType cost tag.
1. Log on to the Cost and Expense Console.
2. In the left navigation bar, select Billing Management > Cost Tags.
3. Enter acs:ecs:payType in the tag key text box and click Search.
4. Click acs:ecs:payType tag in the Operation column to Enable.
Select Bill Management > Bill Details.
Click the Detailed Bill tab, to view the bills of preemptible instances.
- View the bills of a single preemptible instance.
  
  Enter the preemptible instance ID in the Instance ID text box and click Search to view the bill of the preemptible instance, including consumption time, official price, discount amount, and payable amount.
- View the bills of multiple preemptible instances at a time.
  1. Filter the product: Elastic Compute Service.
  2. Select Instance Tag in the customize column.
  3. Click Export Bill CSV, select All Content in the window, and then click OK.
  4. In the exported bill, you can filter out preemptible instances based on the tag key:acs:ecs:payType value:spot.

FAQ on Bills

Are the butler service and diagnostics service on the order details page charged?

The butler service and diagnostics service on the order details page are free of charge and have no impact on ECS instance orders. You can ignore them.