FinSpace Public API

Returns the credentials to access the external Dataview from an S3 location. To call this API:

• You must retrieve the programmatic credentials.

• You must be a member of a FinSpace user group, where the dataset that you want to access has Read Dataset Data permissions.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

client.get_external_data_view_access_details(
    dataViewId='string',
    datasetId='string'
)

type dataViewId

string

param dataViewId

[REQUIRED]

The unique identifier for the Dataview that you want to access.

type datasetId

string

param datasetId

[REQUIRED]

The unique identifier for the Dataset.

rtype

dict

returns

Response Syntax

{
    'credentials': {
        'accessKeyId': 'string',
        'secretAccessKey': 'string',
        'sessionToken': 'string',
        'expiration': 123
    },
    's3Location': {
        'bucket': 'string',
        'key': 'string'
    }
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --

  • credentials (dict) --

    The credentials required to access the external Dataview from the S3 location.

    • accessKeyId (string) --

      The unique identifier for the security credentials.

    • secretAccessKey (string) --

      The secret access key that can be used to sign requests.

    • sessionToken (string) --

      The token that users must pass to use the credentials.

    • expiration (integer) --

      The Epoch time when the current credentials expire.

  • s3Location (dict) --

    The location where the external Dataview is stored.

    • bucket (string) --

      The name of the S3 bucket.

    • key (string) --

      The path of the folder, within the S3 bucket that contains the Dataset.