Availability Zone
Column definition from FOCUS v1.3. Read its requirements and implementation guidance before mapping provider data.
- Source
- FOCUS MCP snapshot
- Edition
- v1.3
- Column ID
AvailabilityZone- Mode
- Read-only
- Library snapshot (UTC)
- 2026-10-08
Constraints
Description
An availability zone is a host-provider-assigned identifier for a physically separated and isolated area within a Region that provides high availability and fault tolerance. Availability Zone is commonly used for scenarios like analyzing cross-zone data transfer usage and the corresponding cost based on where resources are deployed.
Requirements
AvailabilityZone adheres to the following requirements:
- AvailabilityZone is RECOMMENDED to be present in a Cost and Usage FOCUS dataset when the host provider supports deploying resources or services within an availability zone.
- AvailabilityZone MUST be of type String.
- AvailabilityZone MUST conform to StringHandling requirements.
- AvailabilityZone MUST be null when a charge is not specific to an availability zone.