Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Syntax Response Elements Errors See Also

DescribeIdentity

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 operation.

Request Syntax


{
   "IdentityId": "string"
}

Request Parameters

For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see Common Parameters.

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

IdentityId

A unique identifier in the format REGION:GUID.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 55.

Pattern: [\w-]+:[0-9a-f-]+

Required: Yes

Response Syntax


{
   "CreationDate": number,
   "IdentityId": "string",
   "LastModifiedDate": number,
   "Logins": [ "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.

CreationDate

Date on which the identity was created.

Type: Timestamp

IdentityId

A unique identifier in the format REGION:GUID.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 55.

Pattern: [\w-]+:[0-9a-f-]+

LastModifiedDate

Date on which the identity was last modified.

Type: Timestamp

Logins

The provider names.

Type: Array of strings

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

Errors

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

InternalErrorException

Thrown when the service encounters an error during processing the request.

HTTP Status Code: 500

InvalidParameterException

Thrown for missing or bad input parameter(s).

HTTP Status Code: 400

NotAuthorizedException

Thrown when a user is not authorized to access the requested resource.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ResourceNotFoundException

Thrown when the requested resource (for example, a dataset or record) does not exist.

HTTP Status Code: 400

TooManyRequestsException

Thrown when a request is throttled.

HTTP Status Code: 400