Apache Hive : WebHCat Reference GetPartition
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Apache Hive : WebHCat Reference GetPartition
Description
Describe a single partition in an HCatalog table.
URL
http://www.myserver.com/templeton/v1/ddl/database/:db/table/:table/partition/:partition
Parameters
| Name | Description | Required? | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| :db | The database name | Required | None |
| :table | The table name | Required | None |
| :partition | The partition name, col_name=‘value’ list. Be careful to properly encode the quote for http, for example, country=%27algeria%27. | Required | None |
The standard parameters are also supported.
Results
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| database | The database name |
| table | The table name |
| partition | The partition name |
| partitioned | True if the table is partitioned |
| location | Location of table |
| outputFormat | Output format |
| columns | List of column names, types, and comments |
| owner | The owner’s user name |
| partitionColumns | List of the partition columns |
| inputFormat | Input format |
Example
Curl Command
% curl -s \
'http://localhost:50111/templeton/v1/ddl/database/default/table/mytest/partition/country=%27US%27?user.name=ctdean'
JSON Output
{
"partitioned": true,
"location": "hdfs://ip-10-77-6-151.ec2.internal:8020/apps/hive/warehouse/mytest/loc1",
"outputFormat": "org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.RCFileOutputFormat",
"columns": [
{
"name": "i",
"type": "int"
},
{
"name": "j",
"type": "bigint"
},
{
"name": "ip",
"comment": "IP Address of the User",
"type": "string"
}
],
"owner": "rachel",
"partitionColumns": [
{
"name": "country",
"type": "string"
}
],
"inputFormat": "org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.RCFileInputFormat",
"database": "default",
"table": "mytest",
"partition": "country='US'"
}
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