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Get DNS Record Usage for Account

dns.usage.account.get(AccountGetParams**kwargs) -> AccountGetResponse
GET/accounts/{account_id}/dns_records/usage

Get the current DNS record usage and quota for an account. May include internal DNS usage and quota.

Security
API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. Create a token.

Example:Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY
API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

Example:X-Auth-Email: user@example.com

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

Example:X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194
Accepted Permissions (at least one required)
Account DNS Settings WriteAccount DNS Settings Read
ParametersExpand Collapse
account_id: str

Identifier.

maxLength32
ReturnsExpand Collapse
class AccountGetResponse:
record_quota: Optional[int]

Maximum number of DNS records allowed across all public zones in the account. Null if using zone-level quota.

minimum0
record_usage: int

Current number of DNS records across all public zones in the account.

minimum0
internal_record_quota: Optional[int]

Maximum number of DNS records allowed across all internal zones in the account. Only present if internal DNS is enabled.

minimum0
internal_record_usage: Optional[int]

Current number of DNS records across all internal zones in the account. Only present if internal DNS is enabled.

minimum0

Get DNS Record Usage for Account

import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
account = client.dns.usage.account.get(
    account_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
)
print(account.record_quota)
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "record_quota": 1000000,
    "record_usage": 5000,
    "internal_record_quota": 1000000,
    "internal_record_usage": 5000
  }
}
Returns Examples
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "record_quota": 1000000,
    "record_usage": 5000,
    "internal_record_quota": 1000000,
    "internal_record_usage": 5000
  }
}