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Aws Kinesis Command: Get Shard Iterator

An engineer would use the 'aws kinesis get-shard-iterator' command with the TRIM_HORIZON parameter when they need to retrieve the starting point for reading records from the oldest available data in a specific shard of a Kinesis data stream for data processing or analysis. Exact CLI syntax to get shard iterator using Aws Kinesis.

When to use this: An engineer would use the 'aws kinesis get-shard-iterator' command with the TRIM_HORIZON parameter when they need to retrieve the starting point for reading records from the oldest available data in a specific shard of a Kinesis data stream for data processing or analysis.

Command Syntax

aws kinesis get-shard-iterator --shard-iterator-type TRIM_HORIZON --stream-name <name> --shard-id <id>

Command Breakdown

--shard-iterator-type
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
--stream-name
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
--shard-id
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.

FAQ

Purpose: Exact syntax to get shard iterator using Aws Kinesis.

Test path: Replace placeholders and run destructive commands in a disposable workspace first.

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