Alibaba Cloud CDN provides various metrics that you can view and download to help you understand CDN performance and resource plan consumption.
Usage query, resource monitoring, and real-time monitoring
Resource usage query: Queries metering data for the CDN service by account or domain name across different billable regions.
Resource monitoring and real-time monitoring: Compiles statistics based on the region or internet service provider (ISP) of the client IP address.
Features
The resource usage query feature includes the functions described in the following table. You can specify different conditions in the UI to view your CDN usage data.
Feature | Description | API |
Queries the usage of data transfer, bandwidth, HTTPS requests, and QUIC requests for specific domain names and regions. You can filter the data by criteria such as tag, time range, domain name, and billable item. Note If your metering method is pay-by-95th-percentile-bandwidth, the bandwidth chart shows predicted values as a dotted line for the selected time range. These values are for reference only. The bill generated on the first day of the next month determines the actual charges. | ||
Summarizes daily or monthly total usage for all your Alibaba Cloud CDN domains, categorized by billable item. | ||
Exports daily or monthly usage summaries for all your Alibaba Cloud CDN domains, categorized by billable item, as PDF files that you can save locally. | ||
Exports detailed usage data for a specific billable item based on criteria such as domain name, time range, and account. You can download the data locally to verify your actual usage. | ||
Displays the details of your resource plans, including their name, total capacity, remaining capacity, effective time, expiration time, and status. Note Data transfer plans cannot offset request fees. If HTTPS is enabled, you must purchase a separate resource plan for HTTPS requests. |
Resource plan consumption and cost analysis
Alibaba Cloud CDN resource plans are prepaid and are billed separately from pay-as-you-go charges. The monthly cost analysis in Expenses and Costs displays only pay-as-you-go CDN costs. The purchase costs for resource plans are listed on a separate prepaid bill.
To view a complete breakdown of your Alibaba Cloud CDN charges, and see how resource plans offset them, navigate to Expenses and Costs > Billing Details > Detailed Bills. Filter by the CDN product to see the metering method and deduction details for each charge.