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get_databases

get_databases(**kwargs)

Retrieves all databases defined in a given Data Catalog.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.get_databases(
    CatalogId='string',
    NextToken='string',
    MaxResults=123,
    ResourceShareType='FOREIGN'|'ALL'
)
Parameters
  • CatalogId (string) -- The ID of the Data Catalog from which to retrieve Databases . If none is provided, the Amazon Web Services account ID is used by default.
  • NextToken (string) -- A continuation token, if this is a continuation call.
  • MaxResults (integer) -- The maximum number of databases to return in one response.
  • ResourceShareType (string) --

    Allows you to specify that you want to list the databases shared with your account. The allowable values are FOREIGN or ALL .

    • If set to FOREIGN , will list the databases shared with your account.
    • If set to ALL , will list the databases shared with your account, as well as the databases in yor local account.
Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'DatabaseList': [
        {
            'Name': 'string',
            'Description': 'string',
            'LocationUri': 'string',
            'Parameters': {
                'string': 'string'
            },
            'CreateTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'CreateTableDefaultPermissions': [
                {
                    'Principal': {
                        'DataLakePrincipalIdentifier': 'string'
                    },
                    'Permissions': [
                        'ALL'|'SELECT'|'ALTER'|'DROP'|'DELETE'|'INSERT'|'CREATE_DATABASE'|'CREATE_TABLE'|'DATA_LOCATION_ACCESS',
                    ]
                },
            ],
            'TargetDatabase': {
                'CatalogId': 'string',
                'DatabaseName': 'string'
            },
            'CatalogId': 'string'
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    • DatabaseList (list) --

      A list of Database objects from the specified catalog.

      • (dict) --

        The Database object represents a logical grouping of tables that might reside in a Hive metastore or an RDBMS.

        • Name (string) --

          The name of the database. For Hive compatibility, this is folded to lowercase when it is stored.

        • Description (string) --

          A description of the database.

        • LocationUri (string) --

          The location of the database (for example, an HDFS path).

        • Parameters (dict) --

          These key-value pairs define parameters and properties of the database.

          • (string) --
            • (string) --
        • CreateTime (datetime) --

          The time at which the metadata database was created in the catalog.

        • CreateTableDefaultPermissions (list) --

          Creates a set of default permissions on the table for principals. Used by Lake Formation. Not used in the normal course of Glue operations.

          • (dict) --

            Permissions granted to a principal.

            • Principal (dict) --

              The principal who is granted permissions.

              • DataLakePrincipalIdentifier (string) --

                An identifier for the Lake Formation principal.

            • Permissions (list) --

              The permissions that are granted to the principal.

              • (string) --
        • TargetDatabase (dict) --

          A DatabaseIdentifier structure that describes a target database for resource linking.

          • CatalogId (string) --

            The ID of the Data Catalog in which the database resides.

          • DatabaseName (string) --

            The name of the catalog database.

        • CatalogId (string) --

          The ID of the Data Catalog in which the database resides.

    • NextToken (string) --

      A continuation token for paginating the returned list of tokens, returned if the current segment of the list is not the last.

Exceptions

  • Glue.Client.exceptions.InvalidInputException
  • Glue.Client.exceptions.InternalServiceException
  • Glue.Client.exceptions.OperationTimeoutException
  • Glue.Client.exceptions.GlueEncryptionException