# Amazon Cost and Usage Report examples using Amazon CLI
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The following code examples show you how to perform actions and implement common scenarios by using the Amazon Command Line Interface with Amazon Cost and Usage Report.

*Actions* are code excerpts from larger programs and must be run in context. While actions show you how to call individual service functions, you can see actions in context in their related scenarios.

Each example includes a link to the complete source code, where you can find instructions on how to set up and run the code in context.

**Topics**
+ [Actions](#actions)

## Actions
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### `delete-report-definition`
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The following code example shows how to use `delete-report-definition`.

**Amazon CLI**  
**To delete an Amazon Cost and Usage Report**  
This example deletes an Amazon Cost and Usage Report.  
Command:  

```
aws cur --region us-east-1 delete-report-definition --report-name "ExampleReport"
```
+  For API details, see [DeleteReportDefinition](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/cur/delete-report-definition.html) in *Amazon CLI Command Reference*. 

### `describe-report-definitions`
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The following code example shows how to use `describe-report-definitions`.

**Amazon CLI**  
**To retrieve a list of Amazon Cost and Usage Reports**  
This example describes a list of Amazon Cost and Usage Reports owned by an account.  
Command:  

```
aws cur --region us-east-1 describe-report-definitions --max-items 5
```
Output:  

```
  {
"ReportDefinitions": [
  {
      "ReportName": "ExampleReport",
      "Compression": "ZIP",
      "S3Region": "us-east-1",
      "Format": "textORcsv",
      "S3Prefix": "exampleprefix",
      "S3Bucket": "example-s3-bucket",
      "TimeUnit": "DAILY",
      "AdditionalArtifacts": [
          "REDSHIFT",
          "QUICKSIGHT"
      ],
      "AdditionalSchemaElements": [
          "RESOURCES"
      ]
  }
]
  }
```
+  For API details, see [DescribeReportDefinitions](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/cur/describe-report-definitions.html) in *Amazon CLI Command Reference*. 

### `put-report-definition`
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The following code example shows how to use `put-report-definition`.

**Amazon CLI**  
**To create an Amazon Cost and Usage Reports**  
The following `put-report-definition` example creates a daily Amazon Cost and Usage Report that you can upload into Amazon Redshift or Amazon QuickSight.  

```
aws cur put-report-definition --report-definition file://report-definition.json
```
Contents of `report-definition.json`:  

```
{
    "ReportName": "ExampleReport",
    "TimeUnit": "DAILY",
    "Format": "textORcsv",
    "Compression": "ZIP",
    "AdditionalSchemaElements": [
        "RESOURCES"
    ],
    "S3Bucket": "example-s3-bucket",
    "S3Prefix": "exampleprefix",
    "S3Region": "us-east-1",
    "AdditionalArtifacts": [
        "REDSHIFT",
        "QUICKSIGHT"
    ]
}
```
+  For API details, see [PutReportDefinition](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/cur/put-report-definition.html) in *Amazon CLI Command Reference*.