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Obtaining Column Statistics

Function

This API is used to obtain column statistics.

URI

POST /v1/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/catalogs/{catalog_name}/databases/{database_name}/tables/{table_name}/column-statistics/batch-get

**Table 1** Path Parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
project_id	Yes	String	Project ID. For how to obtain the project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID (lakeformation_04_0026.xml).
instance_id	Yes	String	LakeFormation instance ID. The value is automatically generated when the instance is created, for example, 2180518f-42b8-4947-b20b-adfc53981a25.
catalog_name	Yes	String	Catalog name. The value should contain 1 to 256 characters. Only letters, numbers, and underscores (_) are allowed.
database_name	Yes	String	Database name. The value should contain 1 to 128 characters. Only letters, numbers, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) are allowed.
table_name	Yes	String	Table name. The value should contain 1 to 256 characters. Only letters, numbers, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) are allowed.

Request Parameters

**Table 2** Request header parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
X-Auth-Token	Yes	Array of strings	Tenant token.

**Table 3** Request body parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
column_names	Yes	Array of strings	Column name.

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

**Table 4** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
[items]	Array of ColumnStatisticsObj objects	OK

**Table 5** ColumnStatisticsObj
Parameter	Type	Description
column_name	String	Column name. The value can contain 1 to 767 characters. Only letters, digits, and special characters (_-+*(),) are allowed.
column_type	String	Data type, including array, bigint, binary, boolean, char, date, decimal, double, float, int, interval, map, set, smallint, string, struct, timestamp, tinyint, union, and varchar.
data_type	String	Statistics type, including binaryStats, booleanStats, dateStats, decimalStats, doubleStats, longStats, and stringStats. Enumeration values: binaryStats booleanStats dateStats decimalStats doubleStats longStats stringStats
binary_statistics_data	BinaryColumnStatisticsData object	Statistics on byte arrays.
long_statistics_data	LongColumnStatisticsData object	Statistics on long integers.
decimal_statistics_data	DecimalColumnStatisticsData object	Statistics on decimal values.
string_statistics_data	StringColumnStatisticsData object	Statistics on strings.
double_statistics_data	DoubleColumnStatisticsData object	Statistics on floating point numbers.
date_statistics_data	DateColumnStatisticsData object	Statistics on date values.
boolean_statistics_data	BooleanColumnStatisticsData object	Statistics on Boolean data.

**Table 6** BinaryColumnStatisticsData
Parameter	Type	Description
maximum_length	Long	Maximum value of a byte array in a column.
average_length	Double	Average length of byte arrays in a column.
number_of_null	Long	Number of null values in a column.

**Table 7** LongColumnStatisticsData
Parameter	Type	Description
minimum_value	Long	Minimum long integer value in a column.
maximum_value	Long	Maximum long integer value in a column.
number_of_null	Long	Number of null values in a column.
number_of_distinct_value	Long	Number of long integer values in a column after deduplication.
bit_vector	String	Bitmap used for estimating unique values.

**Table 8** DecimalColumnStatisticsData
Parameter	Type	Description
minimum_value	Decimal object	Minimum decimal value in a column.
maximum_value	Decimal object	Maximum decimal value in a column.
number_of_null	Long	Number of null values in a column.
number_of_distinct_value	Long	Number of decimal values in a column after deduplication.
bit_vector	String	Bitmap used for estimating unique values.

**Table 9** Decimal
Parameter	Type	Description
scale	Integer	Integer part.
unscaled	String	Decimal part.

**Table 10** StringColumnStatisticsData
Parameter	Type	Description
average_length	Double	Average length of strings in a column.
maximum_length	Long	Maximum length of strings in a column.
number_of_null	Long	Number of null values in a column.
number_of_distinct_value	Long	Number of strings after deduplication in a column.
bit_vector	String	Bitmap used for estimating unique values.

**Table 11** DoubleColumnStatisticsData
Parameter	Type	Description
minimum_value	Double	Minimum floating point number in a column.
maximum_value	Double	Maximum floating point number in a column.
number_of_null	Long	Number of null values in a column.
number_of_distinct_value	Long	Number of floating point numbers after deduplication in a column.
bit_vector	String	Bitmap used for estimating unique values.

