Find a database (Java)

Gets information about a database.

You need an application token with permission to create and configure databases, such as the Organization Administrator role.

For more information, see Get endpoint and token.

Result

Returns a DatabaseInfo object that contains information about the requested database, including the database ID, name, keyspaces, and status.

Parameters

Use the getDatabaseInfo method, which belongs to the com.datastax.astra.client.admin.AstraDBAdmin class.

Method signature
DatabaseInfo getDatabaseInfo(UUID id)

Parameters:

Name Type Summary

id

UUID

The ID of the target database.

Examples

The following examples demonstrate how to find a database.

import com.datastax.astra.client.DataAPIClient;
import com.datastax.astra.client.admin.AstraDBAdmin;
import com.datastax.astra.client.databases.definition.DatabaseInfo;
import java.util.UUID;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    DataAPIClient client = new DataAPIClient("APPLICATION_TOKEN");

    AstraDBAdmin admin = client.getAdmin();

    DatabaseInfo databaseInfo = admin.getDatabaseInfo(UUID.fromString("DATABASE_ID"));

    System.out.println(databaseInfo);
  }
}

Client reference

For more information, see the client reference.

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