Describe database

    public void describeDatabase() {
        System.out.println("Describing database");
        final DescribeDatabaseRequest describeDatabaseRequest = new DescribeDatabaseRequest();
        describeDatabaseRequest.setDatabaseName(DATABASE_NAME);
        try {
            DescribeDatabaseResult result = amazonTimestreamWrite.describeDatabase(describeDatabaseRequest);
            final Database databaseRecord = result.getDatabase();
            final String databaseId = databaseRecord.getArn();
            System.out.println("Database " + DATABASE_NAME + " has id " + databaseId);
        } catch (final Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Database doesn't exist = " + e);
            throw e;
        }
    }

    public void describeDatabase() {
        System.out.println("Describing database");
        final DescribeDatabaseRequest describeDatabaseRequest = DescribeDatabaseRequest.builder()
                .databaseName(DATABASE_NAME).build();
        try {
            DescribeDatabaseResponse response = timestreamWriteClient.describeDatabase(describeDatabaseRequest);
            final Database databaseRecord = response.database();
            final String databaseId = databaseRecord.arn();
            System.out.println("Database " + DATABASE_NAME + " has id " + databaseId);
        } catch (final Exception e) {
            System.out.println("Database doesn't exist = " + e);
            throw e;
        }
    }  

describeDatabaseOutput, err := writeSvc.DescribeDatabase(describeDatabaseInput)

    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Error:")
        fmt.Println(err)
    } else {
        fmt.Println("Describe database is successful, below is the output:")
        fmt.Println(describeDatabaseOutput)
    }

    def describe_database(self):
        print("Describing database")
        try:
            result = self.client.describe_database(DatabaseName=Constant.DATABASE_NAME)
            print("Database [%s] has id [%s]" % (Constant.DATABASE_NAME, result['Database']['Arn']))
        except self.client.exceptions.ResourceNotFoundException:
            print("Database doesn't exist")
        except Exception as err:
            print("Describe database failed:", err)

The following snippet uses Amazon SDK for JavaScript v3. For more information about how to install the client and usage, see Timestream Write Client - Amazon SDK for JavaScript v3.

Also see Class DescribeDatabaseCommand and DescribeDatabase.

import { TimestreamWriteClient, DescribeDatabaseCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-timestream-write";
const writeClient = new TimestreamWriteClient({ region: "us-east-1" });

const params = {
    DatabaseName: "testDbFromNode"
};

const command = new DescribeDatabaseCommand(params);

try {
    const data = await writeClient.send(command);
    console.log(`Database ${data.Database.DatabaseName} has id ${data.Database.Arn}`);
} catch (error) {
    if (error.code === 'ResourceNotFoundException') {
        console.log("Database doesn't exist.");
    } else {
        console.log("Describe database failed.", error);
        throw error;
    }
}

The following snippet uses the Amazon SDK for JavaScript V2 style. It is based on the sample application at Node.js sample Amazon Timestream for LiveAnalytics application on GitHub.

async function describeDatabase () {
    console.log("Describing Database");
    const params = {
        DatabaseName: constants.DATABASE_NAME
    };
 
    const promise = writeClient.describeDatabase(params).promise();
 
    await promise.then(
        (data) => {
            console.log(`Database ${data.Database.DatabaseName} has id ${data.Database.Arn}`);
        },
        (err) => {
            if (err.code === 'ResourceNotFoundException') {
                console.log("Database doesn't exist.");
            } else {
                console.log("Describe database failed.", err);
                throw err;
            }
        }
    );
}

        public async Task DescribeDatabase()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Describing Database");

            try
            {
                var describeDatabaseRequest = new DescribeDatabaseRequest
                {
                    DatabaseName = Constants.DATABASE_NAME
                };
                DescribeDatabaseResponse response = await writeClient.DescribeDatabaseAsync(describeDatabaseRequest);
                Console.WriteLine($"Database {Constants.DATABASE_NAME} has id:{response.Database.Arn}");
            }
            catch (ResourceNotFoundException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Database does not exist.");
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Describe database failed:" + e.ToString());
            }

        }