# CreateCatalog
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Creates a new catalog in the AWS Glue Data Catalog.

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "CatalogInput": { 
      "AllowFullTableExternalDataAccess": "string",
      "CatalogProperties": { 
         "CustomProperties": { 
            "string" : "string" 
         },
         "DataLakeAccessProperties": { 
            "CatalogType": "string",
            "DataLakeAccess": boolean,
            "DataTransferRole": "string",
            "KmsKey": "string"
         },
         "IcebergOptimizationProperties": { 
            "Compaction": { 
               "string" : "string" 
            },
            "OrphanFileDeletion": { 
               "string" : "string" 
            },
            "Retention": { 
               "string" : "string" 
            },
            "RoleArn": "string"
         }
      },
      "CreateDatabaseDefaultPermissions": [ 
         { 
            "Permissions": [ "string" ],
            "Principal": { 
               "DataLakePrincipalIdentifier": "string"
            }
         }
      ],
      "CreateTableDefaultPermissions": [ 
         { 
            "Permissions": [ "string" ],
            "Principal": { 
               "DataLakePrincipalIdentifier": "string"
            }
         }
      ],
      "Description": "string",
      "FederatedCatalog": { 
         "ConnectionName": "string",
         "ConnectionType": "string",
         "Identifier": "string"
      },
      "Parameters": { 
         "string" : "string" 
      },
      "TargetRedshiftCatalog": { 
         "CatalogArn": "string"
      }
   },
   "Name": "string",
   "Tags": { 
      "string" : "string" 
   }
}
```

## Request Parameters
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For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [CatalogInput](#API_CreateCatalog_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="Glue-CreateCatalog-request-CatalogInput"></a>
A `CatalogInput` object that defines the metadata for the catalog.  
Type: [CatalogInput](API_CatalogInput.md) object  
Required: Yes

 ** [Name](#API_CreateCatalog_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="Glue-CreateCatalog-request-Name"></a>
The name of the catalog to create.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.  
Pattern: `^(?!(.*[.\/\\]|aws:)).*$`   
Required: Yes

 ** [Tags](#API_CreateCatalog_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="Glue-CreateCatalog-request-Tags"></a>
A map array of key-value pairs, not more than 50 pairs. Each key is a UTF-8 string, not less than 1 or more than 128 bytes long. Each value is a UTF-8 string, not more than 256 bytes long. The tags you assign to the catalog.  
Type: String to string map  
Map Entries: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 50 items.  
Key Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.  
Value Length Constraints: Minimum length of 0. Maximum length of 256.  
Required: No

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response with an empty HTTP body.

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** AccessDeniedException **   
Access to a resource was denied.    
 ** Message **   
A message describing the problem.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** AlreadyExistsException **   
A resource to be created or added already exists.    
 ** Message **   
A message describing the problem.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ConcurrentModificationException **   
Two processes are trying to modify a resource simultaneously.    
 ** Message **   
A message describing the problem.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** EntityNotFoundException **   
A specified entity does not exist    
 ** FromFederationSource **   
Indicates whether or not the exception relates to a federated source.  
 ** Message **   
A message describing the problem.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** FederatedResourceAlreadyExistsException **   
A federated resource already exists.    
 ** AssociatedGlueResource **   
The associated Glue resource already exists.  
 ** Message **   
The message describing the problem.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** FederationSourceException **   
A federation source failed.    
 ** FederationSourceErrorCode **   
The error code of the problem.  
 ** Message **   
The message describing the problem.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** GlueEncryptionException **   
An encryption operation failed.    
 ** Message **   
The message describing the problem.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** InternalServiceException **   
An internal service error occurred.    
 ** Message **   
A message describing the problem.
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** InvalidInputException **   
The input provided was not valid.    
 ** FromFederationSource **   
Indicates whether or not the exception relates to a federated source.  
 ** Message **   
A message describing the problem.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** OperationTimeoutException **   
The operation timed out.    
 ** Message **   
A message describing the problem.
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ResourceNumberLimitExceededException **   
A resource numerical limit was exceeded.    
 ** Message **   
A message describing the problem.
HTTP Status Code: 400

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/glue-2017-03-31/CreateCatalog) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/glue-2017-03-31/CreateCatalog) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/glue-2017-03-31/CreateCatalog) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/glue-2017-03-31/CreateCatalog) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/glue-2017-03-31/CreateCatalog) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/glue-2017-03-31/CreateCatalog) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/glue-2017-03-31/CreateCatalog) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/glue-2017-03-31/CreateCatalog) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/glue-2017-03-31/CreateCatalog) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/glue-2017-03-31/CreateCatalog)