Elastic Container Instance:View bills

View bills in the Expenses and Costs console

1. Log on to the Elastic Container Instance console.

2. In the top navigation bar, click Expenses to go to the Expenses and Costs.

3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Bills > Bill Details.

4. On the Bill Details page, click a tab to view specific billing information.

   Tab	Description
   Consumption by Bill	You can view each order and the bill for each billing cycle. To view the bills of your elastic container instances, select Elastic Container Instance from the Product Name drop-down list.
   Billing Details	You can filter consumption details by billable item and billing cycle. The consumption details include the billable items, usage, price, and deduction details of each service. To view the bills of your elastic container instances, select Elastic Container Instance from the Product drop-down list or specify an elastic container instance for an exact search. The following billable items are supported: vCPU and memory: You are charged for elastic container instances based on the number of vCPUs and memory size. Instance type: You are charged for elastic container instances based on the ECS instance type. System disk: You are charged for elastic container instances based on the temporary storage space that is added for the instances.
   View Usage Details	To view usage details, you must export the usage details in CSV files. On the View Usage Details tab, select eci from the Product drop-down list and configure the Billable Item, Time Period, and Time Unit parameters as needed. Enter the verification code and click Export CSV. The Export Record page appears. Wait until the status of the files changes to Exported and click Download in the Actions column to download the exported files to your computer.

   For example, to view the billing details of an ECI instance in August 2023, click the Billing Details tab and specify the billing cycle and instance name.

   

   Note

   • Click Customize Column Options in the upper-right corner of the bill to select the columns to display.

   • You can click Export Billing Overview (CSV) in the upper-right corner of the billing details list to export the billing details to your computer. This way, you can view and analyze the billing details on your computer.

Query bills by calling API operations

You can call the API operations that are described in the following table to query bills. When you call the operations, set the BillingCycle (billing cycle) parameter as needed and set the ProductCode (product code) parameter to eci.