describe_role()

Response now exposes the role description. Async variant shares the sync method parameter and response contract. Intermediate wrapper field converted into the public describe_role() response dictionary.

Request Syntax

Python

describe_role(
    role_name: str,
    timeout: Optional[float] = None,
    **kwargs,
) -> dict

PARAMETERS:

• role_name (str) - [REQUIRED] The name of the role to describe.

• timeout (Optional[float]) - Default: None The maximum time, in seconds, to wait for the RPC to complete.

• kwargs (Any) - The additional request context options.

RETURN TYPE:

dict

RETURNS:

Dictionary with role, description, and privileges.

EXCEPTIONS:

• MilvusException Raised when the server rejects the request or the RPC fails. Inspect the server error message for exact failure details.

Examples

Demonstrates describe role usage.

Python

from pymilvus import MilvusClient

client = MilvusClient(uri="http://localhost:19530", token="root:Milvus")
client.create_user("analyst", "Milvus123", description="Analytics account")
client.update_user("analyst", description="Updated analytics account")
client.create_role("read_only", description="Read-only role")
client.alter_role("read_only", description="Updated read-only role")
print(client.describe_user("analyst"))
print(client.describe_role("read_only"))