diff --git a/content/v2.0/cloud/about/known-issues.md b/content/v2.0/cloud/about/known-issues.md
index 85d096810..234ab8324 100644
--- a/content/v2.0/cloud/about/known-issues.md
+++ b/content/v2.0/cloud/about/known-issues.md
@@ -11,8 +11,5 @@ menu:
The following issues currently exist in {{< cloud-name >}}:
- IDPE 2868: Users can delete a token with an active Telegraf configuration pointed to it.
-- IDPE 3388: Users can delete themselves from their Cloud 2.0 account.
-- IDPE 3392: Free tier users bucket retention is unlimited and should be set to 72 hours.
-- IDPE 3393: Retention period for buckets in free tier can be changed by users.
- [TELEGRAF-5600](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/issues/5600): Improve error message in Telegraf when the bucket it's reporting to is not found.
- [INFLUXDB-12687](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues/12687): Create organization button should only be displayed for users with permissions to create an organization.
diff --git a/content/v2.0/cloud/about/release-notes.md b/content/v2.0/cloud/about/release-notes.md
index 026a303c2..8737c5a6f 100644
--- a/content/v2.0/cloud/about/release-notes.md
+++ b/content/v2.0/cloud/about/release-notes.md
@@ -8,9 +8,29 @@ menu:
name: Release notes
---
+## 2019-05-06 _Public Beta_
+
+### Features
+
+- Add rate limiting for Free tier users.
+- Add client libraries for Go and JS.
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+- Users cannot delete themselves from their Cloud 2.0 account.
+- The bucket retention period for Free tier users is set to 72 hours.
+- Free tier users cannot change a bucket's retention period.
+
+---
+
## 2019-05-02
-### Bug Fixes
+### Features
+
+- **InfluxDB 2.0 alpha-9** –
+_See the [alpha-9 release notes](/v2.0/reference/release-notes/#v2-0-0-alpha-9-2019-05-01) for details._
+
+### Bug fixes
- Usage statistics on the Usage page show correct values.
- Existing tasks with duration specified in nanoseconds no longer need to be resubmitted.
@@ -18,14 +38,16 @@ menu:
- Cloud users can use CLI tools to interact with their Cloud tenant.
+---
+
## 2019-04-05
### Features
- **InfluxDB 2.0 alpha-7** –
- _See the [alpha-7 release notes](/v2.0/reference/release-notes/#v2-0-0-alpha-7-2019-03-28) for details._
+_See the [alpha-7 release notes](/v2.0/reference/release-notes/#v2-0-0-alpha-7-2019-03-28) for details._
-### Bug Fixes
+### Bug fixes
- Logout works in InfluxDB Cloud 2.0 UI.
- Single sign-on works between https://cloud2.influxdata.com and https://us-west-2-1.aws.cloud2.influxdata.com.
diff --git a/content/v2.0/cloud/get-started.md b/content/v2.0/cloud/get-started.md
index 4cbcce758..efd682584 100644
--- a/content/v2.0/cloud/get-started.md
+++ b/content/v2.0/cloud/get-started.md
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ weight: 1
menu:
v2_0_cloud:
name: Get started with InfluxDB Cloud
-
---
-{{< cloud-name >}} is a fully managed and hosted version of the [InfluxDB v2 API](/v2.0/reference/api/).
+{{< cloud-name >}} is a fully managed and hosted version of the [InfluxDB 2.0].
To get started, complete the tasks below.
{{% cloud-msg %}}
@@ -21,11 +20,11 @@ InfluxDB v2.0 alpha documentation applies to {{< cloud-name "short" >}} unless o
2. Open email from cloudbeta@influxdata.com (subject: Please verify your email for InfluxDB Cloud), and then click **Verify Your Email**. The Welcome to InfluxDB Cloud 2.0 page is displayed.
-3. Currently, {{< cloud-name >}} us-west-2 region is the only region available. To suggest regions to add, click the **Let us know** link under Regions.
+3. Currently, {{< cloud-name >}} us-west-2 region is the only region available. To suggest regions to add, click the **Let us know** link under Regions.
-3. Click **View cloud beta agreement** to review the terms, and then select **I viewed and agree to InfluxDB Cloud 2.0 Beta Agreement**. (You must open the agreement before you can accept the terms.)
-
-4. Click **Continue**. InfluxDB Cloud 2.0 opens with a default organization and bucket (created from your email local-part).
+4. Review the terms of the beta agreement, and then select **I viewed and agree to InfluxDB Cloud 2.0 Beta Agreement**.
+
+5. Click **Continue**. InfluxDB Cloud 2.0 opens with a default organization (created from your email) and bucket (created from your email local-part).
## Log in
@@ -44,16 +43,28 @@ Once you've set up {{< cloud-name "short" >}} to collect data with Telegraf, you
- Query data using Flux, the UI, and the `influx` command line interface. See [Query data](https://v2.docs.influxdata.com/v2.0/query-data/).
- Build custom dashboards to visualize your data. See [Visualize data](https://v2.docs.influxdata.com/v2.0/visualize-data/).
-## Monitor usage
+## View data usage
-Once you've set up {{< cloud-name "short" >}} to collect data, monitor your data usage, including:
+Once you've set up {{< cloud-name "short" >}} to collect data, view your data usage, including:
-- Writes: Total bytes ingested in the past 24 hours.
-- Reads: Total bytes sent out for responses to queries in the past 24 hours.
-- Total Query Duration: Sum of time spent processing all queries in the past 24 hours.
-- Storage: Average disk usage every hour, over the past 24 hrs.
+- Writes: Total kilobytes ingested.
+- Reads: Total kilobytes sent out for responses to queries.
+- Total Query Duration: Sum of time spent processing queries in seconds.
+- Storage: Average disk usage in gigabytes.
+
+You'll see sparkline data over the past 4 hours and a single value that shows usage in the last 5 minutes. To view your data, click **Usage** in the left navigation menu.
+
+{{< img-hd src="/img/2-0-cloud-usage.png" />}}
+
+## Review rate limits
+
+To optimize InfluxDB Cloud 2.0 services, [rate limits](/v2.0/cloud/rate-limits/) are in place for Free tier users. During beta, you can check out our Paid tier for free.
+
+To upgrade to Paid tier for free, discuss use cases, or increase rate limits, reach out to cloudbeta@influxdata.com.
{{% note %}}
#### Known issues and disabled features
_See [Known issues](/v2.0/cloud/about/known-issues/) for information regarding all known issues in InfluxDB Cloud._
{{% /note %}}
+
+
diff --git a/content/v2.0/cloud/rate-limits.md b/content/v2.0/cloud/rate-limits.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+title: InfluxDB Cloud 2.0 rate limits
+description: Rate limits for Free tier users optimize InfluxDB Cloud 2.0 services.
+weight: 2
+menu:
+ v2_0_cloud:
+ name: Rate limits
+---
+
+To optimize InfluxDB Cloud 2.0 services, the following rate limits are in place for Free tier users. To increase your rate limits, contact cloudbeta@influxdata.com.
+
+- `write` endpoint:
+ - 5 concurrent API calls
+ - 3000 KB (10 KB/s) of data written in a 5 minute window
+
+- `query` endpoint:
+ - 20 concurrent API calls
+ - 3000 MB (10 MB/s) of data returned in a 5 minute window
+
+- 5 dashboards
+- 5 tasks
+- 2 buckets
+- 72 hour retention period
+
+## HTTP response codes
+
+When a request exceeds the rate limit for the endpoint, the InfluxDB API returns:
+
+- HTTP 429 “Too Many Requests”
+- Retry-After: xxx (seconds to wait before retrying the request)
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