---
title: "Manage subscriptions"
slug: "datastream-start-vpc"
tags: ["Data Stream"]
updated: 2026-09-17T09:18:00Z
published: 2026-09-17T09:18:00Z
canonical: "guide.ncloud-docs.com/datastream-start-vpc"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Manage subscriptions

Available in Classic and VPC

If you have checked out the Data Stream service [required specifications](/docs/en/datastream-spec) and understand the [quickstart](/docs/en/datastream-procedure), and the [glossary](/docs/en/datastream-glossary), you are ready to start using the Data Stream service. The first thing to do now is subscribe to the Data Stream service.

## Subscribe

The Data Stream service has no separate subscription process. Go to the **Services > Big Data & Analytics > Data Stream** menu on the NAVER Cloud Platform console, and you can immediately register and manage topics there. For how to register a topic, see [Create topic](/docs/en/datastream-topic-vpc).

To access the **Data Stream** menu in the NAVER Cloud Platform console:

1. Access the NAVER Cloud Platform console.
2. Click **Region & Platform** at the upper right of the console interface.
3. Select the Region in use and the platform, and then click **[Apply]**.
4. Click **Menu** in the upper-left corner of the console interface.
5. Navigate to **All Services** > **Big Data & Analytics** > **Data Stream** to register and manage topics directly.
  - For more information on how to register a topic, see [Creating a topic](/docs/datastream-topic-vpc).

              Caution

              

Topics are billed per minute from the time they are created. For pricing information, go to **Services > Big Data & Analytics > Data Stream** and see [Pricing](https://www.ncloud.com/product/analytics/dataStream#pricing) in NAVER Cloud Platform portal.

### Next step

You've completed the first steps for subscribing to the Data Stream service. You can learn how to use various features in the Data Stream service by navigating to Data Stream usage.

- Recommended paths
  - To create a topic, go to [Create topic](/docs/en/datastream-topic-vpc).
  - To create an Object Storage bucket for connector setup, go to [Service integrations](/docs/en/datastream-integration-vpc).
  - To review the overall usage order of Data Stream, go to [Data Stream quickstart](/docs/en/datastream-procedure).
  - To check frequently used terms in Data Stream, go to [Data Stream glossary](/docs/en/datastream-glossary).
  - To set the usage permissions for Data Stream, go to [Data Stream permissions management](/docs/en/datastream-subaccount-vpc).

## Unsubscribe

The Data Stream service has no separate process to unsubscribe. If you delete all registered topics, your subscription will be canceled. For how to delete topics, see [Delete topic](/docs/en/datastream-topic-vpc#%ED%86%A0%ED%94%BD%EC%82%AD%EC%A0%9C).

              Caution

              

Topics are billed per minute. Delete unused topics immediately to avoid unnecessary charges.