Request Syntax URI Request Parameters Request Body Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

CreateDatastore

Creates a data store, which is a repository for messages.

Important

The CreateDatastore operation in AWS IoT Analytics is no longer available to new customers. Existing customers of AWS IoT Analytics can continue to use the service as normal. Learn more

Request Syntax


POST /datastores HTTP/1.1
Content-type: application/json

{
   "datastoreName": "string",
   "datastorePartitions": { 
      "partitions": [ 
         { 
            "attributePartition": { 
               "attributeName": "string"
            },
            "timestampPartition": { 
               "attributeName": "string",
               "timestampFormat": "string"
            }
         }
      ]
   },
   "datastoreStorage": { 
      "customerManagedS3": { 
         "bucket": "string",
         "keyPrefix": "string",
         "roleArn": "string"
      },
      "iotSiteWiseMultiLayerStorage": { 
         "customerManagedS3Storage": { 
            "bucket": "string",
            "keyPrefix": "string"
         }
      },
      "serviceManagedS3": { 
      }
   },
   "fileFormatConfiguration": { 
      "jsonConfiguration": { 
      },
      "parquetConfiguration": { 
         "schemaDefinition": { 
            "columns": [ 
               { 
                  "name": "string",
                  "type": "string"
               }
            ]
         }
      }
   },
   "retentionPeriod": { 
      "numberOfDays": number,
      "unlimited": boolean
   },
   "tags": [ 
      { 
         "key": "string",
         "value": "string"
      }
   ]
}

URI Request Parameters

The request does not use any URI parameters.

Request Body

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

datastoreName

The name of the data store.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.

Pattern: (^(?!_{2}))(^[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$)

Required: Yes

datastorePartitions

Contains information about the partition dimensions in a data store.

Type: DatastorePartitions object

Required: No

datastoreStorage

Where data in a data store is stored.. You can choose serviceManagedS3 storage, customerManagedS3 storage, or iotSiteWiseMultiLayerStorage storage. The default is serviceManagedS3. You can't change the choice of Amazon S3 storage after your data store is created.

Type: DatastoreStorage object

Required: No

fileFormatConfiguration

Contains the configuration information of file formats. AWS IoT Analytics data stores support JSON and Parquet.

The default file format is JSON. You can specify only one format.

You can't change the file format after you create the data store.

Type: FileFormatConfiguration object

Required: No

retentionPeriod

How long, in days, message data is kept for the data store. When customerManagedS3 storage is selected, this parameter is ignored.

Type: RetentionPeriod object

Required: No

tags

Metadata which can be used to manage the data store.

Type: Array of Tag objects

Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 50 items.

Required: No

Response Syntax


HTTP/1.1 201
Content-type: application/json

{
   "datastoreArn": "string",
   "datastoreName": "string",
   "retentionPeriod": { 
      "numberOfDays": number,
      "unlimited": boolean
   }
}

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 201 response.

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

datastoreArn

The ARN of the data store.

Type: String

datastoreName

The name of the data store.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 128.

Pattern: (^(?!_{2}))(^[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$)

retentionPeriod

How long, in days, message data is kept for the data store.

Type: RetentionPeriod object

Errors

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

InternalFailureException

There was an internal failure.

HTTP Status Code: 500

InvalidRequestException

The request was not valid.

HTTP Status Code: 400

LimitExceededException

The command caused an internal limit to be exceeded.

HTTP Status Code: 410

ResourceAlreadyExistsException

A resource with the same name already exists.

HTTP Status Code: 409

ServiceUnavailableException

The service is temporarily unavailable.

HTTP Status Code: 503

ThrottlingException

The request was denied due to request throttling.

HTTP Status Code: 400