Why does the google cloud calculator say A2 machine types are not available in Toronto when the API

[mss32]

if you go on https://cloud.google.com/products/calculator and under compute engine

and fill out the number of fields: instances: 1, Operating System: Free, Datacenter Location: Toronto

Now if you change the Machine Family to "Accelerator Optimised" and the Machine Series to A2:

you will get a warning saying:

This instance type is not available in this region.

However, if you use the Google Cloud Pricing API: https://cloudbilling.googleapis.com/v1/services/6F81-5844-456A/skus?key=API_KEY

There is an Object in the data that tells us A2 machines are available in Toronto, the object is:

{"name": "services/6F81-5844-456A/skus/1CD3-9D89-855A", "skuId": "1CD3-9D89-855A", "description": "A2 Instance Core running in Toronto", "category": {"serviceDisplayName": "Compute Engine", "resourceFamily": "Compute", "resourceGroup": "CPU", "usageType": "OnDemand"}, "serviceRegions": ["northamerica-northeast2"], "pricingInfo": [{"summary": "", "pricingExpression": {"usageUnit": "h", "displayQuantity": 1, "tieredRates": [{"startUsageAmount": 0, "unitPrice": {"currencyCode": "USD", "units": "0", "nanos": 34802000}}], "usageUnitDescription": "hour", "baseUnit": "s", "baseUnitDescription": "second", "baseUnitConversionFactor": 3600}, "currencyConversionRate": 1, "effectiveTime": "2022-07-18T01:31:45.922Z"}], "serviceProviderName": "Google", "geoTaxonomy": {"type": "REGIONAL", "regions": ["northamerica-northeast2"]}}

Can anyone explain this or refer me to the relevant email where I can ask them? Also if I posted this in the incorrect forum, could someone direct me towards the correct one, please

[dasalemi]

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