AWS Lake Formation

AWS Lake Formation Databases API

Data Catalog database management

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Operations 7

POST /databases AWS Lake Formation Create Database #

GET /databases AWS Lake Formation List Databases #

GET /databases/{name} AWS Lake Formation Get Database #

POST /batch-permissions/grant AWS Lake Formation Batch Grant Permissions #

POST /batch-permissions/revoke AWS Lake Formation Batch Revoke Permissions #

POST /data-cells-filters AWS Lake Formation Create Data Cells Filter #

GET /data-cells-filters AWS Lake Formation List Data Cells Filters #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: AWS Lake Formation Databases API
  description: The AWS Lake Formation API provides programmatic access to manage AWS Lake Formation resources.
  version: '2024-01-01'
  contact:
    name: AWS Support
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  x-logo:
    url: https://a0.awsstatic.com/libra-css/images/logos/aws_logo_smile_1200x630.png
servers:
- url: https://lakeformation.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
  description: AWS Lake Formation endpoint
security:
- sigv4: []
tags:
- name: Databases
  description: Data Catalog database management
paths:
  /databases:
    post:
      operationId: CreateDatabase
      summary: AWS Lake Formation Create Database
      description: Creates a new database in the Data Catalog.
      tags:
      - Databases
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '403':
          description: Access denied
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    get:
      operationId: ListDatabases
      summary: AWS Lake Formation List Databases
      description: Lists all the registered databases in the Data Catalog.
      tags:
      - Databases
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '403':
          description: Access denied
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /databases/{name}:
    get:
      operationId: GetDatabase
      summary: AWS Lake Formation Get Database
      description: Retrieves the definition of a specified database.
      tags:
      - Databases
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The name of the database.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '403':
          description: Access denied
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /batch-permissions/grant:
    post:
      operationId: BatchGrantPermissions
      summary: AWS Lake Formation Batch Grant Permissions
      description: Batch operation to grant permissions to principal on resources.
      tags:
      - Databases
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '403':
          description: Access denied
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /batch-permissions/revoke:
    post:
      operationId: BatchRevokePermissions
      summary: AWS Lake Formation Batch Revoke Permissions
      description: Batch operation to revoke permissions from principal on resources.
      tags:
      - Databases
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '403':
          description: Access denied
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /data-cells-filters:
    post:
      operationId: CreateDataCellsFilter
      summary: AWS Lake Formation Create Data Cells Filter
      description: Creates a data cells filter to define row/column-level security on tables.
      tags:
      - Databases
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '403':
          description: Access denied
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    get:
      operationId: ListDataCellsFilter
      summary: AWS Lake Formation List Data Cells Filters
      description: Lists all the data cells filters on a table.
      tags:
      - Databases
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '403':
          description: Access denied
        '500':
          description: Internal server error
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  securitySchemes:
    sigv4:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header
      description: AWS Signature Version 4 authentication

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