AWS Glue Glue Glossary API

The Glue Glossary API from AWS Glue — 5 operation(s) for glue glossary.

Operations 5

POST /#CreateGlossary Create Glossary #
POST /#DeleteGlossary Delete Glossary #
POST /#GetGlossary Get Glossary #
POST /#ListGlossaries List Glossaries #
POST /#UpdateGlossary Update Glossary #

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OpenAPI Specification

aws-glue-glossary-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: AWS Glue Glossary API
  version: '2017-03-31'
  description: Generated from AWS's published Smithy model for AWS Glue. 5 operation(s).
  contact:
    name: Amazon Web Services
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/contact-us/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    identifier: Apache-2.0
    url: https://github.com/aws/api-models-aws/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://glue.{region}.amazonaws.com
  variables:
    region:
      default: us-east-1
security:
- sigv4: []
tags:
- name: Glossary
paths:
  /#CreateGlossary:
    post:
      operationId: CreateGlossary
      summary: Create Glossary
      description: Creates a business glossary in Glue Data Catalog. A glossary is a container for glossary terms that define business concepts.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateGlossaryResponse'
        '400':
          description: AccessDeniedException; AlreadyExistsException; ConcurrentModificationException; InvalidInputException; ThrottlingException
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccessDeniedException'
        '500':
          description: InternalServiceException
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServiceException'
      parameters:
      - name: X-Amz-Target
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - AWSGlue.CreateGlossary
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-amz-json-1.1:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateGlossaryRequest'
      tags:
      - Glossary
  /#DeleteGlossary:
    post:
      operationId: DeleteGlossary
      summary: Delete Glossary
      description: Deletes a business glossary from Glue Data Catalog. A glossary cannot be deleted if it still contains glossary terms.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteGlossaryResponse'
        '400':
          description: AccessDeniedException; ConcurrentModificationException; ConflictException; InvalidInputException; ThrottlingException
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccessDeniedException'
        '500':
          description: InternalServiceException
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServiceException'
      parameters:
      - name: X-Amz-Target
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - AWSGlue.DeleteGlossary
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-amz-json-1.1:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteGlossaryRequest'
      tags:
      - Glossary
  /#GetGlossary:
    post:
      operationId: GetGlossary
      summary: Get Glossary
      description: Retrieves a business glossary in Glue Data Catalog by its identifier.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetGlossaryResponse'
        '400':
          description: AccessDeniedException; EntityNotFoundException; ThrottlingException
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccessDeniedException'
        '500':
          description: InternalServiceException
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServiceException'
      parameters:
      - name: X-Amz-Target
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - AWSGlue.GetGlossary
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-amz-json-1.1:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/GetGlossaryRequest'
      tags:
      - Glossary
  /#ListGlossaries:
    post:
      operationId: ListGlossaries
      summary: List Glossaries
      description: Lists business glossaries in Glue Data Catalog.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListGlossariesResponse'
        '400':
          description: AccessDeniedException; InvalidInputException; ThrottlingException
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccessDeniedException'
        '500':
          description: InternalServiceException
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServiceException'
      parameters:
      - name: X-Amz-Target
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - AWSGlue.ListGlossaries
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-amz-json-1.1:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListGlossariesRequest'
      tags:
      - Glossary
  /#UpdateGlossary:
    post:
      operationId: UpdateGlossary
      summary: Update Glossary
      description: Updates a business glossary in Glue Data Catalog.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateGlossaryResponse'
        '400':
          description: AccessDeniedException; AlreadyExistsException; ConcurrentModificationException; EntityNotFoundException; InvalidInputException; ThrottlingException
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccessDeniedException'
        '500':
          description: InternalServiceException
          content:
            application/x-amz-json-1.1:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InternalServiceException'
      parameters:
      - name: X-Amz-Target
        in: header
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - AWSGlue.UpdateGlossary
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-amz-json-1.1:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateGlossaryRequest'
      tags:
      - Glossary
components:
  schemas:
    GetGlossaryRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        Identifier:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the glossary to retrieve.
      required:
      - Identifier
    UpdateGlossaryResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        Id:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the glossary.
        Name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the glossary.
        Description:
          type: string
          description: The description of the glossary.
    CreateGlossaryRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        Name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the glossary.
        Description:
          type: string
          description: The description of the glossary.
        ClientToken:
          type: string
          description: A unique, case-sensitive identifier that you provide to ensure the idempotency of the request.
      required:
      - Name
    ListGlossariesRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        MaxResults:
          type: integer
          description: The maximum number of results to return in the response.
        NextToken:
          type: string
          description: A continuation token, if this is a continuation call.
    DeleteGlossaryResponse:
      type: object
      properties: {}
    AccessDeniedException:
      type: object
      properties:
        Message:
          type: string
          description: A message describing the problem.
    ListGlossariesResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        Items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GlossaryItem'
          description: The list of glossary items.
        NextToken:
          type: string
          description: A continuation token, present if the current segment is not the last.
    InternalServiceException:
      type: object
      properties:
        Message:
          type: string
          description: A message describing the problem.
    GlossaryItem:
      type: object
      properties:
        Id:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the glossary.
        Name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the glossary.
        Description:
          type: string
          description: The description of the glossary.
    DeleteGlossaryRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        Identifier:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the glossary to delete.
      required:
      - Identifier
    UpdateGlossaryRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        Identifier:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the glossary to update.
        Name:
          type: string
          description: The updated name of the glossary.
        Description:
          type: string
          description: The updated description of the glossary.
        ClientToken:
          type: string
          description: A unique, case-sensitive identifier that you provide to ensure the idempotency of the request.
      required:
      - Identifier
    GetGlossaryResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        Id:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the glossary.
        Name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the glossary.
        Description:
          type: string
          description: The description of the glossary.
    CreateGlossaryResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        Id:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier of the glossary.
        Name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the glossary.
        Description:
          type: string
          description: The description of the glossary.
  securitySchemes:
    sigv4:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: AWS Signature Version 4. The Authorization header carries an AWS4-HMAC-SHA256 signature over the canonical request, with X-Amz-Date (and X-Amz-Security-Token for temporary credentials). Not a bearer token.
      x-aws-sigv4:
        signingName: glue
x-provenance:
  method: harvested
  publisher: Amazon Web Services
  source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aws/api-models-aws/582e55931c45b944739742a2c1620b6026dd2d13/models/glue/service/2017-03-31/glue-2017-03-31.json
  note: converted by smithy-to-openapi.py from AWS's Smithy model (roadmap#1001)