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Amazon Cognito - Describe User Pool

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Returns the configuration information and metadata of the specified user pool.
Note
This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.
JavaScript
var success = false;

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

var rest = new CkRest();

var authAws = new CkAuthAws();
authAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY";
authAws.SecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY";
// Don't forget to change the region to your particular region. (Also make the same change in the call to Connect below.)
authAws.Region = "us-west-2";
authAws.ServiceName = "cognito-idp";
// SetAuthAws causes Chilkat to automatically add the following headers: Authorization, X-Amz-Date
rest.SetAuthAws(authAws);

// URL: https://cognito-idp.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
var bTls = true;
var port = 443;
var bAutoReconnect = true;
// Use the same region as specified above.
success = rest.Connect("cognito-idp.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
if (success !== true) {
    console.log("ConnectFailReason: " + rest.ConnectFailReason);
    console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Note: The above code does not need to be repeatedly called for each REST request.
// The rest object can be setup once, and then many requests can be sent.  Chilkat will automatically
// reconnect within a FullRequest* method as needed.  It is only the very first connection that is explicitly
// made via the Connect method.

var json = new CkJsonObject();
json.UpdateString("UserPoolId","us-west-2_yt6WzO3SA");

rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/x-amz-json-1.0");
rest.AddHeader("X-Amz-Target","AWSCognitoIdentityProviderService.DescribeUserPool");
rest.AddHeader("Accept-Encoding","identity");

var sbRequestBody = new CkStringBuilder();
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);
var sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
if (success !== true) {
    console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

var respStatusCode = rest.ResponseStatusCode;
console.log("response status code = " + respStatusCode);
if (respStatusCode !== 200) {
    console.log("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
    console.log("Response Header:");
    console.log(rest.ResponseHeader);
    console.log("Response Body:");
    console.log(sbResponseBody.GetAsString());
    return;
}

var jsonResponse = new CkJsonObject();
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);

jsonResponse.EmitCompact = false;
console.log(jsonResponse.Emit());

