Alation Dataflows API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Alation Data Catalog Aggregated Context Dataflows API
  description: REST API for managing data sources, schemas, tables, and catalog objects in the Alation data intelligence platform. Supports metadata retrieval, custom field updates, and catalog object management.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Alation Developer Support
    url: https://developer.alation.com
servers:
- url: https://{instance}/integration/v2
  description: Alation instance
  variables:
    instance:
      default: your-alation-instance.com
      description: Your Alation instance hostname
security:
- BearerToken: []
tags:
- name: Dataflows
  description: Manage dataflow lineage objects
paths:
  /dataflow/:
    get:
      operationId: listDataflows
      summary: List dataflows
      description: Returns a list of all dataflow objects.
      tags:
      - Dataflows
      parameters:
      - name: limit
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 100
      - name: skip
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 0
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of dataflow objects
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataflowList'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    post:
      operationId: createDataflow
      summary: Create a dataflow
      description: Creates a new dataflow object representing a lineage path.
      tags:
      - Dataflows
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataflowRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Dataflow created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dataflow'
        '400':
          description: Invalid request
  /dataflow/{id}/:
    get:
      operationId: getDataflow
      summary: Get a dataflow
      description: Returns details for a specific dataflow object.
      tags:
      - Dataflows
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Dataflow details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dataflow'
        '404':
          description: Dataflow not found
    put:
      operationId: updateDataflow
      summary: Update a dataflow
      description: Updates an existing dataflow object.
      tags:
      - Dataflows
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataflowRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Dataflow updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dataflow'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteDataflow
      summary: Delete a dataflow
      description: Deletes a dataflow object and its associated lineage paths.
      tags:
      - Dataflows
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Dataflow deleted
components:
  schemas:
    Dataflow:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataflowRequest'
      - type: object
        properties:
          id:
            type: integer
          created_at:
            type: string
            format: date-time
          updated_at:
            type: string
            format: date-time
    DataflowRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - sources
      - targets
      properties:
        external_id:
          type: string
          description: External identifier for this dataflow
        title:
          type: string
          description: Display title
        description:
          type: string
        sources:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataflowNode'
        targets:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/DataflowNode'
    DataflowList:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Dataflow'
    DataflowNode:
      type: object
      properties:
        object_type:
          type: string
          description: Type of catalog object
          enum:
          - table
          - attribute
          - datasource
          - schema
          - query
        object_id:
          type: integer
          description: ID of the catalog object
  securitySchemes:
    BearerToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: API access token obtained from /integration/v1/createRefreshToken/