:doc:`Backup <../../backup>` / Client / start_report_job

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start_report_job
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.. py:method:: Backup.Client.start_report_job(**kwargs)

  

  Starts an on-demand report job for the specified report plan.

  

  See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/backup-2018-11-15/StartReportJob>`_  


  **Request Syntax**
  ::

    response = client.start_report_job(
        ReportPlanName='string',
        IdempotencyToken='string'
    )
    
  :type ReportPlanName: string
  :param ReportPlanName: **[REQUIRED]** 

    The unique name of a report plan.

    

  
  :type IdempotencyToken: string
  :param IdempotencyToken: 

    A customer-chosen string that you can use to distinguish between otherwise identical calls to ``StartReportJobInput``. Retrying a successful request with the same idempotency token results in a success message with no action taken.

    This field is autopopulated if not provided.

  
  
  :rtype: dict
  :returns: 
    
    **Response Syntax**

    
    ::

      {
          'ReportJobId': 'string'
      }
      
    **Response Structure**

    

    - *(dict) --* 
      

      - **ReportJobId** *(string) --* 

        The identifier of the report job. A unique, randomly generated, Unicode, UTF-8 encoded string that is at most 1,024 bytes long. The report job ID cannot be edited.

        
  
  **Exceptions**
  
  *   :py:class:`Backup.Client.exceptions.InvalidParameterValueException`

  
  *   :py:class:`Backup.Client.exceptions.ServiceUnavailableException`

  
  *   :py:class:`Backup.Client.exceptions.MissingParameterValueException`

  
  *   :py:class:`Backup.Client.exceptions.ResourceNotFoundException`

  