:doc:`Personalize <../../personalize>` / Client / describe_event_tracker

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describe_event_tracker
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.. py:method:: Personalize.Client.describe_event_tracker(**kwargs)

  

  Describes an event tracker. The response includes the ``trackingId`` and ``status`` of the event tracker. For more information on event trackers, see `CreateEventTracker <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/personalize/latest/dg/API_CreateEventTracker.html>`__.

  

  See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/personalize-2018-05-22/DescribeEventTracker>`_  


  **Request Syntax**
  ::

    response = client.describe_event_tracker(
        eventTrackerArn='string'
    )
    
  :type eventTrackerArn: string
  :param eventTrackerArn: **[REQUIRED]** 

    The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the event tracker to describe.

    

  
  
  :rtype: dict
  :returns: 
    
    **Response Syntax**

    
    ::

      {
          'eventTracker': {
              'name': 'string',
              'eventTrackerArn': 'string',
              'accountId': 'string',
              'trackingId': 'string',
              'datasetGroupArn': 'string',
              'status': 'string',
              'creationDateTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
              'lastUpdatedDateTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1)
          }
      }
      
    **Response Structure**

    

    - *(dict) --* 
      

      - **eventTracker** *(dict) --* 

        An object that describes the event tracker.

        
        

        - **name** *(string) --* 

          The name of the event tracker.

          
        

        - **eventTrackerArn** *(string) --* 

          The ARN of the event tracker.

          
        

        - **accountId** *(string) --* 

          The Amazon Web Services account that owns the event tracker.

          
        

        - **trackingId** *(string) --* 

          The ID of the event tracker. Include this ID in requests to the `PutEvents <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/personalize/latest/dg/API_UBS_PutEvents.html>`__ API.

          
        

        - **datasetGroupArn** *(string) --* 

          The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the dataset group that receives the event data.

          
        

        - **status** *(string) --* 

          The status of the event tracker.

           

          An event tracker can be in one of the following states:

           

          
          * CREATE PENDING > CREATE IN_PROGRESS > ACTIVE -or- CREATE FAILED
           
          * DELETE PENDING > DELETE IN_PROGRESS
          

          
        

        - **creationDateTime** *(datetime) --* 

          The date and time (in Unix format) that the event tracker was created.

          
        

        - **lastUpdatedDateTime** *(datetime) --* 

          The date and time (in Unix time) that the event tracker was last updated.

          
    
  
  **Exceptions**
  
  *   :py:class:`Personalize.Client.exceptions.InvalidInputException`

  
  *   :py:class:`Personalize.Client.exceptions.ResourceNotFoundException`

  