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describe_stream

KinesisVideo.Client.describe_stream(**kwargs)

Returns the most current information about the specified stream. You must specify either the StreamName or the StreamARN .

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.describe_stream(
    StreamName='string',
    StreamARN='string'
)
Parameters
  • StreamName (string) -- The name of the stream.
  • StreamARN (string) -- The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the stream.
Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'StreamInfo': {
        'DeviceName': 'string',
        'StreamName': 'string',
        'StreamARN': 'string',
        'MediaType': 'string',
        'KmsKeyId': 'string',
        'Version': 'string',
        'Status': 'CREATING'|'ACTIVE'|'UPDATING'|'DELETING',
        'CreationTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
        'DataRetentionInHours': 123
    }
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    • StreamInfo (dict) --

      An object that describes the stream.

      • DeviceName (string) --

        The name of the device that is associated with the stream.

      • StreamName (string) --

        The name of the stream.

      • StreamARN (string) --

        The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the stream.

      • MediaType (string) --

        The MediaType of the stream.

      • KmsKeyId (string) --

        The ID of the Key Management Service (KMS) key that Kinesis Video Streams uses to encrypt data on the stream.

      • Version (string) --

        The version of the stream.

      • Status (string) --

        The status of the stream.

      • CreationTime (datetime) --

        A time stamp that indicates when the stream was created.

      • DataRetentionInHours (integer) --

        How long the stream retains data, in hours.

Exceptions

  • KinesisVideo.Client.exceptions.InvalidArgumentException
  • KinesisVideo.Client.exceptions.ResourceNotFoundException
  • KinesisVideo.Client.exceptions.ClientLimitExceededException
  • KinesisVideo.Client.exceptions.NotAuthorizedException