The backup download feature is about to be upgraded and commercially released. Starting 00:00:00 on November 25, 2021, if you use the backup download feature of an ApsaraDB RDS instance that uses local disks to download backup files and the Internet traffic that you use exceeds the free quota, you are charged for the excess Internet traffic.
Commercial release dates and regions
Starting 00:00:00 on November 25, 2021, the feature is commercially released in some regions. Starting 00:00:00 on December 02, 2021, the feature is commercially released in the remaining regions.
Effective date | Involved instance | Region |
00:00 on November 25, 2021 |
| China (Guangzhou), China (Chengdu), China (Heyuan), China (Hohhot), China (Ulanqab), Singapore, Japan (Tokyo), Germany (Frankfurt), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Indonesia (Jakarta), UK (London), and UAE (Dubai) |
00:00 on December 02, 2021 | China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Shenzhen), China (Hong Kong), US (Virginia), and US (Silicon Valley) |
Billing rules
If you use the backup download feature of an RDS instance that uses local disks and the Internet traffic that you use exceeds the free quota, you are charged for the excess Internet traffic.
Downloads over an internal network: You are not charged for the traffic that you consume.
Downloads over the Internet: After the free quota of 500 GB per instance-month is exhausted, you are charged for the excess traffic that you consume based on the pay-as-you-go billing method. Fees are deducted from your account on a daily basis. For more information, see Network traffic fees.
When you start a task to download the snapshot backup file of an RDS instance that uses cloud disks, the system converts the backup file and generates a download task. If the task is not complete, the download URL cannot be obtained. In this case, you are not charged for Internet traffic. In-progress tasks and failed tasks are considered not complete. After the task is complete, you are charged for the traffic generated when you download the backup file by using the URL.
When you download the physical backup file of an RDS instance that uses local disks, the system does not convert the backup file and directly provides you with the download URL. You are charged for the traffic generated when you download the backup file by using the URL.
To view the volume of traffic that you consumed to download backup files over the Internet, you can log on to the ApsaraDB RDS console, find your RDS instance, and then click the ID of the instance to go to the Basic Information page of the RDS instance. Then, you can view the Backup Downloads parameter in the Usage Statistics section of the page.
We recommend that you purchase a subscription network plan to offset the fee for the Internet traffic that is used to download the backup files. A large capacity of a network plan indicates a high discount. For more information, see Use network plans.
Related topics
Upgrade of the backup download feature
The upgrade of the backup download feature is scheduled to be completed in January 2022. After the upgrade is complete, the backup download feature provides the following capabilities:
Converts snapshot backup files or physical backup files into logical backup files that are stored in formats such as SQL, CSV, and Parquet. These formats can meet the business requirements in various scenarios such as testing, offline data analysis and statistics, and big data analysis.
Allows you to download the logical backup files that are converted from snapshot backup files or physical backup files.