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Alibaba Cloud DNS:Manage traffic analysis

Last Updated:Aug 03, 2026

Enable Private Zone traffic analysis to view DNS query analytics by VPC and domain name, including query sources, resolution paths, response characteristics, and detailed logs.

Billing

Traffic analysis collects and analyzes DNS query and response logs. This feature is billed pay-as-you-go based on the number of analyzed log entries, which equals the sum of all global, internal authoritative, cached, forwarded, and recursive DNS queries. 5. DNS traffic analysis.

Enable Private Zone traffic analysis

  1. Go to the Alibaba Cloud DNS - Private Zone console.

  2. In the upper-right corner, click Private Zone Traffic Analysis Disabled.

  3. Configure the following parameters and submit the form.

    Parameter

    Description

    Regions

    The region in which to enable traffic analysis.

    VPCs

    The VPCs for which to enable traffic analysis. Leave empty to enable for all VPCs in the selected region.

    Location of processing dns resolution log

    The region of the log analysis servers. System-configured and cannot be changed.

When enabled, Private Zone stores resolution logs and provides reporting and analysis.

Disable Private Zone traffic analysis

  1. Go to the Alibaba Cloud DNS - Private Zone console.

  2. In the upper-right corner, click Private Zone Traffic Analysis Enabled.

    Note

    After you disable this feature, Private Zone stops collecting and analyzing resolution logs.