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# show_datasource

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/generated/show_datasource.rs#L21-L27)
pub async fn [show\_datasource](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/gpudb/struct.Kinetica/show-datasource.md#method.show_datasource)( \&self, name: [String](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/alloc/string/struct.String.html), ) -> [Result](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/result/enum.Result.html)\<[ShowDatasourceResponse](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.ShowDatasourceResponse.md), [KineticaError](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/errors/enum.KineticaError.md)>

Show information about a data source.Shows information about a specified data source or all data sources.

##### Arguments

<ul>
  <li>`name` - Name of the data source for which to retrieve information. The name must refer to a currently existing data source. If ‘\*’ is specified, information about all data sources will be returned.</li>
</ul>

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/generated/show_datasource.rs#L40-L56)
pub async fn [show\_datasource\_with\_opts](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/gpudb/struct.Kinetica/show-datasource.md#method.show_datasource_with_opts)( \&self, name: [String](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/alloc/string/struct.String.html), options: [ShowDatasourceRequestOptions](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.ShowDatasourceRequestOptions.md), ) -> [Result](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/result/enum.Result.html)\<[ShowDatasourceResponse](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.ShowDatasourceResponse.md), [KineticaError](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/errors/enum.KineticaError.md)>

Show information about a data source.Shows information about a specified data source or all data sources.

##### Arguments

<ul>
  <li>`name` - Name of the data source for which to retrieve information. The name must refer to a currently existing data source. If ‘\*’ is specified, information about all data sources will be returned.</li>
  <li>`options` - The optional parameters; any left unset take the server’s defaults.</li>
</ul>

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/generated/show_datasource.rs#L59-L70)
pub async fn [show\_datasource\_raw](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/gpudb/struct.Kinetica/show-datasource.md#method.show_datasource_raw)( \&self, request: &[ShowDatasourceRequest](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.ShowDatasourceRequest.md), ) -> [Result](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/result/enum.Result.html)\<[ShowDatasourceResponse](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.ShowDatasourceResponse.md), [KineticaError](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/errors/enum.KineticaError.md)>

Sends a pre-built [`ShowDatasourceRequest`](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.ShowDatasourceRequest) to the `/show/datasource` endpoint.

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/generated/show_datasource.rs#L74-L86)
pub async fn [show\_datasource\_from\_url](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/gpudb/struct.Kinetica/show-datasource.md#method.show_datasource_from_url)( \&self, url: &[str](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/std/primitive.str.html), request: &[ShowDatasourceRequest](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.ShowDatasourceRequest.md), ) -> [Result](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/core/result/enum.Result.html)\<[ShowDatasourceResponse](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.ShowDatasourceResponse.md), [KineticaError](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/errors/enum.KineticaError.md)>

Sends a pre-built [`ShowDatasourceRequest`](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/generated/api/struct.ShowDatasourceRequest) to a specific worker URL, bypassing HA head-node selection. Used for multi-head access.


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