AWS Lake Formation

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Lake Formation Defines the public endpoint for the Lake Formation service.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

POST GetEffectivePermissionsForPath

Returns the Lake Formation permissions for a specified table or database resource located at a path in Amazon S3. GetEffectivePermissionsForPath will not return databases and tables if the catalog is encrypted.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetEffectivePermissionsForPath?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetEffectivePermissionsForPath?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example"

import requests
params = {
    "NextToken": "example",
    "MaxResults": "example"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetEffectivePermissionsForPath",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetEffectivePermissionsForPath');
url.searchParams.set('NextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('MaxResults', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetEffectivePermissionsForPath")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("NextToken", "example")
	q.Set("MaxResults", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetEffectivePermissionsForPath")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "NextToken" => "example",
  "MaxResults" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetEffectivePermissionsForPath?" . http_build_query([
    "NextToken" => "example",
    "MaxResults" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

POST GetTableObjects

Returns the set of Amazon S3 objects that make up the specified governed table. A transaction ID or timestamp can be specified for time-travel queries.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetTableObjects?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetTableObjects?NextToken=example&MaxResults=example"

import requests
params = {
    "NextToken": "example",
    "MaxResults": "example"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetTableObjects",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetTableObjects');
url.searchParams.set('NextToken', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('MaxResults', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetTableObjects")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("NextToken", "example")
	q.Set("MaxResults", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetTableObjects")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "NextToken" => "example",
  "MaxResults" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetTableObjects?" . http_build_query([
    "NextToken" => "example",
    "MaxResults" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

POST GetWorkUnits

Retrieves the work units generated by the StartQueryPlanning operation.

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetWorkUnits?PageSize=example&NextToken=example

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X POST "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetWorkUnits?PageSize=example&NextToken=example"

import requests
params = {
    "PageSize": "example",
    "NextToken": "example"
}
response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetWorkUnits",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetWorkUnits');
url.searchParams.set('PageSize', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('NextToken', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: 'POST',
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetWorkUnits")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("PageSize", "example")
	q.Set("NextToken", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetWorkUnits")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "PageSize" => "example",
  "NextToken" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/amazonaws.com/lakeformation/2017-03-31/GetWorkUnits?" . http_build_query([
    "PageSize" => "example",
    "NextToken" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "POST",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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What can you build with AWS Lake Formation?

AWS Lake Formation is a Cloud API. Developers commonly use cloud APIs for:

provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure
automating deployments and container orchestration
monitoring uptime and performance metrics
managing storage buckets and databases
setting up auto-scaling and load balancing

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. AWS Lake Formation is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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