# Alation Glossary Terms API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/alation/alation-glossary-terms-api/  
**Provider:** Alation — https://apis.io/providers/alation/  
**Base URL:** https://your-instance.alation.com/integration/v2  
**Documentation:** https://developer.alation.com

Alation Glossary Terms API is one of 12 APIs that [Alation](https://apis.io/providers/alation/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 30 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include Glossary Terms. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 30 JSON Schemas.

Manage business glossary terms

## Machine-readable artifacts (48)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/openapi/alation-glossary-terms-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://developer.alation.com
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-schema.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-structure.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-structure.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-structure.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-structure.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-structure.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-example.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-example.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-example.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-example.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-example.json
- **GraphQL** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/graphql/alation-graphql.md
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-schema.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-structure/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-structure.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-structure/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-structure.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/examples/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-example.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/examples/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-example.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/alation-alation-governance-policy-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-schema.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-structure/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-structure.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-structure/alation-alation-governance-policy-structure.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-structure/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-structure.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-structure/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-structure.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/examples/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-example.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/examples/alation-alation-governance-policy-example.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/examples/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-example.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/examples/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-example.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/alation-alation-search-search-result-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/alation-alation-search-search-results-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/alation-alation-search-context-request-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/alation-alation-search-article-schema.json
- …and 8 more, listed in full on the page.

## Other Alation APIs (11)

- [Alation Aggregated Context API](https://apis.io/apis/alation/alation-aggregated-context-api/)
- [Alation Columns API](https://apis.io/apis/alation/alation-columns-api/)
- [Alation Custom Fields API](https://apis.io/apis/alation/alation-custom-fields-api/)
- [Alation Data Quality API](https://apis.io/apis/alation/alation-data-quality-api/)
- [Alation Data Sources API](https://apis.io/apis/alation/alation-data-sources-api/)
- [Alation Dataflows API](https://apis.io/apis/alation/alation-dataflows-api/)
- [Alation Lineage API](https://apis.io/apis/alation/alation-lineage-api/)
- [Alation Policies API](https://apis.io/apis/alation/alation-policies-api/)
- [Alation Schemas API](https://apis.io/apis/alation/alation-schemas-api/)
- [Alation Search API](https://apis.io/apis/alation/alation-search-api/)
- [Alation Tables API](https://apis.io/apis/alation/alation-tables-api/)

## Tags

Glossary Terms

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