DescribeIndex
Describes a search index.
Requires permission to access the DescribeIndex action.
Request Syntax
GET /indices/indexName HTTP/1.1
URI Request Parameters
The request uses the following URI parameters.
- indexName
-
The index name.
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.
Pattern:
[a-zA-Z0-9:_-]+Required: Yes
Request Body
The request does not have a request body.
Response Syntax
HTTP/1.1 200
Content-type: application/json
{
"indexName": "string",
"indexStatus": "string",
"schema": "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.
- indexName
-
The index name.
Type: String
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.
Pattern:
[a-zA-Z0-9:_-]+ - indexStatus
-
The index status.
Type: String
Valid Values:
ACTIVE | BUILDING | REBUILDING - schema
-
Contains a value that specifies the type of indexing performed. Valid values are:
-
REGISTRY – Your thing index contains only registry data.
-
REGISTRY_AND_SHADOW - Your thing index contains registry data and shadow data.
-
REGISTRY_AND_CONNECTIVITY_STATUS - Your thing index contains registry data and thing connectivity status data.
-
REGISTRY_AND_SHADOW_AND_CONNECTIVITY_STATUS - Your thing index contains registry data, shadow data, and thing connectivity status data.
-
MULTI_INDEXING_MODE - Your thing index contains multiple data sources. For more information, see GetIndexingConfiguration.
Type: String
-
Errors
- InternalFailureException
-
An unexpected error has occurred.
HTTP Status Code: 500
- InvalidRequestException
-
The request is not valid.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- ResourceNotFoundException
-
The specified resource does not exist.
HTTP Status Code: 404
- ServiceUnavailableException
-
The service is temporarily unavailable.
HTTP Status Code: 503
- ThrottlingException
-
The rate exceeds the limit.
HTTP Status Code: 400
- UnauthorizedException
-
You are not authorized to perform this operation.
HTTP Status Code: 401
See Also
For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
