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TimePeriod

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TimePeriod - Amazon Lightsail

Sets the start date and end date for retrieving a cost estimate. The start date is inclusive, but the end date is exclusive. For example, if start is 2017-01-01 and end is 2017-05-01, then the cost and usage data is retrieved from 2017-01-01 up to and including 2017-04-30 but not including 2017-05-01.

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end

The end of the time period. The end date is exclusive. For example, if end is 2017-05-01, Lightsail for Research retrieves cost and usage data from the start date up to, but not including, 2017-05-01.

Type: Timestamp

Required: No

start

The beginning of the time period. The start date is inclusive. For example, if start is 2017-01-01, Lightsail for Research retrieves cost and usage data starting at 2017-01-01 up to the end date. The start date must be equal to or no later than the current date to avoid a validation error.

Type: Timestamp

Required: No

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