The Expenses and Costs console provides billing data for ApsaraMQ for MQTT, including monthly summaries, cost trends, and itemized charges. Billing data is organized across two pages: Overview of Monthly Bill for high-level spending trends, and Bill Details for granular usage and charge breakdowns.
View the monthly overview
Open the Overview of Monthly Bill page in the Expenses and Costs console. This page has two sections:
| Section | What it shows | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Overview of Monthly Bill | Overall consumption for each billing cycle, broken down by month. | Review total spending across billing cycles. |
| Cost Trend (Last 6 months) | How costs have changed over the past six months. Select a specific billing cycle to view cost distribution by service, total cost, and service cost summary. | Identify spending patterns and compare month-over-month costs. |
View bill details
Open the Bill Details page in the Expenses and Costs console. This page has three tabs, each providing a different view of the billing data:
| Tab | What it shows | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Billing Details | Billing records filtered by billing cycle and statistical items, including consumption type, billing item, unit price, usage, and price. | Investigate specific charges or compare costs across billing cycles. |
| View Usage Details | Usage records for each service, available for export. | Export raw usage data for reporting or auditing. |
| Consumption by Bill | All billing information for the current account, including subscription and pay-as-you-go bills. | Get a complete view of charges across billing types. |
The three tabs complement each other: use Billing Details to investigate individual charges, View Usage Details to export raw data for external analysis, and Consumption by Bill to see the full picture across subscription and pay-as-you-go billing types.