Query your ApsaraVideo Media Processing (MPS) bills in the Expenses and Costs console to review charges and understand each bill field.
Due to service upgrades, note the following changes to your bills:
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Effective August 9, 2022, the product name on your bill changed from ApsaraVideo Media Processing to Intelligent Media Services. For more information, see [Product Notice] ApsaraVideo Media Processing Service Upgrade.
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Effective May 11, 2023, the names in the billing item field were updated. For details, see the Bill fields section below.
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Effective at 10:00 on May 25, 2023, RAM user ID information was added to the instance ID field. For details, see the Bill fields section below.
Procedure
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Log on to the Expenses and Costs console.
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In the left-side navigation pane, choose Billing > Bill Details.
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On the Bill Details tab, filter bills by Statistic Item and Statistic Period to find the information you need.
Bill fields
Instance ID
The instance ID field in an MPS bill is a semicolon-separated string containing the service instance ID, region, user account ID, and special values such as the high-speed transcoding tier or intelligent production feature.
Example: 17************42;cn-beijing;ram-23************88;5x. The following table describes the components.
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Component |
Description |
Example |
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Service instance ID |
The meaning of this field changed on February 22, 2023. Before this date, it was the ID of the RAM user that incurred the charges. On or after this date, it is the Alibaba Cloud account ID. |
17************42 |
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Region |
The region where the charges were incurred. |
cn-beijing |
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User account ID |
Applies to all charges except video AI. This field was added to bills starting at 10:00 on May 25, 2023, to enable cost allocation by user account.
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admin-17************42 ram-23************88 |
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Resolution specification |
This value appears only for H266, AV1, GIF, or WEBP transcoding charges. For details, see the sections below. |
H266.4K |
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High-speed transcoding tier |
This value appears only for high-speed transcoding charges. For details, see the sections below. |
5x |
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Intelligent production feature |
This value appears only for intelligent production charges. For details, see the sections below. |
Cover |
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Smart tagging version |
This value appears only for smart tagging charges. For details, see the sections below. |
standard |
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Intelligent review scenario |
This value appears only for intelligent review charges. For details, see the sections below. |
porn |
Billing item details
Audio and video transcoding fees
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Feature |
Billing item (On or after May 11, 2023) |
Billing item (Before May 11, 2023) |
Billing item code |
Special value in instance ID |
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Regular transcoding |
Regular Transcoding H264.4K |
Shared H264.4K |
H264.4K |
N/A |
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Regular Transcoding H264.2K |
H264.2K |
H264.2K |
N/A |
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Regular Transcoding H264.HD |
H264.HD |
H264.HD |
N/A |
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Regular Transcoding H264.SD |
H264.SD |
H264.SD |
N/A |
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Regular Transcoding H264.LD |
H264.LD |
H264.LD |
N/A |
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Regular Transcoding H265.8K |
- |
H265_8K |
N/A |
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Regular Transcoding H265.4K |
Shared H265.4K |
H265.4K |
N/A |
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Regular Transcoding H265.2K |
Shared H265.2K |
H265.2K |
N/A |
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Regular Transcoding H265.HD |
H265.HD |
H265.HD |
N/A |
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Regular Transcoding H265.SD |
H265.SD |
H265.SD |
N/A |
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Regular Transcoding H265.LD |
H265.LD |
H265.LD |
N/A |
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H266 transcoding |
- |
H266 |
Transcoding resolution. Example: H266.4K |
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AV1 transcoding |
- |
AV1 |
Transcoding resolution. Example: AV1.4K |
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GIF transcoding |
- |
GIF |
Transcoding resolution. Example: GIF.4K |
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WEBP transcoding |
- |
WEBP |
Transcoding resolution. Example: WEBP.4K |
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Audio transcoding |
Shared Audio |
AudioShared |
N/A |
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Container format conversion |
Video Container Format Conversion |
Segmentation |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD™ 1.0 transcoding |
Narrowband HD 1.0 H264.4K |
Same as the current billing item. |
H264.4K_NarrowBandHD |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 1.0 H264.2K |
Same as the current billing item. |
H264.2K_NarrowBandHD |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 1.0 H264.HD |
Same as the current billing item. |
H264.HD_NarrowBandHD |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 1.0 H264.SD |
Same as the current billing item. |
H264.SD_NarrowBandHD |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 1.0 H264.LD |
Same as the current billing item. |
H264.LD_NarrowBandHD |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 1.0 H265.8K |
- |
H265_8K_NarrowBandHD |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 1.0 H265.4K |
Same as the current billing item. |
H265.4K_NarrowBandHD |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 1.0 H265.2K |
Same as the current billing item. |
H265.2K_NarrowBandHD |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 1.0 H265.HD |
Same as the current billing item. |
H265.HD_NarrowBandHD |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 1.0 H265.SD |
Same as the current billing item. |
H265.SD_NarrowBandHD |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 1.0 H265.LD |
