# CostEstimate
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Describes the estimated cost for resources in your Lightsail for Research account.

## Contents
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 ** resultsByTime **   <a name="Lightsail-Type-CostEstimate-resultsByTime"></a>
The cost estimate result that's associated with a time period.  
Type: Array of [EstimateByTime](API_EstimateByTime.md) objects  
Required: No

 ** usageType **   <a name="Lightsail-Type-CostEstimate-usageType"></a>
The types of usage that are included in the estimate, such as costs, usage, or data transfer.  
Type: String  
Pattern: `.*\S.*`   
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/lightsail-2016-11-28/CostEstimate) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/lightsail-2016-11-28/CostEstimate) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/lightsail-2016-11-28/CostEstimate)