:doc:`Route53 <../../route53>` / Client / get_account_limit

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get_account_limit
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.. py:method:: Route53.Client.get_account_limit(**kwargs)

  

  Gets the specified limit for the current account, for example, the maximum number of health checks that you can create using the account.

   

  For the default limit, see `Limits <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/DNSLimitations.html>`__ in the *Amazon Route 53 Developer Guide*. To request a higher limit, `open a case <https://console.aws.amazon.com/support/home#/case/create?issueType=service-limit-increase&limitType=service-code-route53>`__.

   

  .. note::

    

    You can also view account limits in Amazon Web Services Trusted Advisor. Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management Console and open the Trusted Advisor console at `https\://console.aws.amazon.com/trustedadvisor/ <https://console.aws.amazon.com/trustedadvisor>`__. Then choose **Service limits** in the navigation pane.

    

  

  See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/route53-2013-04-01/GetAccountLimit>`_  


  **Request Syntax**
  ::

    response = client.get_account_limit(
        Type='MAX_HEALTH_CHECKS_BY_OWNER'|'MAX_HOSTED_ZONES_BY_OWNER'|'MAX_TRAFFIC_POLICY_INSTANCES_BY_OWNER'|'MAX_REUSABLE_DELEGATION_SETS_BY_OWNER'|'MAX_TRAFFIC_POLICIES_BY_OWNER'
    )
    
  :type Type: string
  :param Type: **[REQUIRED]** 

    The limit that you want to get. Valid values include the following:

     

    
    * **MAX_HEALTH_CHECKS_BY_OWNER**: The maximum number of health checks that you can create using the current account.
     
    * **MAX_HOSTED_ZONES_BY_OWNER**: The maximum number of hosted zones that you can create using the current account.
     
    * **MAX_REUSABLE_DELEGATION_SETS_BY_OWNER**: The maximum number of reusable delegation sets that you can create using the current account.
     
    * **MAX_TRAFFIC_POLICIES_BY_OWNER**: The maximum number of traffic policies that you can create using the current account.
     
    * **MAX_TRAFFIC_POLICY_INSTANCES_BY_OWNER**: The maximum number of traffic policy instances that you can create using the current account. (Traffic policy instances are referred to as traffic flow policy records in the Amazon Route 53 console.)
    

    

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

    
    ::

      {
          'Limit': {
              'Type': 'MAX_HEALTH_CHECKS_BY_OWNER'|'MAX_HOSTED_ZONES_BY_OWNER'|'MAX_TRAFFIC_POLICY_INSTANCES_BY_OWNER'|'MAX_REUSABLE_DELEGATION_SETS_BY_OWNER'|'MAX_TRAFFIC_POLICIES_BY_OWNER',
              'Value': 123
          },
          'Count': 123
      }
      
    **Response Structure**

    

    - *(dict) --* 

      A complex type that contains the requested limit.

      
      

      - **Limit** *(dict) --* 

        The current setting for the specified limit. For example, if you specified ``MAX_HEALTH_CHECKS_BY_OWNER`` for the value of ``Type`` in the request, the value of ``Limit`` is the maximum number of health checks that you can create using the current account.

        
        

        - **Type** *(string) --* 

          The limit that you requested. Valid values include the following:

           

          
          * **MAX_HEALTH_CHECKS_BY_OWNER**: The maximum number of health checks that you can create using the current account.
           
          * **MAX_HOSTED_ZONES_BY_OWNER**: The maximum number of hosted zones that you can create using the current account.
           
          * **MAX_REUSABLE_DELEGATION_SETS_BY_OWNER**: The maximum number of reusable delegation sets that you can create using the current account.
           
          * **MAX_TRAFFIC_POLICIES_BY_OWNER**: The maximum number of traffic policies that you can create using the current account.
           
          * **MAX_TRAFFIC_POLICY_INSTANCES_BY_OWNER**: The maximum number of traffic policy instances that you can create using the current account. (Traffic policy instances are referred to as traffic flow policy records in the Amazon Route 53 console.)
          

          
        

        - **Value** *(integer) --* 

          The current value for the limit that is specified by `Type <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/APIReference/API_AccountLimit.html#Route53-Type-AccountLimit-Type>`__.

          
    
      

      - **Count** *(integer) --* 

        The current number of entities that you have created of the specified type. For example, if you specified ``MAX_HEALTH_CHECKS_BY_OWNER`` for the value of ``Type`` in the request, the value of ``Count`` is the current number of health checks that you have created using the current account.

        
  
  **Exceptions**
  
  *   :py:class:`Route53.Client.exceptions.InvalidInput`

  