Apache Hive : WebHCat Reference GetDBs

List Databases — GET ddl/database

• List Databases — GET ddl/database
  • Description
  • URL
  • Parameters
  • Results
  • Example
    • Curl Command
    • JSON Output

Description

List the databases in HCatalog.

URL

http://www.myserver.com/templeton/v1/ddl/database

Parameters

Name	Description	Required?	Default
like	List only databases whose names match the specified pattern.	Optional	“*” (List all)

The standard parameters are also supported.

Results

Name	Description
databases	A list of database names.

Example

Curl Command

% curl -s 'http://localhost:50111/templeton/v1/ddl/database?user.name=ctdean&like=n*'

JSON Output

{
 "databases": [
   "newdb",
   "newdb2"
 ]
}

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