---
title: "POST /projects/{project}/setUsageExportBucket"
method: POST
path: "/projects/{project}/setUsageExportBucket"
tags: ["projects"]
---

# POST /projects/{project}/setUsageExportBucket

`POST /projects/{project}/setUsageExportBucket`

Enables the usage export feature and sets theusage export bucket
where reports are stored. If you provide an empty request body using this
method, the usage export feature will be disabled.

## Path parameters

- `project` string, required

## Query parameters

- `requestId` string

## Request body

- UsageExportLocation — The location in Cloud Storage and naming method of the daily usage report. Contains bucket_name and report_name prefix.
  - `bucketName` string — The name of an existing bucket in Cloud Storage where the usage report object is stored. The Google Service Account is granted write access to this bucket. This can either be the bucket name by itself, such asexample-bucket, or the bucket name with gs:// or https://storage.googleapis.com/ in front of it, such as gs://example-bucket.
  - `reportNamePrefix` string — An optional prefix for the name of the usage report object stored inbucketName. If not supplied, defaults tousage_gce. The report is stored as a CSV file namedreport_name_prefix_gce_YYYYMMDD.csv whereYYYYMMDD is the day of the usage according to Pacific Time. If you supply a prefix, it should conform to Cloud Storageobject naming conventions.

## Response `200`

Successful response

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