Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

DescribeQuery

Returns metadata about a query, including query run time in milliseconds, number of events scanned and matched, and query status. You must specify an ARN for EventDataStore, and a value for QueryID.

Request Syntax


{
   "EventDataStore": "string",
   "QueryId": "string"
}

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

EventDataStore

This parameter has been deprecated.

The ARN (or the ID suffix of the ARN) of an event data store on which the specified query was run.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 3. Maximum length of 256.

Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9._/\-:]+$

Required: No

QueryId

The query ID.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Fixed length of 36.

Pattern: ^[a-f0-9\-]+$

Required: Yes

Response Syntax


{
   "DeliveryS3Uri": "string",
   "DeliveryStatus": "string",
   "ErrorMessage": "string",
   "QueryId": "string",
   "QueryStatistics": { 
      "BytesScanned": number,
      "CreationTime": number,
      "EventsMatched": number,
      "EventsScanned": number,
      "ExecutionTimeInMillis": number
   },
   "QueryStatus": "string",
   "QueryString": "string"
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

DeliveryS3Uri

The URI for the S3 bucket where CloudTrail delivered query results, if applicable.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Maximum length of 1024.

Pattern: s3://[a-z0-9][\.\-a-z0-9]{1,61}[a-z0-9](/.*)?

DeliveryStatus

The delivery status.

Type: String

ErrorMessage

The error message returned if a query failed.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 4. Maximum length of 1000.

Pattern: .*

QueryId

The ID of the query.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Fixed length of 36.

Pattern: ^[a-f0-9\-]+$

QueryStatistics

Metadata about a query, including the number of events that were matched, the total number of events scanned, the query run time in milliseconds, and the query's creation time.

Type: QueryStatisticsForDescribeQuery object

QueryStatus

The status of a query. Values for QueryStatus include QUEUED, RUNNING, FINISHED, FAILED, TIMED_OUT, or CANCELLED

Type: String

QueryString

The SQL code of a query.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 10000.

Pattern: (?s).*

Errors

For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see Common Errors.

EventDataStoreARNInvalidException

The specified event data store ARN is not valid or does not map to an event data store in your account.

HTTP Status Code: 400

EventDataStoreNotFoundException

The specified event data store was not found.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InactiveEventDataStoreException

The event data store is inactive.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidParameterException

The request includes a parameter that is not valid.

HTTP Status Code: 400

NoManagementAccountSLRExistsException

This exception is thrown when the management account does not have a service-linked role.

HTTP Status Code: 400

OperationNotPermittedException

This exception is thrown when the requested operation is not permitted.

HTTP Status Code: 400

QueryIdNotFoundException

The query ID does not exist or does not map to a query.

HTTP Status Code: 400

UnsupportedOperationException

This exception is thrown when the requested operation is not supported.

HTTP Status Code: 400