:doc:`QuickSight <../../quicksight>` / Client / describe_group

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describe_group
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.. py:method:: QuickSight.Client.describe_group(**kwargs)

  

  Returns an Amazon Quick Sight group's description and Amazon Resource Name (ARN).

  

  See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/quicksight-2018-04-01/DescribeGroup>`_  


  **Request Syntax**
  ::

    response = client.describe_group(
        GroupName='string',
        AwsAccountId='string',
        Namespace='string'
    )
    
  :type GroupName: string
  :param GroupName: **[REQUIRED]** 

    The name of the group that you want to describe.

    

  
  :type AwsAccountId: string
  :param AwsAccountId: **[REQUIRED]** 

    The ID for the Amazon Web Services account that the group is in. Currently, you use the ID for the Amazon Web Services account that contains your Amazon Quick Sight account.

    

  
  :type Namespace: string
  :param Namespace: **[REQUIRED]** 

    The namespace of the group that you want described.

    

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

    
    ::

      {
          'Group': {
              'Arn': 'string',
              'GroupName': 'string',
              'Description': 'string',
              'PrincipalId': 'string'
          },
          'RequestId': 'string',
          'Status': 123
      }
      
    **Response Structure**

    

    - *(dict) --* 
      

      - **Group** *(dict) --* 

        The name of the group.

        
        

        - **Arn** *(string) --* 

          The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for the group.

          
        

        - **GroupName** *(string) --* 

          The name of the group.

          
        

        - **Description** *(string) --* 

          The group description.

          
        

        - **PrincipalId** *(string) --* 

          The principal ID of the group.

          
    
      

      - **RequestId** *(string) --* 

        The Amazon Web Services request ID for this operation.

        
      

      - **Status** *(integer) --* 

        The HTTP status of the request.

        
  
  **Exceptions**
  
  *   :py:class:`QuickSight.Client.exceptions.AccessDeniedException`

  
  *   :py:class:`QuickSight.Client.exceptions.InvalidParameterValueException`

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

  
  *   :py:class:`QuickSight.Client.exceptions.ThrottlingException`

  
  *   :py:class:`QuickSight.Client.exceptions.PreconditionNotMetException`

  
  *   :py:class:`QuickSight.Client.exceptions.InternalFailureException`

  
  *   :py:class:`QuickSight.Client.exceptions.ResourceUnavailableException`

  