DESCRIBE RECIPIENT

Applies to: check marked yes Databricks SQL check marked yes Databricks Runtime 10.3 and above

Returns the metadata of an existing recipient. The metadata information includes recipient name, and activation link.

Syntax 

[ DESC | DESCRIBE ] RECIPIENT recipient_name

Parameters

  • recipient_name

    The name of an existing recipient. If the name does not exist, an exception is thrown.

Examples 

-- A recipient created for Databricks to Databricks sharing
> CREATE RECIPIENT other_databricks_org USING ID 'azure:westus:f64dcb39-5046-4d4c-9588-c6ac84f9b38a';
> DESCRIBE RECIPIENT other_databricks_org;
 info_name           info_value
 -------------       ----------
 recipient_name      other_databricks_org
 authentication_type DATABRICKS
 owner               alwaysworks@databricks.com
 created_by          alwaysworks@databricks.com
 create_at           2022-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000
 updated_by          alwayswork@databricks.com
 updated_at          2022-01-05T12:00:00.000+0000
 comment
 cloud                 azure
 region                westus
 metastore_id          f64dcb39-5046-4d4c-9588-c6ac84f9b38a

-- A recipient created for sharing outside of Databricks
> CREATE RECIPIENT other_org;
> DESCRIBE RECIPIENT other_org;
 info_name               info_value
 ----------------------- ----------
 recipient_name          other_org
 authentication_type     TOKEN
 owner                   alwaysworks@databricks.com
 created_by              alwaysworks@databricks.com
 create_at               2022-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000
 updated_by              alwayswork@databricks.com
 updated_at              2022-01-05T12:00:00.000+0000
 comment
 active_token_id         0160c81f-5262-40bb-9b03-3ee12e6d98d7
 active_token_expiration 2023-01-05T12:00:00.000+0000
 activation_link         https://send/this