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BatchCreatePartition - AWS Glue

BatchCreatePartition

Creates one or more partitions in a batch operation.

Request Syntax

{ "CatalogId": "string", "DatabaseName": "string", "PartitionInputList": [ { "LastAccessTime": number, "LastAnalyzedTime": number, "Parameters": { "string" : "string" }, "StorageDescriptor": { "AdditionalLocations": [ "string" ], "BucketColumns": [ "string" ], "Columns": [ { "Comment": "string", "Name": "string", "Parameters": { "string" : "string" }, "Type": "string" } ], "Compressed": boolean, "InputFormat": "string", "Location": "string", "NumberOfBuckets": number, "OutputFormat": "string", "Parameters": { "string" : "string" }, "SchemaReference": { "SchemaId": { "RegistryName": "string", "SchemaArn": "string", "SchemaName": "string" }, "SchemaVersionId": "string", "SchemaVersionNumber": number }, "SerdeInfo": { "Name": "string", "Parameters": { "string" : "string" }, "SerializationLibrary": "string" }, "SkewedInfo": { "SkewedColumnNames": [ "string" ], "SkewedColumnValueLocationMaps": { "string" : "string" }, "SkewedColumnValues": [ "string" ] }, "SortColumns": [ { "Column": "string", "SortOrder": number } ], "StoredAsSubDirectories": boolean }, "Values": [ "string" ] } ], "TableName": "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.

CatalogId

The ID of the catalog in which the partition is to be created. Currently, this should be the AWS account ID.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 255.

Pattern: [\u0020-\uD7FF\uE000-\uFFFD\uD800\uDC00-\uDBFF\uDFFF\t]*

Required: No

DatabaseName

The name of the metadata database in which the partition is to be created.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 255.

Pattern: [\u0020-\uD7FF\uE000-\uFFFD\uD800\uDC00-\uDBFF\uDFFF\t]*

Required: Yes

PartitionInputList

A list of PartitionInput structures that define the partitions to be created.

Type: Array of PartitionInput objects

Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 100 items.

Required: Yes

TableName

The name of the metadata table in which the partition is to be created.

Type: String

Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 255.

Pattern: [\u0020-\uD7FF\uE000-\uFFFD\uD800\uDC00-\uDBFF\uDFFF\t]*

Required: Yes

Response Syntax

{ "Errors": [ { "ErrorDetail": { "ErrorCode": "string", "ErrorMessage": "string" }, "PartitionValues": [ "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.

Errors

The errors encountered when trying to create the requested partitions.

Type: Array of PartitionError objects

Errors

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

AlreadyExistsException

A resource to be created or added already exists.

HTTP Status Code: 400

EntityNotFoundException

A specified entity does not exist

HTTP Status Code: 400

GlueEncryptionException

An encryption operation failed.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InternalServiceException

An internal service error occurred.

HTTP Status Code: 500

InvalidInputException

The input provided was not valid.

HTTP Status Code: 400

OperationTimeoutException

The operation timed out.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ResourceNumberLimitExceededException

A resource numerical limit was exceeded.

HTTP Status Code: 400

See Also

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

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