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

// {
//   "UserPool": {
//     "AccountRecoverySetting": {
//       "RecoveryMechanisms": [
//         {
//           "Name": "verified_phone_number",
//           "Priority": 1
//         },
//         {
//           "Name": "verified_email",
//           "Priority": 2
//         }
//       ]
//     },
//     "AdminCreateUserConfig": {
//       "AllowAdminCreateUserOnly": false,
//       "InviteMessageTemplate": {
//         "EmailMessage": "Your username is {username} and temporary password is {####}. ",
//         "EmailSubject": "Your temporary password",
//         "SMSMessage": "Your username is {username} and temporary password is {####}. "
//       },
//       "UnusedAccountValidityDays": 7
//     },
//     "Arn": "arn:aws:cognito-idp:us-west-2:954491834127:userpool/us-west-2_yt6WzO3SA",
//     "AutoVerifiedAttributes": [
//       "email",
//       "phone_number"
//     ],
//     "CreationDate": 1.636388909817E9,
//     "EmailConfiguration": {
//       "EmailSendingAccount": "DEVELOPER",
//       "From": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
//       "ReplyToEmailAddress": "admin@chilkatsoft.com",
//       "SourceArn": "arn:aws:ses:us-west-2:954491834127:identity/admin@chilkatsoft.com"
//     },
//     "EmailVerificationMessage": "Your verification code is {####}. ",
//     "EmailVerificationSubject": "Your verification code",
//     "EstimatedNumberOfUsers": 0,
//     "Id": "us-west-2_yt6WzO3SA",
//     "LambdaConfig": {},
//     "LastModifiedDate": 1.636388910377E9,
//     "MfaConfiguration": "ON",
//     "Name": "chilkat",
//     "Policies": {
//       "PasswordPolicy": {
//         "MinimumLength": 8,
//         "RequireLowercase": true,
//         "RequireNumbers": true,
//         "RequireSymbols": true,
//         "RequireUppercase": true,
//         "TemporaryPasswordValidityDays": 7
//       }
//     },
//     "SchemaAttributes": [
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "String",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": false,
//         "Name": "sub",
//         "Required": true,
//         "StringAttributeConstraints": {
//           "MaxLength": "2048",
//           "MinLength": "1"
//         }
//       },
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "String",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": true,
//         "Name": "name",
//         "Required": false,
//         "StringAttributeConstraints": {
//           "MaxLength": "2048",
//           "MinLength": "0"
//         }
//       },
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "String",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": true,
//         "Name": "given_name",
//         "Required": false,
//         "StringAttributeConstraints": {
//           "MaxLength": "2048",
//           "MinLength": "0"
//         }
//       },
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "String",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": true,
//         "Name": "family_name",
//         "Required": false,
//         "StringAttributeConstraints": {
//           "MaxLength": "2048",
//           "MinLength": "0"
//         }
//       },
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "String",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": true,
//         "Name": "middle_name",
//         "Required": false,
//         "StringAttributeConstraints": {
//           "MaxLength": "2048",
//           "MinLength": "0"
//         }
//       },
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "String",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": true,
//         "Name": "nickname",
//         "Required": false,
//         "StringAttributeConstraints": {
//           "MaxLength": "2048",
//           "MinLength": "0"
//         }
//       },
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "String",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": true,
//         "Name": "preferred_username",
//         "Required": false,
//         "StringAttributeConstraints": {
//           "MaxLength": "2048",
//           "MinLength": "0"
//         }
//       },
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "String",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": true,
//         "Name": "profile",
//         "Required": false,
//         "StringAttributeConstraints": {
//           "MaxLength": "2048",
//           "MinLength": "0"
//         }
//       },
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "String",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": true,
//         "Name": "picture",
//         "Required": false,
//         "StringAttributeConstraints": {
//           "MaxLength": "2048",
//           "MinLength": "0"
//         }
//       },
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "String",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": true,
//         "Name": "website",
//         "Required": false,
//         "StringAttributeConstraints": {
//           "MaxLength": "2048",
//           "MinLength": "0"
//         }
//       },
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "String",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": true,
//         "Name": "email",
//         "Required": true,
//         "StringAttributeConstraints": {
//           "MaxLength": "2048",
//           "MinLength": "0"
//         }
//       },
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "Boolean",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": true,
//         "Name": "email_verified",
//         "Required": false
//       },
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "String",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": true,
//         "Name": "gender",
//         "Required": false,
//         "StringAttributeConstraints": {
//           "MaxLength": "2048",
//           "MinLength": "0"
//         }
//       },
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "String",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": true,
//         "Name": "birthdate",
//         "Required": false,
//         "StringAttributeConstraints": {
//           "MaxLength": "10",
//           "MinLength": "10"
//         }
//       },
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "String",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": true,
//         "Name": "zoneinfo",
//         "Required": false,
//         "StringAttributeConstraints": {
//           "MaxLength": "2048",
//           "MinLength": "0"
//         }
//       },
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "String",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": true,
//         "Name": "locale",
//         "Required": false,
//         "StringAttributeConstraints": {
//           "MaxLength": "2048",
//           "MinLength": "0"
//         }
//       },
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "String",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": true,
//         "Name": "phone_number",
//         "Required": false,
//         "StringAttributeConstraints": {
//           "MaxLength": "2048",
//           "MinLength": "0"
//         }
//       },
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "Boolean",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": true,
//         "Name": "phone_number_verified",
//         "Required": false
//       },
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "String",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": true,
//         "Name": "address",
//         "Required": false,
//         "StringAttributeConstraints": {
//           "MaxLength": "2048",
//           "MinLength": "0"
//         }
//       },
//       {
//         "AttributeDataType": "Number",
//         "DeveloperOnlyAttribute": false,
//         "Mutable": true,
//         "Name": "updated_at",
//         "NumberAttributeConstraints": {
//           "MinValue": "0"
//         },
//         "Required": false
//       }
//     ],
//     "SmsAuthenticationMessage": "Your verification code is {####}. ",
//     "SmsConfiguration": {
//       "ExternalId": "94b17737-216b-4cf7-a29e-17e990e91300",
//       "SnsCallerArn": "arn:aws:iam::954491834127:role/service-role/chilkat-SMS-Role"
//     },
//     "SmsVerificationMessage": "Your verification code is {####}. ",
//     "UserPoolTags": {
//       "sampleUserPoolTag": "test"
//     },
//     "UsernameConfiguration": {
//       "CaseSensitive": false
//     },
//     "VerificationMessageTemplate": {
//       "DefaultEmailOption": "CONFIRM_WITH_CODE",
//       "EmailMessage": "Your verification code is {####}. ",
//       "EmailSubject": "Your verification code",
//       "SmsMessage": "Your verification code is {####}. "
//     }
//   }
// }

var Name;
var Priority;
var strVal;
var AttributeDataType;
var DeveloperOnlyAttribute;
var Mutable;
var Required;
var StringAttributeConstraintsMaxLength;
var StringAttributeConstraintsMinLength;
var NumberAttributeConstraintsMinValue;

