SoftLayer API：如何查询各数据中心全局负载均衡器带宽价格？

Hey there! Let's figure out why your current code is returning a $0 cost for LOAD_BALANCER_BANDWIDTH and how to get the actual per-GB pricing for your global load balancer across data centers.

Why you're seeing $0 #

The LOAD_BALANCER_BANDWIDTH item returned by SoftLayer_Product_Package.getItems(id=805) is a placeholder for metered resources, not a fixed-priced line item. Global load balancer bandwidth is typically billed based on actual outbound usage, so the upfront "fee" in the package item is $0—you only pay for what you use, and that usage-based pricing isn't stored in the base package items.

How to get the real per-GB cost #

To pull the actual per-GB bandwidth rates for each data center, you need to query the pricing details specifically for that bandwidth item. Here's a modified code snippet that does this:

import SoftLayer

# Initialize your client (use environment vars or fill in credentials directly)
client = SoftLayer.create_client_from_env()

# Step 1: Fetch package items and locate the bandwidth item's ID
package_items = client["SoftLayer_Product_Package"].getItems(id=805)
try:
    bandwidth_item = next(item for item in package_items if item['keyName'] == 'LOAD_BALANCER_BANDWIDTH')
    bandwidth_item_id = bandwidth_item['id']
except StopIteration:
    print("Could not find LOAD_BALANCER_BANDWIDTH item in package 805")
    exit(1)

# Step 2: Get location-specific pricing for the bandwidth item
location_prices = client["SoftLayer_Product_Pricing"].getLocationPrices(id=bandwidth_item_id)

# Step 3: Print formatted per-GB costs per data center
print("Global Load Balancer Bandwidth Pricing (per GB):")
for price in location_prices:
    location_name = price['location']['name']
    # Metered bandwidth uses either monthly recurring fee or hourly rate
    cost_per_gb = price['recurringFee'] if price['recurringFee'] else price['hourlyRecurringFee']
    print(f"- {location_name}: ${cost_per_gb}")

A quick note on overages #

If you still see $0 for base bandwidth pricing, it might mean your global load balancer plan includes a set amount of free bandwidth, and only overages are billed. In that case, scan the package items for an entry with a keyName like LOAD_BALANCER_BANDWIDTH_OVERAGE, then repeat the above steps using that item's ID to get overage rates.

Double-checking your existing setup #

To confirm how bandwidth is billed for your specific load balancer, use this snippet to inspect your active billing items:

# Replace with your load balancer's unique ID
load_balancer_id = YOUR_LOAD_BALANCER_ID
billing_details = client["SoftLayer_Network_LoadBalancer_Global"].getBillingItem(id=load_balancer_id)
print("Current billing details for your load balancer:")
print(billing_details)

This will show you if bandwidth is included in your base plan or billed as a separate metered item.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者YuZong Jiang