describe_limits

describe_limits()

Describes the shard limits and usage for the account.

If you update your account limits, the old limits might be returned for a few minutes.

This operation has a limit of one transaction per second per account.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.describe_limits()

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'ShardLimit': 123,
    'OpenShardCount': 123,
    'OnDemandStreamCount': 123,
    'OnDemandStreamCountLimit': 123
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --
  • ShardLimit (integer) --

    The maximum number of shards.

  • OpenShardCount (integer) --

    The number of open shards.

  • OnDemandStreamCount (integer) --

    Indicates the number of data streams with the on-demand capacity mode.

  • OnDemandStreamCountLimit (integer) --

    The maximum number of data streams with the on-demand capacity mode.

Exceptions

• Kinesis.Client.exceptions.LimitExceededException