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title: Get DNS Record Usage for Account
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# Get DNS Record Usage for Account

dns.usage.account.get(AccountGetParams\*\*kwargs)  \-> [AccountGetResponse](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/dns#%28resource%29%20dns.usage.account%20%3E%20%28model%29%20account%5Fget%5Fresponse%20%3E%20%28schema%29)

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](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-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 Write` `Account 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

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```
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)
```

200 example

```
{
  "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

200 example

```
{
  "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
  }
}
```