Call the ConvertChargeType API to change the billing method of an instance - Expenses and Costs - Alibaba Cloud - Expenses and Costs

Changes the subscription type for an instance. Currently, this operation supports converting pay-as-you-go instances of SLB, EIP, and NAT Gateway to subscription instances, and converting subscription instances of SLB and EIP to pay-as-you-go instances.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.
API: The API that you can call to perform the action.
Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.
Resource type: The type of the resource that supports authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.
- For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.
- For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.
Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.
Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

bss:ConvertChargeType

create

*All Resource

*

None

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
ProductType	string	No	The product type.	rds
SubscriptionType	string	Yes	The current billing method of the instance. Valid values: Subscription: subscription. PayAsYouGo: pay-as-you-go. Note After a successful call, the resource is changed to the opposite billing method.	Subscription
Period	integer	No	The subscription period in months. If you convert the billing method to subscription, specify the subscription period. Valid values: 1 to 9.	6
ProductCode	string	Yes	The product code.	rds
InstanceId	string	Yes	The instance ID.	rm-kasjgfjshgf

Response elements

Element	Type	Description	Example
	object
Code	string	The status code.	Success
Message	string	The error message.	Successful！
RequestId	string	The request ID.	6000EE23-274B-4E07-A697-FF2E999520A4
Success	boolean	Indicates whether the call is successful.	true
Data	object	The returned data.
OrderId	string	The order ID.	202657601410661

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "Code": "Success",
  "Message": "Successful！",
  "RequestId": "6000EE23-274B-4E07-A697-FF2E999520A4",
  "Success": true,
  "Data": {
    "OrderId": "202657601410661"
  }
}

Error codes

HTTP status code	Error code	Error message	Description
400	NotApplicable	This API is not applicable for caller.
400	NotAuthorized	This API is not authorized for caller.
400	InvalidOwner	The specified owner doesn't belong to caller.	Invalid user identity.
500	InternalError	The request processing has failed due to some unknown error.
405	SYSTEM.SALE_VALIDATE_NO_SPECIFIC_CODE_FAILED	您购买的数量超过限制。请重新购买。
405	ORDER.INST_HAS_UNPAID_ORDER	您选购的服务存在未支付订单，请支付或作废后再下单！
405	COMMODITY.INVALID_COMPONENT	必选模块未选择
405	ORDER.QUANTITY_INVALID	您购买的数量超过限制。请重新购买。

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.