Glue / Client / get_asset

get_asset¶

Glue.Client.get_asset(**kwargs)¶

Retrieves the metadata for an asset in Glue Data Catalog, including its forms, additional attachments, and associated glossary terms.

Request Syntax

response = client.get_asset(
    Identifier='string'
)

Parameters:

Identifier (string) –

[REQUIRED]

The unique identifier of the asset to retrieve.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'Id': 'string',
    'Name': 'string',
    'Description': 'string',
    'CreatedAt': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
    'UpdatedAt': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
    'AssetTypeId': 'string',
    'GlossaryTerms': [
        'string',
    ],
    'Forms': {
        'string': {
            'FormTypeId': 'string',
            'Content': 'string'
        }
    },
    'Attachments': {
        'string': {
            'FormTypeId': 'string',
            'Content': 'string'
        }
    },
    'IterableForms': {
        'string': {
            'FormTypeId': 'string'
        }
    }
}

Response Structure

(dict) –
- Id (string) –
  
  The unique identifier of the asset.
- Name (string) –
  
  The name of the asset.
- Description (string) –
  
  The description of the asset.
- CreatedAt (datetime) –
  
  The timestamp at which the asset was created.
- UpdatedAt (datetime) –
  
  The timestamp at which the asset was last updated.
- AssetTypeId (string) –
  
  The identifier of the asset type for this asset.
- GlossaryTerms (list) –
  
  The identifiers of the glossary terms associated with the asset.
  - (string) –
- Forms (dict) –
  
  The forms on the asset, keyed by form name.
  - (string) –
    - (dict) –
      
      A form on an asset, consisting of the form type identifier and its JSON content.
      - FormTypeId (string) –
        
        The identifier of the form type that defines this form’s schema.
      - Content (string) –
        
        The JSON content of the form, conforming to the schema of the specified form type.
- Attachments (dict) –
  
  Additional attachments on the asset for more context, keyed by attachment name.
  - (string) –
    - (dict) –
      
      A form on an asset, consisting of the form type identifier and its JSON content.
      - FormTypeId (string) –
        
        The identifier of the form type that defines this form’s schema.
      - Content (string) –
        
        The JSON content of the form, conforming to the schema of the specified form type.
- IterableForms (dict) –
  
  The iterable forms available on the asset, keyed by form name (for example, columns). Use the form name with ListIterableForms or BatchGetIterableForms to retrieve the form’s items.
  - (string) –
    - (dict) –
      
      An iterable form available on an asset, identified by its form type.
      - FormTypeId (string) –
        
        The form type identifier of the iterable form (for example, columns), used to retrieve its items via ListIterableForms or BatchGetIterableForms.

Exceptions

Glue.Client.exceptions.AccessDeniedException
Glue.Client.exceptions.EntityNotFoundException
Glue.Client.exceptions.InternalServiceException
Glue.Client.exceptions.ThrottlingException
Glue.Client.exceptions.InvalidInputException