Object Storage Service:Query bills

Procedure

1. Log on to the Expenses and Costs console.

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Bills > bill details.

3. On the billing details tab, select a billing cycle, and from the product list, select Object Storage Service.

   You can also customize the view by grouping the data by Statistic Item and statistic period.

   Parameter	Description
   Statistic Item	Bills are displayed based on the statistic item that you specify. Valid values: Billing Item: Bills are displayed by billable item. The bills that are generated based on the same billable item are combined. Instance: Groups the bill by instance. Costs from the same instance are aggregated. Product: Groups the bill by product. Costs from the same product are aggregated. Account: Groups the bill by account. Costs from the same account are aggregated. Cost Centers: Groups the bill by cost center. Costs from the same cost center are aggregated.
   Statistic Period	Bills are displayed based on the statistic period that you specify. Valid values: Billing cycle: Displays the total bill for the selected billing cycle. By day: Displays a daily breakdown of the bill for the selected month. Billing Period: The bills of the specified billing cycle are displayed by hour.

   Note

   • OSS is billed on an hourly basis. If you select Billing Cycle or By Day for Statistic Period, data in the Usage column specifies the cumulative usage in the current month or on the current day. For example, you select By Day for Statistic Period and your actual storage usage is 1 TB. The storage usage that is displayed in the bill is 24 TB. You are charged for the 24-hour storage of 1 TB of data.

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