:doc:`Redshift <../../redshift>` / Client / describe_storage

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describe_storage
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.. py:method:: Redshift.Client.describe_storage()

  

  Returns account level backups storage size and provisional storage.

  

  See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/redshift-2012-12-01/DescribeStorage>`_  


  **Request Syntax**

  ::

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

    
    ::

      {
          'TotalBackupSizeInMegaBytes': 123.0,
          'TotalProvisionedStorageInMegaBytes': 123.0
      }
      
    **Response Structure**

    

    - *(dict) --* 
      

      - **TotalBackupSizeInMegaBytes** *(float) --* 

        The total amount of storage currently used for snapshots.

        
      

      - **TotalProvisionedStorageInMegaBytes** *(float) --* 

        The total amount of storage currently provisioned.

        
  