AWS Glue

Updates the name and description of an existing asset in Glue Data Catalog. Only the fields that you provide are updated.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.update_asset(
    Identifier='string',
    Name='string',
    Description='string',
    ClientToken='string'
)

type Identifier:

string

param Identifier:

[REQUIRED]

The unique identifier of the asset to update.

type Name:

string

param Name:

The new name of the asset.

type Description:

string

param Description:

The new description of the asset.

type ClientToken:

string

param ClientToken:

A unique, case-sensitive identifier that you provide to ensure the idempotency of the request.

This field is autopopulated if not provided.

rtype:

dict

returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'Id': 'string',
    'Name': 'string',
    'Description': 'string',
    'UpdatedAt': datetime(2015, 1, 1)
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --

  • Id (string) --

    The unique identifier of the asset.

  • Name (string) --

    The name of the asset.

  • Description (string) --

    The description of the asset.

  • UpdatedAt (datetime) --

    The timestamp at which the asset was last updated.