This topic describes the rules for applying ApsaraVideo VOD resource plans and the limits and offset order of resource plans.
Effective time and offset time
After you purchase a resource plan, it immediately takes effect and can be used to offset fees.
The bills for billable items other than system storage are generated 3 to 4 hours after the fees are offset. The bills for system storage, including standard storage, tiered storage, outbound traffic, and transfer acceleration, are generated about 7 hours after the fees are offset.
For example, you purchased an ApsaraVideo VOD data transfer plan of 1 TB for the Chinese mainland accelerated region at 10:30:30 (UTC+8) on August 12, 2021. The data transfer plan was valid for one month. In this case, outbound data transfer fees were offset around 14:00:00 (UTC+8) on August 12, 2021. Outbound data transfer fees were not offset until the system generated the data transfer bill of the billing cycle from 10:00:00 to 11:00:00.
Offset limits
Limits
Limit | Description |
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Metering method | You can use ApsaraVideo VOD data transfer plans to offset resource fees only when you use the pay-by-data-transfer metering method. |
Region | Specific resource plans can be used only in specific regions. The following items describe the limits:
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Quota and expiration time | If a resource plan expires or its quota is exhausted, subsequent resource usage is automatically billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. |
Example
For example, Alice purchased a data transfer plan of 1 TB for the Chinese mainland on July 1, 2021. The data transfer plan was valid for one year. Alice purchased another data transfer plan of 5 TB for the Chinese mainland on August 1, 2021. The data transfer plan was valid for one year. As of December 01, 2021, Alice had used a total of 8 TB of traffic. In this case, data transfer plans that Alice purchased on July 01, 2021 and August 01, 2021 were applied, and Alice was charged for 2 TB on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Offset order for resource plans
Description
You can purchase multiple resource plans of the same type and add up their quotas. If you have purchased multiple resource plans of the same type, the resource plans are applied based on the following order and rules:
Resource plans are used in chronological order of expiration time. The resource plan that expires first is used first. Resource plans that expire at the same time are used in chronological order of purchase time.
If all the resource plans of the specified type are exhausted, resource overage is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Example
For example, Alice purchased a data transfer plan of 1 TB for the Chinese mainland on July 1, 2021. The data transfer plan was valid for one year. On August 1, 2021, Alice purchased another data transfer plan of 1 TB for the Chinese mainland. The data transfer plan was valid for six months. In this case, the data transfer plan that was purchased on August 1, 2021 was applied first.