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ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ:View billing details

Last Updated:Sep 28, 2025

This topic describes how to view the billing details for ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ 4.x Standard Edition instances. It answers the following questions:

Query entrance

On the Bill Details page, select the month and product that you want to query.

How do I view the daily fees and usage of each topic?

Query method

On the Bill Details page, select the following filter conditions:

  • Set Statistics Item to Billing Item.

  • Set Statistical Period to Day.

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Key information description

Column name

Description

Instance ID

Billing details are aggregated by topic.

Format: <ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ instance ID;Topic name>

Billing Item

  • Topic resource usage

  • API calls

  • Data transfer cost

Usage

  • Topic resource usage: 1. This indicates that resource usage is calculated once per topic per day.

  • API calls: The total number of messages that are received and delivered by the topic per day.

    Important

    The usage data in a bill is calculated using the following formula: Number of sent and received messages × Message size multiplier × Featured message multiplier. For more information, see Billing of message sending and receiving.

  • Data transfer cost: The amount of outbound Internet traffic that is generated by the topic per day.

List price

The total fee calculated based on the list price.

How do I view the hourly usage details of each topic?

Query method

  1. On the Bill Details page, click View Usage Details.

  2. On the View Usage Details page, configure the filter conditions and click Export CSV.

    • Period: Select the time range for the query.

    • For Product Name, select Message Queue RocketMQ 4.0 Standard Edition Instance.

    • For Billing Item Name, select Topic Occupancy.

    • For Metering Specification, select Cloud Message Queue RocketMQ 4.0 Standard Edition.

    • Metering Granularity: The default value is Hour.

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Key information description

Column name

Description

Topic

Usage details are aggregated by topic.

Format: <ApsaraMQ for RocketMQ instance ID;Topic name>

Send

The number of messages that are sent by the specified topic per hour.

Important

The usage data in a bill is calculated using the following formula: Number of sent and received messages × Message size multiplier × Featured message multiplier. For more information, see Billing of message sending and receiving.

Receive

The number of messages that are received by the specified topic per hour.

Important

The usage data in a bill is calculated using the following formula: Number of sent and received messages × Message size multiplier × Featured message multiplier. For more information, see Billing of message sending and receiving.

NetworkOut

The amount of outbound Internet traffic that is generated by the specified topic per hour.

Why is the number of API calls in the bill different from the statistics on the dashboard?

  • The number of API calls on the dashboard indicates the actual number of messages that are sent and received.

  • The usage data in a bill is calculated using the following formula: Number of sent and received messages × Message size multiplier × Featured message multiplier. For more information, see Billing of message sending and receiving.

Therefore, the number of API calls or the number of sent and received messages in your bill may be greater than the statistics on the dashboard.