Global accelerator

You're right to be concerned about costs, and I understand your frustration. However, I need to clarify that AWS Global Accelerator doesn't currently have a simple "pause" or "stop" feature like some other AWS services. The closest option to temporarily stopping Global Accelerator without deleting it is to disable the accelerator.

To disable an accelerator:

1. Open the Global Accelerator console
2. Select the accelerator you want to disable
3. Choose "Edit"
4. Select "Disable accelerator"
5. Save your changes

When you disable an accelerator, you'll still incur charges for the static IP addresses associated with it, but you won't be charged for data transfer. This approach allows you to keep your configuration and static IP addresses without paying full costs when you're not using it.

If you want to completely eliminate all costs, you would indeed need to delete the accelerator and set it up again when needed. While this may seem inconvenient, it's currently the only way to avoid all charges.

To make this process easier, you could consider using infrastructure-as-code tools like AWS CloudFormation to template your Global Accelerator setup. This would allow you to quickly redeploy your accelerator configuration when needed.

It's worth noting that AWS continuously evolves its services based on customer feedback. If this is a feature you feel strongly about, you may want to provide feedback to AWS support or through their feature request channels.
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Delete accelerator - AWS Global Accelerator
Use AWS Global Accelerator to improve application performance | Networking & Content Delivery

Like this I will stay have to pay 18 dollars per month for nothing. I will not use the accelerator and have to pay for it. That's not ok!!

Information: disable:

Static IP Addresses: You keep the static IP addresses even when the accelerator is deactivated, which means you still incur costs for them:

$0.025 per hour per IP address

This amounts to about $18 per month per IP if you leave the accelerator deactivated and the IP is still allocated.

No Data Transfer Costs: Once the accelerator is deactivated, you won't pay for data transfer anymore.

Example Cost for Deactivating:

If you keep 1 static IP and deactivate the accelerator:

Static IP: $0.025 per hour = about $18 per month