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    Expenses and Costs:Export Alibaba Cloud FOCUS 1.0 (Preview)

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    Expenses and Costs:Export Alibaba Cloud FOCUS 1.0 (Preview)

    Last Updated:May 15, 2026

    Alibaba Cloud supports exporting cost and usage data based on the FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS)™. This standardized cloud billing data format helps you perform cost analysis and resource optimization more efficiently.

    Note

    • You are included in the invitational preview if you can see the Bills > Bill Subscription menu in the Expenses and Costs console.

    • The exported FOCUS data is for analysis only and cannot be used for reconciliation. For final settlement and payment, use the official bill overview or bill details that Alibaba Cloud provides.

    • The FOCUS data export feature is free of charge. However, it uses the Bill Subscription feature to export data to OSS, and you will be charged storage fees by OSS based on the file type, size, and storage duration.

    What is FOCUS?

    The FinOps Open Cost and Usage Specification (FOCUS)™ is a technical specification designed to standardize cost and usage data from different cloud providers. It sets clear requirements for systems that generate billing data in the cloud computing industry, ensuring consistent cost and usage datasets. Click here to visit the official FOCUS website for detailed information.

    Export Alibaba Cloud FOCUS 1.0 (Preview)

    The final data for the current month is exported after 12:00 (UTC+8) on the 4th day of the next month.

    1. In the Expenses and Costs console, choose Bills > Bill Subscription, and click Create Bill Subscription.

    2. If you are using an OSS subscription for the first time, you must grant permissions. Click Authorize.

      On the Cloud Resource Access Authorization page, click Agree to Authorization.

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    3. On the OSS Subscription tab, set Export File to Standard Bill FOCUS.

    4. Set the Start Billing Month. You can select the current month or previous months. The earliest available subscription starts from the first month billed after the upgraded version for the invitational preview was launched.

    5. Set the subscription directory. For OSS Bucket, enter the bucket name. If you want to store the data in a specific directory within the bucket, enter the directory path in the OSS Directory field. After completing the settings, click Create.

    6. On the Bill Subscription page, view the subscription records.

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    Delivery schedule

    Bill type

    Daily delivery (UTC+8)

    Final monthly delivery (UTC+8)

    Billing item details

    Full month-to-date detailed data

    Before 18:00 on the 3rd day of the next month

    Split bill details

    Full month-to-date detailed data

    Before 18:00 on the 4th day of the next month

    Cost details

    Full month-to-date detailed data

    Before 18:00 on the 4th day of the next month

    Standard Bill (FOCUS)

    Full month-to-date detailed data

    Before 18:00 on the 4th day of the next month

    Monthly bill (PDF)

    Not supported

    Before 18:00 on the 3rd day of the next month

    File naming convention

    Monthly bill (PDF) files are in .pdf format. Files for all other bill types are in .csv format. If the data volume is large, the system automatically splits a single exported bill into multiple files.

    Subscription type

    File naming convention

    Directory structure

    Example

    • Detailed bill data (new version)

    • Monthly bill (PDF) (new console)

    {account_id}_{site_id}_{bill_type}_{YYYYMM|YYYYMMDD}

    {specified_directory}/{YYYYMM}/{YYYYMMDDHHMMSS}/

    {specified_directory}/202602/20260203180000/5255031923727700_2688801000001_MonthBill_202602

    • Detailed bill data (old version)

    • Monthly bill (PDF) (old console)

    {account_id}_{bill_type}_{YYYYMM|YYYYMMDD}

    {specified_directory}/

    {specified_directory}/5255031923727700__MonthBill_202602

    Note

    • Files exported to OSS may be compressed into .zip format.

    • If the UI does not distinguish between new and old versions of detailed data when you select an Export File, the file naming convention for the old version applies.

    FOCUS 1.0 fields

    Note

    Alibaba Cloud FOCUS 1.0 (Preview) is an invitational preview version and is under active development. Some fields may differ from the FOCUS 1.0 requirements. For details, see Alibaba Cloud FOCUS 1.0 (Preview) field conformance gaps.

    Field

    Description

    Data type

    Nullable

    AvailabilityZone

    A provider-assigned identifier for a physically isolated area within a region that provides high availability and fault tolerance. This corresponds to an Alibaba Cloud availability zone.

    String

    Yes

    BilledCost

    The charge that serves as the basis for billing. It includes all applicable discounts and credits but excludes the amortization of upfront fees (one-time or recurring).

    Decimal

    No

    BillingAccountId

    The provider-assigned identifier for the billing account.

    String

    No

    BillingAccountName

    The display name of the billing account.

    String

    Yes

    BillingCurrency

    The currency in which the charge was billed.

