:doc:`Kinesis <../../kinesis>` / Client / describe_account_settings

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describe_account_settings
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.. py:method:: Kinesis.Client.describe_account_settings()

  

  Describes the account-level settings for Amazon Kinesis Data Streams. This operation returns information about the minimum throughput billing commitments and other account-level configurations.

   

  This API has a call limit of 5 transactions per second (TPS) for each Amazon Web Services account. TPS over 5 will initiate the ``LimitExceededException``.

  

  See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/kinesis-2013-12-02/DescribeAccountSettings>`_  


  **Request Syntax**
  ::

    response = client.describe_account_settings()
    
    
  
  :rtype: dict
  :returns: 
    
    **Response Syntax**

    
    ::

      {
          'MinimumThroughputBillingCommitment': {
              'Status': 'ENABLED'|'DISABLED'|'ENABLED_UNTIL_EARLIEST_ALLOWED_END',
              'StartedAt': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
              'EndedAt': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
              'EarliestAllowedEndAt': datetime(2015, 1, 1)
          }
      }
      
    **Response Structure**

    

    - *(dict) --* 
      

      - **MinimumThroughputBillingCommitment** *(dict) --* 

        The current configuration of the minimum throughput billing commitment for your Amazon Web Services account.

        
        

        - **Status** *(string) --* 

          The current status of the minimum throughput billing commitment.

          
        

        - **StartedAt** *(datetime) --* 

          The timestamp when the commitment was started.

          
        

        - **EndedAt** *(datetime) --* 

          The timestamp when the commitment was ended.

          
        

        - **EarliestAllowedEndAt** *(datetime) --* 

          The earliest timestamp when the commitment can be ended.

          
    
  
  **Exceptions**
  
  *   :py:class:`Kinesis.Client.exceptions.LimitExceededException`

  