You can release idle pay-as-you-go instances at any time.

Prerequisites

The billing method of the instances that you want to release must be pay-as-you-go.

Precautions

You cannot restore a released instance. You must be cautious when you release the instance. We recommend that you create a backup and download a backup set before you release the instance. For more information, see manually back up and download backup sets.

Procedure

  1. Log on to the ApsaraDB for Redis console.
  2. On the top of the page, select the region where the instance is deployed.
  3. Find the instance that you want to manage and choose More > Release in the Actions column.
    Figure 1. Release instances
    Release instances
  4. In the message that appears, click OK.

Related API operations

API operations Description
DeleteInstance Releases a pay-as-you-go ApsaraDB for Redis instance.
Note You cannot release a subscription instance.