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GET ddl/database/:db

Description

Describe a database. (Note: this resource has a "format=extended" parameter however the output structure does not change if it is used.)

URL

http://www.myserver.com/templeton/v1/ddl/database/:db

Parameters

NameDescriptionRequired?Default
:db The database name Required None

Results

NameDescription
location The database location
params The database parameters
comment The database comment
database The database name

Example

Curl Command 

% curl -s 'http://localhost:50111/templeton/v1/ddl/database/newdb?user.name=ctdean'

JSON Output 

{
 "location":"hdfs://localhost:9000/warehouse/newdb.db",
 "params":"{a=b}",
 "comment":"Hello there",
 "database":"newdb"
}

JSON Output (error) 

{
  "error": "No such database: newdb",
  "errorCode": 404
}