AWS SDK Version 3 for .NET
API Reference

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Returns metadata related to the given identity, including when the identity was created and any associated linked logins.

You must use AWS Developer credentials to call this API.

Note:

For .NET Core this operation is only available in asynchronous form. Please refer to DescribeIdentityAsync.

Namespace: Amazon.CognitoIdentity
Assembly: AWSSDK.CognitoIdentity.dll
Version: 3.x.y.z

Syntax

C#
public abstract DescribeIdentityResponse DescribeIdentity(
         String identityId
)

Parameters

identityId
Type: System.String

A unique identifier in the format REGION:GUID.

Return Value


The response from the DescribeIdentity service method, as returned by CognitoIdentity.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
InternalErrorException Thrown when the service encounters an error during processing the request.
InvalidParameterException Thrown for missing or bad input parameter(s).
NotAuthorizedException Thrown when a user is not authorized to access the requested resource.
ResourceNotFoundException Thrown when the requested resource (for example, a dataset or record) does not exist.
TooManyRequestsException Thrown when a request is throttled.

Version Information

.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5, 4.0, 3.5

See Also