AWS::QuickSight::DataSource

QuickSight DataSource

Definition of the AWS::QuickSight::DataSource Resource Type.

Properties

13 configurable properties. 2 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:

Property	Type	Flags
`Name`	`string`	Required
`Type`	`string`	RequiredCreate-only
`AlternateDataSourceParameters`	`Array<DataSourceParameters>`
`AwsAccountId`	`string`	Create-only
`Credentials`	`DataSourceCredentials`	Write-only
`DataSourceId`	`string`	Create-only
`DataSourceParameters`	`DataSourceParameters`
`ErrorInfo`	`DataSourceErrorInfo`
`FolderArns`	`Array<string>`	Write-only
`Permissions`	`Array<ResourcePermission>`
`SslProperties`	`SslProperties`
`Tags`	`Array<Tag>`
`VpcConnectionProperties`	`VpcConnectionProperties`

Return Values

Values returned after the resource is created. Access these with Fn::GetAtt.

Attribute	Type	Description
`Arn`	`string`	<p>The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the data source.</p>
`CreatedTime`	`string`	<p>The time that this data source was created.</p>
`LastUpdatedTime`	`string`	<p>The last time that this data source was updated.</p>
`Status`	`string`	-

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml

AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::QuickSight::DataSource

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::QuickSight::DataSource
    Properties:
      Name: "my-name"
      Type: "value"
      Tags:
        - Key: Environment
          Value: Production

Required IAM Permissions

Permissions CloudFormation needs in your IAM role to manage this resource.

read

quicksight:DescribeDataSourcequicksight:DescribeDataSourcePermissionsquicksight:ListTagsForResource

create

quicksight:CreateDataSourcequicksight:DescribeDataSourcequicksight:DescribeDataSourcePermissionsquicksight:TagResourcequicksight:ListTagsForResourcequicksight:CreateFolderMembershipquicksight:DeleteFolderMembershipquicksight:ListFoldersForResource

update

quicksight:DescribeDataSourcequicksight:DescribeDataSourcePermissionsquicksight:UpdateDataSourcequicksight:UpdateDataSourcePermissionsquicksight:CreateFolderMembershipquicksight:DeleteFolderMembershipquicksight:ListFoldersForResourcequicksight:TagResource

list

quicksight:DescribeDataSourcequicksight:ListDataSources

delete

quicksight:DescribeDataSourcequicksight:DescribeDataSourcePermissionsquicksight:DeleteDataSourcequicksight:ListTagsForResource

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Quick Facts

ServiceQuickSight

Properties17

Required2

TaggingSupported

Primary IDAwsAccountId

Supported Operations

ReadCreateUpdateListDelete

Immutable After Creation

These properties cannot be changed after the resource is created. Updating them triggers a replacement.

AwsAccountIdDataSourceIdType

Related Resources

External Links

AWS Documentation