BigQuery·BigQuery essentials

Cost

BigQuery bills by bytes scanned unless you use capacity.

Intermediate 10 min read Lesson 5 of 150 Challenge included
What you will be able to do
  • Preview queries.
  • Set maximum bytes billed.
  • Use partitions and clustering.

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BigQuery bills by bytes scanned unless you use capacity.

  • Preview queries.
  • Set maximum bytes billed.
  • Use partitions and clustering.
cost.sqlSQL
-- Set a maximum bytes billed in the query settings.
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