Glossary
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Updated at November 20, 2024
Note
All terms provided in this Glossary are for information only. If there is a conflict between the term definitions in the Agreement and those in the Glossary, the terms of the former shall prevail.
- Report
- Primary accounting document confirming the provision of services.
See the Report section. - Budget
- Method of monitoring resource usage costs with notifications.
See the Budget section. - Grant
- Discount on Yandex Cloud services provided to a business, individual entrepreneur, or individual. The discount is applied to the total cost of services consumed, including VAT.
See the Grant section. - Usage details
- Table with detailed information on cloud resource usage.
See the section on Viewing service usage details. - Agreement
- In Yandex Cloud, all services are provided under an agreement you enter into by accepting an offer when creating your billing account. The agreement does not require signing.
See the Contract section. - Billing threshold
- Maximum negative personal account balance. The billing threshold is enabled automatically after the paid version is activated and the first reporting period ends.
See Billing threshold. - Personal account
- Unique customer ID in Yandex Cloud Billing used to pay for resources during the entire term of the agreement.
See Personal account. - Organization
- Organization in Yandex Cloud Organization used to access the billing account. This only applies to billing accounts that are added to organizations.
See the Yandex Cloud Organization documentation. - Reporting period
- The reporting period is one calendar month. At the beginning of each month, you are required to pay for the resources consumed during the previous period. The payment method depends on your legal status (billing account type).
See Reporting period for details. - Offer
- Agreement you enter into.
See Agreement. - Billing accounts
- Unique customer ID in Yandex Cloud.
See Billing account. - Payer
- Individual, individual entrepreneur, or business billed for the use of Yandex Cloud services. Basically, these are payment details used to register agreements, issue invoices, and debit the payer's bank card.
- Trial period
- Option you can use to gain hands-on experience with Yandex Cloud without paying for the resources you consume. Only available for businesses.
See Trial period. - Promo codes
- Code you can use to get an additional discount on Yandex Cloud services.
See Promo code. - Payment invoice
- Document requesting payment for the resources consumed in the previous month.
See Payment invoice. - Tax invoice
- Tax document delivered to a customer at the end of a reporting period.
See Tax invoice.