Release resources and deactivate services - MaxCompute - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

This topic describes how to release MaxCompute resources by deleting projects and how to deactivate services by unsubscribing from quotas.

Resource release

You can release MaxCompute resources in one of two ways:

Manual release: You can delete a project in the MaxCompute console. For more information, see Delete a table or a MaxCompute project. After the project is deleted, its resources are released, all data is permanently lost, and the project no longer incurs fees.
Automatic reclaim: Resources are automatically reclaimed because of overdue payment policies, subscription expiration, or online refunds for subscription instances. If you have an overdue payment and do not top up your Alibaba Cloud account balance within 15 days, the system reclaims the MaxCompute resources after this 15-day period. This means the MaxCompute project is deleted and its data cannot be recovered. If you request a refund for a subscription order, the resources are released immediately and cannot be recovered.

Service deactivation

On the MaxCompute console Overview page, you can deactivate pay-as-you-go services, subscription services.

Deactivate a pay-as-you-go service

No fees are incurred for a pay-as-you-go service if you do not download data, store data (the MaxCompute project is empty), or run computing jobs.
You do not need to deactivate a pay-as-you-go service that you no longer use. You can simply back up your data and then release the MaxCompute resources to immediately stop billing.
If you are concerned about future charges, you can also follow the steps below to deactivate the service.

Unsubscription procedure

Before you deactivate the pay-as-you-go service, ensure the following:
- For the pay-as-you-go Standard Edition: Ensure that no projects or other quotas, such as subscription or pay-as-you-go off-peak resources, exist in the region.
- For the pay-as-you-go Off-peak Edition: Ensure that the computing quota is not associated with any projects.
Log on to the MaxCompute console and select a region in the top-left corner.
In the navigation pane on the left, click Overview.
In the Actions column for the billing instance that you want to manage, click > Unsubscribe. In the dialog box that appears, click OK.
After the service is deactivated, you can activate it again if needed.

Deactivate a subscription service

After you activate a subscription service, you can submit a ticket to unsubscribe from the service. For more information about how to request a refund, see Unsubscription rules.

Impact of deactivation

When you deactivate a subscription service, the impact on your projects depends on whether you have also activated the pay-as-you-go Standard Edition service in the same region. The details are as follows:

Activated services in the destination region	Default compute resource of the project	Impact of deactivating the subscription service	Action
Only the subscription service is activated	Subscription service	The project is deleted, and its resources are released. The project cannot be recovered. After the project is released, its data is permanently deleted within 30 days and cannot be recovered.	If you confirm that you no longer need the project, you can delete it.
Both subscription and pay-as-you-go Standard Edition services are activated	Subscription service	The project's status remains unchanged, and its data is not deleted. However, you cannot run compute jobs in the project. In regions in the Chinese mainland, the project status is not affected and project data is not deleted. However, you cannot run compute jobs in the project. In Hong Kong (China) and other regions outside the Chinese mainland, the project is released. Its data is permanently deleted within 30 days and cannot be recovered.	Before you deactivate the service, you must switch the default compute resource of the project to a pay-as-you-go resource or the compute resource of another instance. For more information about how to switch between billing methods, see Switch between billing methods.

References

For answers to frequently asked questions about billing, see Billing FAQ.