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Understanding scheduled report emails - Amazon Cost Management
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Understanding scheduled report emails

When a scheduled report is generated, recipients receive an email notification containing:

  • A secure, time-limited download link to access the PDF report. The link expires after 15 days.

  • A unique password required to open the PDF file. Each report generation produces a new password.

  • The report name, dashboard name, and generation timestamp.

PDF reports are encrypted and stored in Amazon-managed Amazon S3 buckets. The download links use pre-signed URLs that grant time-limited access to the specific PDF file.