You are charged for time shifting based on the video size and the time shifting period. This topic describes the billing rules of time shifting.
To view the actual prices, visit the ApsaraVideo Live pricing page.
Pricing
Time shifting period | Chinese mainland (USD/GB) | Singapore (USD/GB) | Germany (USD/GB) | Indonesia (USD/GB) | Saudi Arabia (USD/GB) |
1 day | 0.039 | 0.039 | 0.039 | 0.039 | 0.0468 |
3 days | 0.047 | 0.047 | 0.047 | 0.047 | 0.0564 |
7 days | 0.063 | 0.063 | 0.063 | 0.063 | 0.0756 |
15 days | 0.095 | 0.095 | 0.095 | 0.095 | 0.114 |
30 days | 0.155 | 0.155 | 0.155 | 0.155 | 0.186 |
Billing rules
The time shifting feature of ApsaraVideo Live begins to charge fees from June 12, 2019.
Item | Description |
Billing policy | You are charged based on the total size of videos in GB and the time shifting period. The time shifting period can be 1 day, 3 days, 7 days, 15 days, or 30 days. Different time shifting periods have different prices. Note
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Billing cycle | You are charged on a daily basis. |
Billing method | You are charged based on the pay-as-you-go billing method. |
Billing time | Bills are generated within 1 hour after a billing cycle ends. |
Settlement time | Fees are automatically deducted from your Alibaba Cloud account after bills are generated. |
Billing example
Scenario: A stream for which a 3-day time shifting period is configured is broadcasted for 1 hour beginning from 20:00 on June 17. The video bitrate is 1 Mbit/s.
Pricing: As shown in the Pricing section, the unit price for a 3-day time shifting period is USD 0.047 per GB. Traffic = 1 Mbit/s × 3,600s/8 = 450 MB = 0.45 GB.
Fees of time shifting on June 17: 0.45 GB × USD 0.047 per GB = USD 0.0207. The bill is generated after 00:00 on June 18, and the fees are automatically deducted. You can watch the video at any time from 20:00 on June 17 to 21:00 on June 20.