Question on APIM capacity unit

Question

I have a question regarding Microsoft Azure API Management (APIM) workload. If I increase the capacity to 2 or 3, will the additional units be provisioned in the same location or in separate locations? Additionally, I would like to understand the cost implications of this increase. According to the documentation, the cost is mentioned as $0.21/hour per unit. Could you provide more details on how the costs are calculated for scaling the APIM workload?

Answer 1

@Girish Luckhun (RAPP) Thanks for reaching out. When you increase the capacity of APIM to 2 or 3 units, the additional units will be provisioned in the same location as the original unit. This is known as scaling out, where additional resources are added to the existing deployment to increase capacity and performance. Regarding the cost implications of scaling the APIM workload, the cost is calculated based on the number of units and the duration of usage. As you mentioned, the cost for each unit is $0.21/hour. This means that if you have 2 units running for 24 hours, the cost would be: 2 units x $0.21/hour x 24 hours = $10.08/day The cost will vary depending on the number of units and the duration of usage. You can use the Azure pricing calculator to estimate the cost of scaling the APIM workload based on your specific requirements. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/pricing/calculator/ do let me know incase of further queries, I would be happy to assist you.