create_database

create_database(**kwargs)

Creates a new Timestream database. If the KMS key is not specified, the database will be encrypted with a Timestream managed KMS key located in your account. For more information, see Amazon Web Services managed keys. Service quotas apply. For details, see code sample.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.create_database(
    DatabaseName='string',
    KmsKeyId='string',
    Tags=[
        {
            'Key': 'string',
            'Value': 'string'
        },
    ]
)

Parameters

• DatabaseName (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The name of the Timestream database.

• KmsKeyId (string) -- The KMS key for the database. If the KMS key is not specified, the database will be encrypted with a Timestream managed KMS key located in your account. For more information, see Amazon Web Services managed keys.
• Tags (list) --

  A list of key-value pairs to label the table.

  • (dict) --

    A tag is a label that you assign to a Timestream database and/or table. Each tag consists of a key and an optional value, both of which you define. With tags, you can categorize databases and/or tables, for example, by purpose, owner, or environment.

    • Key (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      The key of the tag. Tag keys are case sensitive.

    • Value (string) -- [REQUIRED]

      The value of the tag. Tag values are case-sensitive and can be null.

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'Database': {
        'Arn': 'string',
        'DatabaseName': 'string',
        'TableCount': 123,
        'KmsKeyId': 'string',
        'CreationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'LastUpdatedTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1)
    }
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --

  • Database (dict) --

    The newly created Timestream database.

    • Arn (string) --

      The Amazon Resource Name that uniquely identifies this database.

    • DatabaseName (string) --

      The name of the Timestream database.

    • TableCount (integer) --

      The total number of tables found within a Timestream database.

    • KmsKeyId (string) --

      The identifier of the KMS key used to encrypt the data stored in the database.

    • CreationTime (datetime) --

      The time when the database was created, calculated from the Unix epoch time.

    • LastUpdatedTime (datetime) --

      The last time that this database was updated.

Exceptions

• TimestreamWrite.Client.exceptions.ConflictException
• TimestreamWrite.Client.exceptions.ValidationException
• TimestreamWrite.Client.exceptions.AccessDeniedException
• TimestreamWrite.Client.exceptions.ServiceQuotaExceededException
• TimestreamWrite.Client.exceptions.ThrottlingException
• TimestreamWrite.Client.exceptions.InvalidEndpointException
• TimestreamWrite.Client.exceptions.InternalServerException
• TimestreamWrite.Client.exceptions.InvalidEndpointException