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GetDataLakePrincipal

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GetDataLakePrincipal - Lake Formation

Returns the identity of the invoking principal.

Response Syntax

{ "Identity": "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.

Identity

A unique identifier of the invoking principal.

Type: String

Errors

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

AccessDeniedException

Access to a resource was denied.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InternalServiceException

An internal service error occurred.

HTTP Status Code: 500

OperationTimeoutException

The operation timed out.

HTTP Status Code: 400

Examples

Response example

This example illustrates one usage of GetDataLakePrincipal.

{ "Identity": "arn:aws:iam::<111221110200>:role/user " }

See Also

For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:

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