Before delving into the process of retrieving Airflow Metadata information in MWAA, it’s beneficial to have a brief overview of MWAA and Airflow metadata. Let’s explore these topics briefly.
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MWAA
MWAA stands for Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow. It’s a fully managed service provided by cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) that allows users to easily create, manage, and scale Apache Airflow environments for orchestrating complex workflows. Apache Airflow is an open-source tool used for workflow automation and scheduling of tasks. With MWAA, users can focus on building and managing their workflows without worrying about the infrastructure and operational overhead.
Airflow Metadata
In Apache Airflow, metadata refers to the information and configuration details about workflows, tasks, connections, and other components within the Airflow system. This metadata is crucial for Airflow’s operation and includes details such as:
- DAGs (Directed Acyclic Graphs): Metadata about the DAGs, including their structure, dependencies…
