- Release Notes and Announcements
- Product Introduction
- Purchase Guide
- Getting Started
- Operation Guide
- Service Management
- Creating API
- API Creation Overview
- Creating APIs Connecting to the Public URL/IP Backend
- Creating APIs Connecting to the VPC Resource Backend
- Creating APIs Connecting to the SCF Backend
- Creating API for Interconnecting Backend with COS
- Creating APIs Connecting to the Mock Backend
- Creating APIs Connecting to the TSF Backend
- Importing APIs
- API Management
- Calling API
- Release and Access
- Custom Domain Name and Certificate
- Usage Plan
- Backend Upstream
- Verification and Security
- Log Statistics
- Access Monitoring
- API Doc Generator
- Application Management
- Permission Management
- Precautions
- Private IP Ranges and Public VIPs of API Gateway Regions
- Plugin Usage
- Best Practices
- Making Serverless Service Available quickly through API Gateway
- Integrating WAF to API Gateway for Security Protection
- Accessing Resources in IDC via API Gateway Dedicated Instance
- Quick Access to TEM Application via API Gateway
- Integrating ECDN to API Gateway for Acceleration
- API Gateway Providing the Access Capability for TKE
- Development Guide
- API Documentation
- Legacy Features
- FAQs
- Service Level Agreement
- Contact Us
- Glossary
- Release Notes and Announcements
- Product Introduction
- Purchase Guide
- Getting Started
- Operation Guide
- Service Management
- Creating API
- API Creation Overview
- Creating APIs Connecting to the Public URL/IP Backend
- Creating APIs Connecting to the VPC Resource Backend
- Creating APIs Connecting to the SCF Backend
- Creating API for Interconnecting Backend with COS
- Creating APIs Connecting to the Mock Backend
- Creating APIs Connecting to the TSF Backend
- Importing APIs
- API Management
- Calling API
- Release and Access
- Custom Domain Name and Certificate
- Usage Plan
- Backend Upstream
- Verification and Security
- Log Statistics
- Access Monitoring
- API Doc Generator
- Application Management
- Permission Management
- Precautions
- Private IP Ranges and Public VIPs of API Gateway Regions
- Plugin Usage
- Best Practices
- Making Serverless Service Available quickly through API Gateway
- Integrating WAF to API Gateway for Security Protection
- Accessing Resources in IDC via API Gateway Dedicated Instance
- Quick Access to TEM Application via API Gateway
- Integrating ECDN to API Gateway for Acceleration
- API Gateway Providing the Access Capability for TKE
- Development Guide
- API Documentation
- Legacy Features
- FAQs
- Service Level Agreement
- Contact Us
- Glossary
Instance type
An instance is a resource in API Gateway that can provide public IP, private IP, public network egress, computing, and storage resources required to process an API. A service must be mounted under an instance before it can run normally.
API Gateway provides shared instances and dedicated instances. For more details about their differences, see Instance Specifications.
Billing description
| Instance type | Billable item | Billing method | Billing sequence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shared instance | Number of calls | Pay as you go: The default billing mode. It is to bill per the actual usage and settle on an hourly basis. Resource pack: Discounted package offered by API Gateway, which can be used to pay for billable items (API calls/public network outbound traffic) |
Free tier > Resource pack > Pay as you go |
| Public outbound traffic | |||
| Dedicated instance | Instance fee | Monthly Subscription/Pay-as-You-Go | Monthly subscription/Pay as you go |
| Public outbound traffic | Pay-as-You-go: billed by usage and settled hourly. | Free tier > Resource pack > Pay as you go | |
| Resource pack: Discounted package offered by API Gateway, which can be used to pay for billable items (public network outbound traffic) |
Free Tier
Note：The free tier policy of the API Gateway service was adjusted at 23:59:59 on October 12, 2020. After the adjustment, each account can use 1 million API calls and 1 GB public network outbound traffic free of charge every month for 12 months. There is no need to claim the free tiers, which are granted directly in the form of resource packs. Such free tiers are also fully available to existing API Gateway users.
Users who newly activate the API Gateway service can enjoy certain free tier of API calls and public network outbound traffic for one year.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Free tier | |
| Effective scope | The free tier is granted in the form of resource packs under the current account. |
| Validity period | After the API Gateway service is activated, the free tier will be valid for 12 non-calendar months in the first year (including the month of activation) and reset once every non-calendar month. |
| Acquisition method | After API Gateway is activated, the system will grant the free tier in the form of resource pack. Activate>> |
For example, if you activate API Gateway at 17:13:14, November 10, 2019, then the one million free calls will be valid from November on. Unused calls in the free tier will not be accumulated for the next non-calendar month; therefore, the monthly free tier will be reset at 00:00:00, December 10, 2019. The free tier will become unavailable after 23:59:59, November 10, 2020.
Checking usage
- Log in to the API Gateway console.
- On the left sidebar, click Resource Pack to access the resource pack list page.
- Check the resource packs with the source as "Free tier", and the resource used and total quota are displayed under Specifications.
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