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AWS Kinesis DescribeStream API

The DescribeStream API from AWS Kinesis — 1 operation(s) for describestream.

AWS Kinesis DescribeStream API is one of 100 APIs that AWS Kinesis publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include DescribeStream. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, pricing, and a getting-started guide.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 15 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2017-09-30.

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

1 operations 1 paths 15 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2017-09-30
Base URL
https://kinesis.{region}.amazonaws.com
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

AWS Kinesis DescribeStream 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.

DescribeStream 1
POST
/describeStream
Returns the most current information about the specified stream. You must specify either the StreamName or the StreamARN .
DescribeStream 7 params body → 200480481482483

Schemas 15

The contract defines 15 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are StreamInfo (9 properties), DescribeStreamOutput (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

DataRetentionInHours
integer
ResourceNotFoundException
DescribeStreamOutput
object
1 property
KmsKeyId
string
StreamName
string
Version
string
ResourceARN
string
InvalidArgumentException
NotAuthorizedException
ClientLimitExceededException
Timestamp
string
StreamInfo
object
An object describing a Kinesis video stream.
9 properties
Status
string
MediaType
string
DeviceName
string

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

kinesis-describestream-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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