Same as the current billing item. |
H265.LD_NarrowBandHD |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD™ 2.0 transcoding |
Narrowband HD 2.0 H264.4K |
Same as the current billing item. |
H264.4K_NarrowBandHDV2 |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 2.0 H264.2K |
Narrowband HD 2.0 H264.2K |
H264.2K_NarrowBandHDV2 |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 2.0 H264.HD |
Same as the current billing item. |
H264.HD_NarrowBandHDV2 |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 2.0 H264.SD |
Same as the current billing item. |
H264.SD_NarrowBandHDV2 |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 2.0 H264.LD |
Same as the current billing item. |
H264.LD_NarrowBandHDV2 |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 2.0 H265.8K |
- |
H265_8K_NarrowBandHDV2 |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 2.0 H265.4K |
Same as the current billing item. |
H265_4K_NarrowBandHDV2 |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 2.0 H265.2K |
Same as the current billing item. |
H265_2K_NarrowBandHDV2 |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 2.0 H265.HD |
Same as the current billing item. |
H265_HD_NarrowBandHDV2 |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 2.0 H265.SD |
Same as the current billing item. |
H265_SD_NarrowBandHDV2 |
N/A |
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Narrowband HD 2.0 H265.LD |
Same as the current billing item. |
H265_LD_NarrowBandHDV2 |
N/A |
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API calls |
Number of API Calls |
Number of Functional Requests |
FunctionAPI |
N/A |
Audio and video enhancement fees
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Feature |
Billing item (On or after May 11, 2023) |
Billing item (Before May 11, 2023) |
Billing item code |
Special value in instance ID |
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Audio enhancement |
Dolby Audio |
Same as the current billing item. |
Dolby |
N/A |
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Dolby Atmos |
Same as the current billing item. |
Atmos |
N/A |
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Virtual Surround Sound |
Same as the current billing item. |
Surround |
N/A |
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Audio Enhancement |
Same as the current billing item. |
AudioEnhancement |
N/A |
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Audio Track Processing |
Same as the current billing item. |
AudioEditing |
N/A |
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Audio Normalization Pro |
- |
AudioNormalization |
N/A |
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Video enhancement |
Super Resolution Standard 8K |
- |
H264_UHDStandard_8K |
N/A |
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Super Resolution Standard 4K |
Super Resolution Standard 4K |
H264_UHDStandard_4K |
N/A |
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Super Resolution Standard 2K |
Super Resolution Standard 2K |
H264_UHDStandard_2K |
N/A |
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Super Resolution Standard HD |
Super Resolution Standard 1080P |
H264_UHDStandard_1080P |
N/A |
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Super Resolution Pro 8K |
- |
H264_UHD_8K |
N/A |
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Super Resolution Pro 4K |
Super Resolution 4K |
H264.UHD.4K |
N/A |
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Super Resolution Pro 2K |
Super Resolution 2K |
H264.UHD.2K |
N/A |
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Super Resolution Pro HD |
Super Resolution 1080P |
H264.UHD.1080P |
N/A |
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HDR Standard 8K |
- |
HDRStandard_8K |
N/A |
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HDR Standard 4K |
HDR Standard 4K |
HDRStandard_4K |
N/A |
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HDR Standard 2K |
HDR Standard 2K |
HDRStandard_2K |
N/A |
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HDR Standard HD |
HDR Standard 1080P |
HDRStandard_1080P |
N/A |
High-speed transcoding fees
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Feature |
Billing item (On or after May 11, 2023) |
Billing item (Before May 11, 2023) |
Billing item code |
Special value in instance ID |
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High-speed transcoding |
High-speed Transcoding Duration |
Same as the current billing item. |
MultiSpeedDuration |
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Video AI fees
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Feature |
Billing item (On or after May 11, 2023) |
Billing item (Before May 11, 2023) |
Billing item code |
Special value in instance ID |
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Intelligent production |
Intelligent Production |
Same as the current billing item. |
Product |
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Intelligent Production (Image Processing) |
- |
ProductPics |
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Smart tagging |
Smart Tagging - Video Classification and Structured Tagging |
Smart Tagging - Classification and Structured Tagging |
SmartTag |
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Smart Tagging - Video-based Facial Recognition |
Smart Tagging - Celebrity Recognition |
SmartTagFace |
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Smart Tagging - Video OCR Tagging |
Same as the current billing item. |
SmartTagVideoOCR |
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Smart Tagging - Video ASR Tagging |
Same as the current billing item. |
SmartTagASR |
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Smart Tagging - Audio Tagging |
Same as the current billing item. |
SmartTagAudioTag |
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Smart Tagging - Image Tagging |
Same as the current billing item. |
SmartTagImageTag |
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Intelligent review |
Intelligent Review |
Same as the current billing item. |
censor |
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Media fingerprinting |
Media Fingerprinting |
Same as the current billing item. |
fingerprint |
N/A |
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Digital watermark |
Digital Watermark - Image Watermarking |
Same as the current billing item. |
DigitalWatermarkImage |
N/A |
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Digital Watermark - Video Copyright Watermarking |
Same as the current billing item. |
DigitalWatermarkCopyright |
N/A |
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Digital Watermark - Video Traceability Watermarking |
Same as the current billing item. |
DigitalWatermarTrace |
N/A |
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Digital Watermark - Traceable Watermarked Video Playback |
Same as the current billing item. |
DigitalWatermarkTraceM3u8 |
N/A |