    String

    No

    BillingPeriodEnd

    The end date and time of the billing period.

    Date/Time

    No

    BillingPeriodStart

    The start date and time of the billing period.

    Date/Time

    No

    ChargeCategory

    The highest-level classification based on the billing nature of the charge.

    String

    No

    ChargeClass

    Indicates whether the row is a correction to a previously invoiced billing period.

    String

    Yes

    ChargeDescription

    A self-contained summary of the charge's purpose and price.

    String

    Yes

    ChargeFrequency

    Identifies the frequency at which a charge is incurred.

    String

    No

    ChargePeriodEnd

    The end date and time of the charge period.

    Date/Time

    No

    ChargePeriodStart

    The start date and time of the charge period.

    Date/Time

    No

    CommitmentDiscountCategory

    Identifies whether a commitment discount is based on usage quantity or cost (that is, "spend").

    String

    Yes

    CommitmentDiscountId

    The provider-assigned identifier for a commitment discount.

    String

    Yes

    CommitmentDiscountName

    The display name of a commitment discount.

    String

    Yes

    CommitmentDiscountStatus

    Indicates whether a charge is related to the consumption of a commitment discount or the unused portion of a committed amount.

    String

    Yes

    CommitmentDiscountType

    The provider-assigned identifier for the type of commitment discount applied to the current row.

    String

    Yes

    ConsumedQuantity

    The usage of a resource or service measured in consumed units.

    Decimal

    Yes

    ConsumedUnit

    The provider-specified unit of measurement for resource or service usage.

    String

    Yes

    ContractedCost

    The cost calculated by multiplying the contracted unit price by the corresponding pricing quantity.

    Decimal

    No

    ContractedUnitPrice

    The contracted unit price for a single pricing unit. This price includes negotiated discounts but excludes commitment discounts.

    Decimal

    Yes

    EffectiveCost

    The actual cost after all discounts, credits, and amortized upfront fees are applied.

    Decimal

    No

    InvoiceIssuerName

    The name of the entity that invoices consumed resources or services.

    String

    No

    ListCost

    The cost calculated by multiplying the public unit price by the corresponding pricing quantity.

    Decimal

    No

    ListUnitPrice

    The provider-published suggested unit price for a single pricing unit, excluding discounts.

    Decimal

    Yes

    PricingCategory

    Describes the pricing model used for a charge at the time of usage or purchase.

    String

    Yes

    PricingQuantity

    The quantity of a resource or service that is used or purchased, measured in pricing units.

    Decimal

    Yes

    PricingUnit

    The provider-specified unit of measurement for pricing, which is used for usage measurement after rules such as tiered pricing are applied.

    String

    Yes

    ProviderName

    The name of the entity that provides purchasable resources or services.

    String

    No

    PublisherName

    The name of the entity that produces purchased resources or services.

    String

    No

    RegionId

    The provider-assigned identifier of the geographical region where a resource is deployed or a service is provided.

    String

    Yes

    RegionName

    The name of the geographical region where a resource is deployed or a service is provided.

    String

    Yes

    ResourceId

    The provider-assigned identifier for a resource.

    String

    Yes

    ResourceName

    The display name of a resource.

    String

    Yes

    ResourceType

    The type of resource to which a charge applies.

    String

    Yes

    ServiceCategory

    The highest-level classification based on the core function of a service.

    String

    No

    ServiceName

    A service purchased from a provider, such as a cloud virtual machine, a Software as a Service (SaaS) database, or professional services from a system integrator.

    String

    No

    SkuId

    A unique, provider-defined identifier used to organize the common properties of SKU prices.

    String

    Yes

    SkuPriceId

    A unique identifier that defines the unit price used to calculate a charge.

    String

    Yes

    SubAccountId

    The ID for a group of resources or services, typically used to manage access and/or costs.

    String

    Yes

    SubAccountName

    The name of a group of resources or services, typically used to manage access and/or costs.

    String

    Yes

    Tags

    A collection of tags assigned to a tag source, which may include provider- or user-defined tags.

    JSON

    Yes

    X_CommodityCode

    The unique code that Alibaba Cloud uses to identify a specific commodity within a cloud product.

    string

    No

    X_CommodityName

    The name of a specific commodity within a cloud product.

    string

    No

    X_BillingItemCode

    The code of the billable item to which the cloud resource fees belong.

    string

    No

    X_BillingItemName

    The name of the billable item to which the cloud resource fees belong.

    string

    No

    X_InstanceID

    The dimension for cost statistics and summarization in billing. The billing granularity can vary by product and service, which determines the bill's level of detail and calculation method.

    If a product's billing granularity does not align with your resource management granularity, you must perform additional data splitting to meet your internal management needs.

    string

    No