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AWS Redshift #X Amz Target=RedshiftData.DescribeTable API

The #X Amz Target=RedshiftData.DescribeTable API from AWS Redshift — 1 operation(s) for #x amz target=redshiftdata.describetable.

AWS Redshift #X Amz Target=RedshiftData.DescribeTable API is one of 130 APIs that AWS Redshift publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include #X Amz Target=RedshiftData.DescribeTable. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 14 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 2019-12-20.

Requests are made against 4 base URLs: http://redshift-data.{region}.amazonaws.com, https://redshift-data.{region}.amazonaws.com, http://redshift-data.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn, https://redshift-data.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn.

1 operations 1 paths 14 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
2019-12-20
Base URL
https://redshift.{region}.amazonaws.com
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

AWS Redshift #X Amz Target=RedshiftData.DescribeTable API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (hmac). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • hmac — Amazon Signature authorization v4

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

#X Amz Target=RedshiftData.DescribeTable 1
POST
/#X-Amz-Target=RedshiftData.DescribeTable
Amazon Redshift Data - Describe Table
DescribeTable 10 params body → 200480481482

Schemas 14

The contract defines 14 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ColumnMetadata (13 properties), DescribeTableRequest (10 properties), DescribeTableResponse (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ColumnMetadata
object
The properties (metadata) of a column.
13 properties
WorkgroupNameString
string
Integer
integer
String
string
DatabaseConnectionException
DescribeTableRequest
object
10 properties 1 required
ColumnList
array
Location
string
PageSize
integer
SecretArn
string
DescribeTableResponse
object
3 properties
ValidationException
bool
boolean
InternalServerException

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

aws-redshift-x-amz-target-redshiftdata-describetable-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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