# UsageLimit
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Describes a usage limit object for a cluster. 

## Contents
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**Note**  
In the following list, the required parameters are described first.

 ** Amount **   
The limit amount. If time-based, this amount is in minutes. If data-based, this amount is in terabytes (TB).  
Type: Long  
Required: No

 ** BreachAction **   
The action that Amazon Redshift takes when the limit is reached. Possible values are:   
+  **log** - To log an event in a system table. The default is log.
+  **emit-metric** - To emit CloudWatch metrics.
+  **disable** - To disable the feature until the next usage period begins.
Type: String  
Valid Values: `log | emit-metric | disable`   
Required: No

 ** ClusterIdentifier **   
The identifier of the cluster with a usage limit.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 2147483647.  
Required: No

 ** FeatureType **   
The Amazon Redshift feature to which the limit applies.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `spectrum | concurrency-scaling | cross-region-datasharing | extra-compute-for-automatic-optimization`   
Required: No

 ** LimitType **   
The type of limit. Depending on the feature type, this can be based on a time duration or data size.  
Type: String  
Valid Values: `time | data-scanned`   
Required: No

 ** Period **   
The time period that the amount applies to. A `weekly` period begins on Sunday. The default is `monthly`.   
Type: String  
Valid Values: `daily | weekly | monthly`   
Required: No

 ** Tags.Tag.N **   
A list of tag instances.  
Type: Array of [Tag](API_Tag.md) objects  
Required: No

 ** UsageLimitId **   
The identifier of the usage limit.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Maximum length of 2147483647.  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/redshift-2012-12-01/UsageLimit) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/redshift-2012-12-01/UsageLimit) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/redshift-2012-12-01/UsageLimit)