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Manage Log Drain usage

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## What you are charged for[#](#what-you-are-charged-for)

You can configure log drains in the [project settings](/dashboard/project/_/settings/log-drains) to send logs to one or more destinations. You are charged for each log drain that is configured (referred to as [Log Drain Hours](index.md#log-drain-hours)), the log events sent (referred to as [Log Drain Events](index.md#log-drain-events)), and the [Egress](../egress/index.md) incurred by the export—across all your projects.

Log Drains are **not** covered by the [Spend Cap](../../cost-control/index.md#spend-cap).

## Log Drain Hours[#](#log-drain-hours)

### How charges are calculated[#](#how-charges-are-calculated)

You are charged by the hour, meaning you are charged for the exact number of hours that a log drain is configured for a project. If a log drain is configured for part of an hour, you are still charged for the full hour.

#### Example[#](#example)

Your billing cycle runs from January 1 to January 31. On January 10 at 4:30 PM, you configure a log drain for your project. At the end of the billing cycle you are billed for 512 hours.

Time Window

Log Drain Configured

Hours Billed

Description

January 1, 00:00 AM - January 10, 4:00 PM

No

0

January 10, 04:00 PM - January 10, 4:30 PM

No

0

January 10, 04:30 PM - January 10, 5:00 PM

Yes

1

full hour is billed

January 10, 05:00 PM - January 31, 23:59 PM

Yes

511

#### Usage on your invoice[#](#usage-on-your-invoice)

Usage is shown as "Log Drain Hours" on your invoice.

### Pricing[#](#pricing)

Log Drains are available as a project Add-On for all Pro, Team and Enterprise users. Each Log Drain costs $0.0822 per hour ($60 per month).

## Log Drain Events[#](#log-drain-events)

### How charges are calculated[#](#how-charges-are-calculated)

Log Drain Events are billed using Package pricing, with each package representing 1 million events. If your usage falls between two packages, you are billed for the next whole package.

#### Example[#](#example)

Events

Packages Billed

Costs

999,999

1

$0.2

1,000,000

1

$0.2

1,000,001

2

$0.4

1,500,000

2

$0.4

#### Usage on your invoice[#](#usage-on-your-invoice)

Usage is shown as "Log Drain Events" on your invoice.

### Pricing[#](#pricing)

$0.2 per 1 million events.

## Billing example[#](#billing-example)

The project has two log drains configured throughout the entire billing cycle with 800,000 and 1.6 million events each. In this example we assume that the organization is exceeding its Unified Egress Quota, so charges for Egress apply.

Line Item

Units

Costs

Team Plan

1

$599

Compute Hours Micro Project 1

744 hours

$10

Log Drain Hours Drain 1

744 hours

$60

Log Drain Events Drain 1

800,000 events

$0.2

Egress Drain 1

2 GB

$0.18

Log Drain Hours Drain 2

744 hours

$60

Log Drain Events Drain 2

1.6 million events

$0.4

Egress Drain 2

4 GB

$0.36

**Subtotal**

**$730.14**

Compute Credits

\-$10

**Total**

**$720.14**

### Add-on disabled after a day[#](#add-on-disabled-after-a-day)

Project add-ons are billed in arrears based on how many hours you used them. If you remove the log drain add-on, you are no longer billed from the time of removal onward.

Line Item

Hours

Costs

Pro Plan

\-

$25

Compute Hours Micro Project 1

744

$10

Log Drain Hours Drain 1

24

$1.97

Log Drain Events Drain 1

0 events

$0

Egress Drain 1

0 GB

$0

**Subtotal**

**$36.97**

Compute Credits

\-$10

**Total**

**$26.97**

## View usage[#](#view-usage)

You can view Log Drain Events usage on the [organization's usage page](/dashboard/org/_/usage). The page shows the usage of all projects by default. To view the usage for a specific project, select it from the dropdown. You can also select a different time period.

![Usage page usage summary](/docs/img/guides/platform/usage-logdrain-events--light.png)
