describe_event_categories

Redshift.Client.describe_event_categories(**kwargs)

Displays a list of event categories for all event source types, or for a specified source type. For a list of the event categories and source types, go to Amazon Redshift Event Notifications.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.describe_event_categories(
    SourceType='string'
)

Parameters

SourceType (string) --

The source type, such as cluster or parameter group, to which the described event categories apply.

Valid values: cluster, cluster-snapshot, cluster-parameter-group, cluster-security-group, and scheduled-action.

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'EventCategoriesMapList': [
        {
            'SourceType': 'string',
            'Events': [
                {
                    'EventId': 'string',
                    'EventCategories': [
                        'string',
                    ],
                    'EventDescription': 'string',
                    'Severity': 'string'
                },
            ]
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --
  • EventCategoriesMapList (list) --

    A list of event categories descriptions.

    • (dict) --

      Describes event categories.

      • SourceType (string) --

        The source type, such as cluster or cluster-snapshot, that the returned categories belong to.

      • Events (list) --

        The events in the event category.

        • (dict) --

          Describes event information.

          • EventId (string) --

            The identifier of an Amazon Redshift event.

          • EventCategories (list) --

            The category of an Amazon Redshift event.

            • (string) --
          • EventDescription (string) --

            The description of an Amazon Redshift event.

          • Severity (string) --

            The severity of the event.

            Values: ERROR, INFO