**Table 12** DateColumnStatisticsData
Parameter	Type	Description
minimum_value	String	Minimum timestamp in a column.
maximum_value	String	Maximum timestamp in a column.
number_of_null	Long	Number of null values in a column.
number_of_distinct_value	Long	Number of timestamps after deduplication in a column.
bit_vector	String	Bitmap used for estimating unique values.

**Table 13** BooleanColumnStatisticsData
Parameter	Type	Description
number_of_true	Long	Number of real records in a column.
number_of_false	Long	Number of false records in a column.
number_of_null	Long	Number of empty records in a column.

Status code: 400

**Table 14** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_code	String	Error code.
error_msg	String	Error message.
solution_msg	String	Solution.

Status code: 404

**Table 15** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_code	String	Error code.
error_msg	String	Error message.
solution_msg	String	Solution.

Status code: 500

**Table 16** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
error_code	String	Error code.
error_msg	String	Error message.
solution_msg	String	Solution.

Example Requests

POST https://{endpoint} /v1/{project_id}/instances/{instance_id}/catalogs/{catalog_name}/databases/{database_name}/tables/{table_name}/column-statistics/batch-get

{
  "column_names" : [ "column1" ]
}

Example Responses

Status code: 200

[ {
  "column_name" : "column_name",
  "column_type" : "string",
  "data_type" : "int",
  "binary_statistics_data" : {
    "maximum_length" : 0,
    "average_length" : 0,
    "number_of_null" : 0
  },
  "long_statistics_data" : {
    "minimum_value" : 0,
    "maximum_value" : 0,
    "number_of_null" : 0,
    "number_of_distinct_value" : 0,
    "bit_vector" : "string"
  },
  "decimal_statistics_data" : {
    "minimum_value" : {
      "scale" : 0,
      "unscaled" : "string"
    },
    "maximum_value" : {
      "scale" : 0,
      "unscaled" : "string"
    },
    "number_of_null" : 0,
    "number_of_distinct_value" : 0,
    "bit_vector" : "string"
  },
  "string_statistics_data" : {
    "average_length" : 0,
    "maximum_length" : 0,
    "number_of_null" : 0,
    "number_of_distinct_value" : 0,
    "bit_vector" : "string"
  },
  "double_statistics_data" : {
    "minimum_value" : 0,
    "maximum_value" : 0,
    "number_of_null" : 0,
    "number_of_distinct_value" : 0,
    "bit_vector" : "string"
  },
  "date_statistics_data" : {
    "minimum_value" : "2023-01-09T09:40:45.206Z",
    "maximum_value" : "2023-01-09T09:40:45.206Z",
    "number_of_null" : 0,
    "number_of_distinct_value" : 0,
    "bit_vector" : "string"
  },
  "boolean_statistics_data" : {
    "number_of_true" : 0,
    "number_of_false" : 0,
    "number_of_null" : 0
  }
} ]

Status code: 400

Bad Request

{
  "error_code" : "common.01000001",
  "error_msg" : "failed to read http request, please check your input, code: 400, reason: Type mismatch., cause: TypeMismatchException"
}

Status code: 401

Unauthorized

{
  "error_code": 'APIG.1002',
  "error_msg": 'Incorrect token or token resolution failed'
}

Status code: 403

Forbidden

{
  "error" : {
    "code" : "403",
    "message" : "X-Auth-Token is invalid in the request",
    "error_code" : null,
    "error_msg" : null,
    "title" : "Forbidden"
  },
  "error_code" : "403",
  "error_msg" : "X-Auth-Token is invalid in the request",
  "title" : "Forbidden"
}

Status code: 404

Not Found

{
  "error_code" : "common.01000001",
  "error_msg" : "response status exception, code: 404"
}

Status code: 408

Request Timeout

{
  "error_code" : "common.00000408",
  "error_msg" : "timeout exception occurred"
}

Status code: 500

Internal Server Error

{
  "error_code" : "common.00000500",
  "error_msg" : "internal error"
}

Status Codes

Status Code	Description
200	OK
400	Bad Request
401	Unauthorized
403	Forbidden
404	Not Found
408	Request Timeout
500	Internal Server Error

Error Codes

See Error Codes.

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