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folders

Creates, updates, deletes, gets or lists a folders resource.

Overview

Namefolders
TypeResource
Idaws.quicksight.folders

Fields

The following fields are returned by SELECT queries:

NameDatatypeDescription
folderobjectInformation about the folder.
request_idstringThe Amazon Web Services request ID for this operation.
statusintegerThe HTTP status of the request.

Methods

The following methods are available for this resource:

NameAccessible byRequired ParamsOptional ParamsDescription
describe_folderselectaws_account_id, folder_id, regionDescribes a folder.
search_foldersselectaws_account_id, regionSearches the subfolders in a folder.
list_foldersselectaws_account_id, regionnext-token, max-resultsLists all folders in an account.
create_folder_membershipinsertaws_account_id, folder_id, member_id, member_type, regionAdds an asset, such as a dashboard, analysis, or dataset into a folder.
create_folderinsertaws_account_id, folder_id, regionCreates an empty shared folder.
update_folderupdateaws_account_id, folder_id, regionUpdates the name of a folder.
delete_folder_membershipdeleteaws_account_id, folder_id, member_id, member_type, regionRemoves an asset, such as a dashboard, analysis, or dataset, from a folder.
delete_folderdeleteaws_account_id, folder_id, regionDeletes an empty folder.

Parameters

Parameters can be passed in the WHERE clause of a query. Check the Methods section to see which parameters are required or optional for each operation.

NameDatatypeDescription
aws_account_idstringThe ID for the Amazon Web Services account that contains the folder.
folder_idstringThe ID of the folder.
member_idstringThe ID of the asset that you want to delete.
member_typestringThe member type of the asset that you want to delete from a folder.
regionstringAWS region (default: us-east-1)
max-resultsintegerThe maximum number of results to be returned per request.
next-tokenstringThe token for the next set of results, or null if there are no more results.

SELECT examples

Describes a folder.

SELECT
folder,
request_id,
status
FROM aws.quicksight.folders
WHERE aws_account_id = '{{ aws_account_id }}' -- required
AND folder_id = '{{ folder_id }}' -- required
AND region = '{{ region }}' -- required
;

INSERT examples

Adds an asset, such as a dashboard, analysis, or dataset into a folder.

INSERT INTO aws.quicksight.folders (
aws_account_id,
folder_id,
member_id,
member_type,
region
)
SELECT
'{{ aws_account_id }}',
'{{ folder_id }}',
'{{ member_id }}',
'{{ member_type }}',
'{{ region }}'
RETURNING
folder_member,
request_id,
status
;

UPDATE examples

Updates the name of a folder.

UPDATE aws.quicksight.folders
SET
Name = '{{ Name }}'
WHERE
aws_account_id = '{{ aws_account_id }}' --required
AND folder_id = '{{ folder_id }}' --required
AND region = '{{ region }}' --required
RETURNING
arn,
folder_id,
request_id,
status;

DELETE examples

Removes an asset, such as a dashboard, analysis, or dataset, from a folder.

DELETE FROM aws.quicksight.folders
WHERE aws_account_id = '{{ aws_account_id }}' --required
AND folder_id = '{{ folder_id }}' --required
AND member_id = '{{ member_id }}' --required
AND member_type = '{{ member_type }}' --required
AND region = '{{ region }}' --required
;