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Message Queue for Kafka

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Instance renewal

To avoid service interruptions, you can enable automatic renewal or manually renew your subscription-based instance before it expires

Prerequisites

The instance must be running or stopped.

The instance's billing type is subscription.

Note

Only subscription-based instances support renewal. Pay-as-you-go instances do not require renewal but require sufficient available account balance. For more details, see Arrears or expiration instructions.

Background information

Message Queue for Kafka supports the following two renewal methods:

Automatic renewal: You can enable the automatic renewal function when creating new subscription instance. This can avoid potential disruption to your business due to forgetting to manually renew the instance before its expiration. Once enabled, the system will automatically renew the instance before each expiration. Therefore, you need to ensure your account has sufficient available balance.

Manual renewal: You can manually renew your instance at any time before it expires.

Enable automatic renewal

In the upper right corner of the console, select Billing > Renewal management.

On the Renewal management page, use the search and filter function to find the target instances in the Manual renewal or Non-renewal upon expiration tabs.

In the Actions column that corresponds to the target instance, click Enable auto-renewal.

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You can also select multiple instances and click Enable auto-renewal at the bottom of the page to enable the automatic renewal feature in bulk.

On the Auto-renewal page, configure the following parameters.

Parameter	Description
Interval for auto-renewal.	Interval of the renewal action for each action. Optional durations are as follows: Monthly renewal: 1 to 11 months. Annual renewal: 1 to 3 years.
Preset the frequency of automatic renewals	You can select this configuration and set the frequency of automatic renewal operations. Unlimited: Default setting The system performs automatic renewal operations based on the duration of each automatic renewal before each resource expires. Custom frequency: Set the auto-renewal times to a custom value, with a maximum limit of 100. After the custom times are used up, it will switch to manual renewal.

Click Enable to proceed.

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After enabling, you can view the details of instances with automatic renewal enabled, such as expiration time and renewal cycle, under the Renewal management tab on the Auto-renewal page.

Manual renewal

In the upper right corner of the console, select Billing > Renewal management.

On the Renewal management page, use the search and filter function to find the target instances in the Manual renewal or Non-renewal upon expiration tabs.

In the Actions column on the right side of the target instance, click Renew.

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You can also select multiple instances and click batch renewal below the instance list to renew several instances at once.

On the Renewal confirmation page, confirm the information of the instance you need to renew (such as instance ID, current expiration date, etc.), and select the renewal duration at the bottom left corner of the page.

Click To Pay at the bottom right corner of the page.

On the Confirm order information page, confirm the order details and click Next step to proceed.

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After successful renewal, you can view the new expiration date of the target subscription instance under the Manual renewal tab on the Renewal management page.

Last updated: 2025.08.08 16:58:35