Starting October 18, 2022, the backup download feature for ApsaraDB RDS instances that use cloud disks exits public preview and becomes generally available. Charges now apply for Internet traffic and backup set conversion.
Billing summary:
| Fee type | Free quota | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Internet traffic | 500 GB per instance-month | Pay-as-you-go after free quota is exhausted |
| Backup set conversion | None | USD 0.03125 per GB (public cloud) |
| Internal network downloads | Not applicable — always free | — |
Commercial release dates and regions
| Effective date | Instance type | Regions |
|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2022 | ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instances on RDS High-availability Edition with cloud disks | China (Guangzhou), China (Qingdao), China (Beijing), China (Shanghai), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Hangzhou), China (Shenzhen), China (Hong Kong), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Indonesia (Jakarta), Japan (Tokyo), Singapore, US (Silicon Valley), and US (Virginia) |
| October 18, 2022 | ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL instances on RDS High-availability Edition with cloud disks | Indonesia (Jakarta), Singapore, Japan (Tokyo), and Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) |
The feature will be available in other regions soon.
Billing
Two fee types apply when you download backups from an RDS instance that uses cloud disks: Internet traffic fees and backup set conversion fees.
Traffic fee
Internal network downloads: Free. No charges apply regardless of volume.
Internet downloads: The first 500 GB per instance-month is free. After the free quota is exhausted, excess traffic is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis and deducted from your account daily. For pricing details, see Network traffic fees.
Downloads over either an internal network or the Internet are supported regardless of the storage type of your RDS instance.
For snapshot backups on cloud disk instances, the system converts the backup file and creates a download task before generating a download URL. Internet traffic charges apply only after the download task completes successfully. In-progress and failed tasks are not charged.
For physical backups on Premium Local SSD instances, no conversion occurs — the system provides a download URL directly, and traffic charges apply when you download via that URL.
To check your Internet traffic consumption for backup downloads, go to the ApsaraDB RDS console, open the instance details page, and view Backup Downloads under Usage Statistics on the Basic Information page.
To reduce Internet traffic costs, purchase a subscription network plan. Higher-capacity plans offer larger discounts. For details, see Use network plans.
Backup set conversion fee
When you use the Advanced Download feature, snapshot backup files are converted to CSV (with or without headers), SQL, or Parquet format before download. Conversion is charged per GB with no free quota.
| Region | Unit price |
|---|---|
| Public cloud | USD 0.03125 per GB |
If a conversion task fails, no conversion fee is charged.
Region | Conversion fee (USD per GB) |
public cloud | 0.03125 |
Download backup files
To access the backup download feature, go to the instance details page in the ApsaraDB RDS console. In the left-side navigation pane, click Backup and Restoration. On the Data Backup tab, click Download Instance Backup in the Actions column.
From there, create an Advanced Download task by point in time or by backup set. Set Download Destination to a URL or an Object Storage Service (OSS) bucket for data analysis or offline archiving.
For step-by-step instructions, see:
ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL: Download backup files
ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL: Download backup files