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DescribeKey

Last updated: 2023-03-24 16:02:41

1. API Description

Domain name for API request: kms.tencentcloudapi.com.

This API is used to get the attribute details of the CMK with a specified KeyId.

A maximum of 100 requests can be initiated per second for this API.

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2. Input Parameters

The following request parameter list only provides API request parameters and some common parameters. For the complete common parameter list, see Common Request Parameters.

Parameter Name Required Type Description
Action Yes String Common Params. The value used for this API: DescribeKey.
Version Yes String Common Params. The value used for this API: 2019-01-18.
Region No String Common Params. This parameter is not required for this API.
KeyId Yes String Globally unique CMK ID

3. Output Parameters

Parameter Name Type Description
KeyMetadata KeyMetadata Key attribute information
Note: this field may return null, indicating that no valid values can be obtained.
RequestId String The unique request ID, which is returned for each request. RequestId is required for locating a problem.

4. Example

Example1 Getting CMK attributes

Get the attribute details of the specified CMK.

Input Example

https://kms.tencentcloudapi.com/?Action=DescribeKey
&KeyId=23e80852-1e38-11e9-b129-5cb9019b4b01
&<Common request parameters>

Output Example

{
    "Response": {
        "KeyMetadata": {
            "KeyId": "23e80852-1e38-11e9-b129-5cb9019b4b01",
            "Alias": "myalias",
            "CreateTime": 1548210729,
            "Description": "test cmk",
            "KeyState": "Enabled",
            "KeyUsage": "ENCRYPT_DECRYPT",
            "Type": 1,
            "CreatorUin": 1001,
            "KeyRotationEnabled": true,
            "Owner": "user",
            "NextRotateTime": 1553151489,
            "DeletionDate": 0,
            "Origin": "TENCENT_KMS",
            "ValidTo": 0
        },
        "RequestId": "1b580852-1e38-11e9-b129-5cb9019b4b00"
    }
}

Example2 Getting the attributes of a CMK scheduled for deletion

This example shows you how to get the attributes of a CMK scheduled for deletion.

Input Example

https://kms.tencentcloudapi.com/?Action=DescribeKey
&KeyId=23e80852-1e38-11e9-b129-5cb9019b4b02
&<Common request parameters>

Output Example

{
    "Response": {
        "KeyMetadata": {
            "KeyId": "23e80852-1e38-11e9-b129-5cb9019b4b02",
            "Alias": "myalias",
            "CreateTime": 1548210729,
            "Description": "test cmk",
            "KeyState": "PendingDelete",
            "KeyUsage": "ENCRYPT_DECRYPT",
            "Type": 1,
            "CreatorUin": 1001,
            "KeyRotationEnabled": true,
            "Owner": "user",
            "NextRotateTime": 1553151489,
            "DeletionDate": 1560580015,
            "Origin": "TENCENT_KMS",
            "ValidTo": 0
        },
        "RequestId": "1b580852-1e38-11e9-b129-5cb9019b4b00"
    }
}

5. Developer Resources

SDK

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Command Line Interface

6. Error Code

The following only lists the error codes related to the API business logic. For other error codes, see Common Error Codes.

Error Code Description
InternalError Internal error.
InvalidParameter Invalid parameter.
InvalidParameterValue.InvalidKeyId Invalid KeyId.
ResourceUnavailable.CmkNotFound The CMK does not exist.
UnauthorizedOperation Unauthorized operation.
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