GetShardIterator obtains the start iterator for reading the record information of the current shard.

Request structure:

message GetShardIteratorRequest {
    required string stream_id = 1;
    required string shard_id = 2;
}
stream_id:

  • Type: required string

  • The ID of the current stream.

shard_id:

  • Type: required string

  • The ID of the current shard.

Response message structure:

message GetShardIteratorResponse {
    required string shard_iterator = 1;
}
shard_iterator:

  • Type: required string

  • The start iterator for reading the record of the current shard.