Request for Detailed Explanation of Operation Charges in Google Cloud Storage

[durgagummall]

Dear Team,

I am writing to request detailed information regarding the operation charges in Google Cloud Storage.

Google's official documentation for operation charges is available. But, it's limited to only operations corresponding to API/Feature.

We would be using Google Cloud Storage for our business operations. We would like to know more about the operations that can be done from the UI/Console side in GCS and what are the costs associated with them.

Please clarify the following doubts:

1. In GDS documentation, it says "when you click on a bucket name in the Google Cloud console, the system performs an operation to ge... -- Do we get charged for fetching both the list of objects in the bucket and metadata for the bucket?

2. I understand that there are different pricing models for different storage classes for operations in GCS. I would like to know if there are any region specific costs for operations in GCS ? If any, I would appreciate it if you could provide me with a breakdown of the costs for the 'asia-south1' region.

3. We're aware of the Cloud Storage Always Free usage limits. If I get past these free usage limits, will the costs occur only for exceeded storage/operations/egress or for the whole storage/operations/egress used till date?

Furthermore, it would be helpful if you could also provide me with tips on how I can optimize my usage to minimize operation charges.

Document I referred to in this regard.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter. I look forward to hearing back from you soon.

Best regards,

[robertcarlos]

Hi @durgagummall,

Welcome to Google Cloud Community!

1. In GDS documentation, it says "when you click on a bucket name in the Google Cloud console, the system performs an operation to ge... -- Do we get charged for fetching both the list of objects in the bucket and metadata for the bucket?

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This means that this operation might be charged under Class A Operations or Class B Operations or both as the operations that would be performed might fall under Class A or Class B operations or both. For example, fetching objects from a bucket stored using Standard storage might incur charges that would fall under Class A or B operations or both and would be charged according to the operations performed to fetch those objects.

2. I understand that there are different pricing models for different storage classes for operations in GCS. I would like to know if there are any region specific costs for operations in GCS ? If any, I would appreciate it if you could provide me with a breakdown of the costs for the 'asia-south1' region.

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You may check this link for data storage pricing for Asian region which includes Mumbai (asia-south1).

3. We're aware of the Cloud Storage Always Free usage limits. If I get past these free usage limits, will the costs occur only for exceeded storage/operations/egress or for the whole storage/operations/egress used till date?

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Yes the cost would occur if the usage limit is already exhausted however it would still be subject to change and only available in US-WEST1, US-CENTRAL1, and US-EAST1 regions. Usage is aggregated across these 3 regions.

Below are the links that I found helpful to optimize Google Cloud Storage usage and minimize operational charges:

• Simplify and automate cost optimization with Autoclass for Cloud Storage 
• Best practices for Cloud Storage cost optimization