Request Syntax Request Parameters Response Elements Errors See Also

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1. From October 15, 2025, you will not be able to create new Kinesis Data Analytics for SQL applications.

2. We will delete your applications starting January 27, 2026. You will not be able to start or operate your Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics for SQL applications. Support will no longer be available for Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics for SQL from that time. For more information, see Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics for SQL Applications discontinuation.

AddApplicationReferenceDataSource

Note

This documentation is for version 1 of the Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics API, which only supports SQL applications. Version 2 of the API supports SQL and Java applications. For more information about version 2, see Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics API V2 Documentation.

Adds a reference data source to an existing application.

Amazon Kinesis Analytics reads reference data (that is, an Amazon S3 object) and creates an in-application table within your application. In the request, you provide the source (S3 bucket name and object key name), name of the in-application table to create, and the necessary mapping information that describes how data in Amazon S3 object maps to columns in the resulting in-application table.

For conceptual information, see Configuring Application Input. For the limits on data sources you can add to your application, see Limits.

This operation requires permissions to perform the kinesisanalytics:AddApplicationOutput action.

Request Syntax


{
   "ApplicationName": "string",
   "CurrentApplicationVersionId": number,
   "ReferenceDataSource": { 
      "ReferenceSchema": { 
         "RecordColumns": [ 
            { 
               "Mapping": "string",
               "Name": "string",
               "SqlType": "string"
            }
         ],
         "RecordEncoding": "string",
         "RecordFormat": { 
            "MappingParameters": { 
               "CSVMappingParameters": { 
                  "RecordColumnDelimiter": "string",
                  "RecordRowDelimiter": "string"
               },
               "JSONMappingParameters": { 
                  "RecordRowPath": "string"
               }
            },
            "RecordFormatType": "string"
         }
      },
      "S3ReferenceDataSource": { 
         "BucketARN": "string",
         "FileKey": "string",
         "ReferenceRoleARN": "string"
      },
      "TableName": "string"
   }
}

Request Parameters

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

ApplicationName

Name of an existing application.

Type: String

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

Pattern: [a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+

Required: Yes

CurrentApplicationVersionId

Version of the application for which you are adding the reference data source. You can use the DescribeApplication operation to get the current application version. If the version specified is not the current version, the ConcurrentModificationException is returned.

Type: Long

Valid Range: Minimum value of 1. Maximum value of 999999999.

Required: Yes

ReferenceDataSource

The reference data source can be an object in your Amazon S3 bucket. Amazon Kinesis Analytics reads the object and copies the data into the in-application table that is created. You provide an S3 bucket, object key name, and the resulting in-application table that is created. You must also provide an IAM role with the necessary permissions that Amazon Kinesis Analytics can assume to read the object from your S3 bucket on your behalf.

Type: ReferenceDataSource object

Required: Yes

Response Elements

If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response with an empty HTTP body.

Errors

ConcurrentModificationException

Exception thrown as a result of concurrent modification to an application. For example, two individuals attempting to edit the same application at the same time.

HTTP Status Code: 400

InvalidArgumentException

Specified input parameter value is invalid.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ResourceInUseException

Application is not available for this operation.

HTTP Status Code: 400

ResourceNotFoundException

Specified application can't be found.

HTTP Status Code: 400

UnsupportedOperationException

The request was rejected because a specified parameter is not supported or a specified resource is not valid for this operation.

HTTP Status Code: 400