Chime / Client / describe_channel

describe_channel#

Chime.Client.describe_channel(**kwargs)#

Returns the full details of a channel in an Amazon Chime AppInstance.

Note

The x-amz-chime-bearer request header is mandatory. Use the AppInstanceUserArn of the user that makes the API call as the value in the header.

Request Syntax

response = client.describe_channel(
    ChannelArn='string',
    ChimeBearer='string'
)

Parameters:

ChannelArn (string) –
[REQUIRED]

The ARN of the channel.
ChimeBearer (string) – The AppInstanceUserArn of the user that makes the API call.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'Channel': {
        'Name': 'string',
        'ChannelArn': 'string',
        'Mode': 'UNRESTRICTED'|'RESTRICTED',
        'Privacy': 'PUBLIC'|'PRIVATE',
        'Metadata': 'string',
        'CreatedBy': {
            'Arn': 'string',
            'Name': 'string'
        },
        'CreatedTimestamp': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'LastMessageTimestamp': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'LastUpdatedTimestamp': datetime(2015, 1, 1)
    }
}

Response Structure

(dict) –
- Channel (dict) –
  
  The channel details.
  - Name (string) –
    
    The name of the channel.
  - ChannelArn (string) –
    
    The ARN of the channel.
  - Mode (string) –
    
    The mode of the channel.
  - Privacy (string) –
    
    The channel’s privacy setting.
  - Metadata (string) –
    
    The channel’s metadata.
  - CreatedBy (dict) –
    
    The AppInstanceUser who created the channel.
    - Arn (string) –
      
      The ARN in an Identity.
    - Name (string) –
      
      The name in an Identity.
  - CreatedTimestamp (datetime) –
    
    The time at which the AppInstanceUser created the channel.
  - LastMessageTimestamp (datetime) –
    
    The time at which a member sent the last message in the channel.
  - LastUpdatedTimestamp (datetime) –
    
    The time at which a channel was last updated.

Exceptions

Chime.Client.exceptions.BadRequestException
Chime.Client.exceptions.ForbiddenException
Chime.Client.exceptions.UnauthorizedClientException
Chime.Client.exceptions.ThrottledClientException
Chime.Client.exceptions.ServiceUnavailableException
Chime.Client.exceptions.ServiceFailureException