var UserPoolAdminCreateUserConfigAllowAdminCreateUserOnly = jsonResponse.BoolOf("UserPool.AdminCreateUserConfig.AllowAdminCreateUserOnly");
var UserPoolAdminCreateUserConfigInviteMessageTemplateEmailMessage = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.AdminCreateUserConfig.InviteMessageTemplate.EmailMessage");
var UserPoolAdminCreateUserConfigInviteMessageTemplateEmailSubject = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.AdminCreateUserConfig.InviteMessageTemplate.EmailSubject");
var UserPoolAdminCreateUserConfigInviteMessageTemplateSMSMessage = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.AdminCreateUserConfig.InviteMessageTemplate.SMSMessage");
var UserPoolAdminCreateUserConfigUnusedAccountValidityDays = jsonResponse.IntOf("UserPool.AdminCreateUserConfig.UnusedAccountValidityDays");
var UserPoolArn = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.Arn");
var UserPoolCreationDate = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.CreationDate");
var UserPoolEmailConfigurationEmailSendingAccount = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.EmailConfiguration.EmailSendingAccount");
var UserPoolEmailConfigurationFrom = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.EmailConfiguration.From");
var UserPoolEmailConfigurationReplyToEmailAddress = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.EmailConfiguration.ReplyToEmailAddress");
var UserPoolEmailConfigurationSourceArn = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.EmailConfiguration.SourceArn");
var UserPoolEmailVerificationMessage = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.EmailVerificationMessage");
var UserPoolEmailVerificationSubject = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.EmailVerificationSubject");
var UserPoolEstimatedNumberOfUsers = jsonResponse.IntOf("UserPool.EstimatedNumberOfUsers");
var UserPoolId = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.Id");
var UserPoolLastModifiedDate = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.LastModifiedDate");
var UserPoolMfaConfiguration = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.MfaConfiguration");
var UserPoolName = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.Name");
var UserPoolPoliciesPasswordPolicyMinimumLength = jsonResponse.IntOf("UserPool.Policies.PasswordPolicy.MinimumLength");
var UserPoolPoliciesPasswordPolicyRequireLowercase = jsonResponse.BoolOf("UserPool.Policies.PasswordPolicy.RequireLowercase");
var UserPoolPoliciesPasswordPolicyRequireNumbers = jsonResponse.BoolOf("UserPool.Policies.PasswordPolicy.RequireNumbers");
var UserPoolPoliciesPasswordPolicyRequireSymbols = jsonResponse.BoolOf("UserPool.Policies.PasswordPolicy.RequireSymbols");
var UserPoolPoliciesPasswordPolicyRequireUppercase = jsonResponse.BoolOf("UserPool.Policies.PasswordPolicy.RequireUppercase");
var UserPoolPoliciesPasswordPolicyTemporaryPasswordValidityDays = jsonResponse.IntOf("UserPool.Policies.PasswordPolicy.TemporaryPasswordValidityDays");
var UserPoolSmsAuthenticationMessage = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.SmsAuthenticationMessage");
var UserPoolSmsConfigurationExternalId = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.SmsConfiguration.ExternalId");
var UserPoolSmsConfigurationSnsCallerArn = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.SmsConfiguration.SnsCallerArn");
var UserPoolSmsVerificationMessage = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.SmsVerificationMessage");
var UserPoolUserPoolTagsSampleUserPoolTag = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.UserPoolTags.sampleUserPoolTag");
var UserPoolUsernameConfigurationCaseSensitive = jsonResponse.BoolOf("UserPool.UsernameConfiguration.CaseSensitive");
var UserPoolVerificationMessageTemplateDefaultEmailOption = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.VerificationMessageTemplate.DefaultEmailOption");
var UserPoolVerificationMessageTemplateEmailMessage = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.VerificationMessageTemplate.EmailMessage");
var UserPoolVerificationMessageTemplateEmailSubject = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.VerificationMessageTemplate.EmailSubject");
var UserPoolVerificationMessageTemplateSmsMessage = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.VerificationMessageTemplate.SmsMessage");

var i = 0;
var count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("UserPool.AccountRecoverySetting.RecoveryMechanisms");
while (i < count_i) {
    jsonResponse.I = i;
    Name = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.AccountRecoverySetting.RecoveryMechanisms[i].Name");
    Priority = jsonResponse.IntOf("UserPool.AccountRecoverySetting.RecoveryMechanisms[i].Priority");
    i = i+1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("UserPool.AutoVerifiedAttributes");
while (i < count_i) {
    jsonResponse.I = i;
    strVal = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.AutoVerifiedAttributes[i]");
    i = i+1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("UserPool.SchemaAttributes");
while (i < count_i) {
    jsonResponse.I = i;
    AttributeDataType = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.SchemaAttributes[i].AttributeDataType");
    DeveloperOnlyAttribute = jsonResponse.BoolOf("UserPool.SchemaAttributes[i].DeveloperOnlyAttribute");
    Mutable = jsonResponse.BoolOf("UserPool.SchemaAttributes[i].Mutable");
    Name = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.SchemaAttributes[i].Name");
    Required = jsonResponse.BoolOf("UserPool.SchemaAttributes[i].Required");
    StringAttributeConstraintsMaxLength = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.SchemaAttributes[i].StringAttributeConstraints.MaxLength");
    StringAttributeConstraintsMinLength = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.SchemaAttributes[i].StringAttributeConstraints.MinLength");
    NumberAttributeConstraintsMinValue = jsonResponse.StringOf("UserPool.SchemaAttributes[i].NumberAttributeConstraints.MinValue");
    i = i+1;
}