You can view the bills and usage for Simple Application Server on the Expenses and Costs page to understand your spending.
Query bills
You can filter bills by statistic item and statistical period. The details include billable items, usage, prices, and deductions for the product.
Log on to Expenses and Costs.
In the navigation pane on the left, choose .
Set the Billing Month. In the list, filter by product name for Simple Application Server to view bill information.
NoteClick the
icon in the upper-right corner of the bill. In the Customize Column Options dialog box that appears, select the bill content to display.To analyze your bill more easily, click the
icon in the upper-right corner of the bill. In the Export Billing Overview (CSV) dialog box that appears, export the current bill to your local computer.
Parameter
Description
Statistic Item
The bill is displayed by the specified category.
Billable Item: The bill is categorized by billable item. Costs for the same billable item are merged.
Instance: The bill is categorized by instance. Costs for the same instance are merged.
Statistical Period
The bill is displayed by the specified period.
Billing Month: Displays the bill for the current month based on the selected billing month.
By Day: Displays the daily bills for the current month.
Details: Displays the detailed hourly bills for the current month.
Query traffic usage
You can filter by a specific time period at an hourly granularity to download and view the detailed traffic usage for Simple Application Server.
You can also query the data transfer plan usage for a specific server using an API. For more information, see Get the data transfer plan usage for a specific server.
Log on to Expenses and Costs.
In the navigation pane on the left, choose .
In the upper-right corner of the Bill Details page, click View Usage Details and configure the following settings.
Parameter
Description
Time Period
Select the time range you want to query. You can query and export usage details for up to the last 12 months.
Queries are supported only within calendar months. For example, if the start date is 2025-05-01, the latest end date you can select is 2025-05-31. You cannot select 2025-06-01.
Commodity Name
Select Simple Application Server.
Billable Item
Select Free transfer or Paid transfer.
Billable Item
Select Simple Application Server.
Time Unit
The default is Hours.
Click Export CSV.
On the Export Record page, wait for the file to be exported.
After the CSV file is exported, in the Action column, click Download to download the file to your local computer and view the usage details for Simple Application Server.
NoteThe unit of traffic is Byte.
You can filter the view by conditions such as instance ID or region.
The downloaded CSV file contains the following fields: User Account, Source, SWAS, Start Time, End Time, Instance ID, Total Traffic, Paid Traffic, Free Traffic, and Region.