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.

See also: AWS API Documentation

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