describe_table

TimestreamWrite.Client.describe_table(**kwargs)

Returns information about the table, including the table name, database name, retention duration of the memory store and the magnetic store. Service quotas apply. See code sample for details.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.describe_table(
    DatabaseName='string',
    TableName='string'
)

Parameters

• DatabaseName (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The name of the Timestream database.

• TableName (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The name of the Timestream table.

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'Table': {
        'Arn': 'string',
        'TableName': 'string',
        'DatabaseName': 'string',
        'TableStatus': 'ACTIVE'|'DELETING'|'RESTORING',
        'RetentionProperties': {
            'MemoryStoreRetentionPeriodInHours': 123,
            'MagneticStoreRetentionPeriodInDays': 123
        },
        'CreationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'LastUpdatedTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'MagneticStoreWriteProperties': {
            'EnableMagneticStoreWrites': True|False,
            'MagneticStoreRejectedDataLocation': {
                'S3Configuration': {
                    'BucketName': 'string',
                    'ObjectKeyPrefix': 'string',
                    'EncryptionOption': 'SSE_S3'|'SSE_KMS',
                    'KmsKeyId': 'string'
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --

  • Table (dict) --

    The Timestream table.

    • Arn (string) --

      The Amazon Resource Name that uniquely identifies this table.

    • TableName (string) --

      The name of the Timestream table.

    • DatabaseName (string) --

      The name of the Timestream database that contains this table.

    • TableStatus (string) --

      The current state of the table:

      • DELETING - The table is being deleted.
      • ACTIVE - The table is ready for use.

    • RetentionProperties (dict) --

      The retention duration for the memory store and magnetic store.

      • MemoryStoreRetentionPeriodInHours (integer) --

        The duration for which data must be stored in the memory store.

      • MagneticStoreRetentionPeriodInDays (integer) --

        The duration for which data must be stored in the magnetic store.

    • CreationTime (datetime) --

      The time when the Timestream table was created.

    • LastUpdatedTime (datetime) --

      The time when the Timestream table was last updated.

    • MagneticStoreWriteProperties (dict) --

      Contains properties to set on the table when enabling magnetic store writes.

      • EnableMagneticStoreWrites (boolean) --

        A flag to enable magnetic store writes.

      • MagneticStoreRejectedDataLocation (dict) --

        The location to write error reports for records rejected asynchronously during magnetic store writes.

        • S3Configuration (dict) --

          Configuration of an S3 location to write error reports for records rejected, asynchronously, during magnetic store writes.

          • BucketName (string) --

            The bucket name of the customer S3 bucket.

          • ObjectKeyPrefix (string) --

            The object key preview for the customer S3 location.

          • EncryptionOption (string) --

            The encryption option for the customer S3 location. Options are S3 server-side encryption with an S3 managed key or Amazon Web Services managed key.

          • KmsKeyId (string) --

            The KMS key ID for the customer S3 location when encrypting with an Amazon Web Services managed key.

Exceptions

• TimestreamWrite.Client.exceptions.ResourceNotFoundException
• TimestreamWrite.Client.exceptions.ValidationException
• TimestreamWrite.Client.exceptions.AccessDeniedException
• TimestreamWrite.Client.exceptions.ThrottlingException
• TimestreamWrite.Client.exceptions.InternalServerException
• TimestreamWrite.Client.exceptions.InvalidEndpointException