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Census Datasets and Models API

The Datasets and Models API from Census — 3 operation(s) for datasets and models.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: Census Management Connectors Datasets and Models API
  description: The Census Management API lets you integrate core Census reverse ETL and data activation functionality into your workflows. Manage sources, destinations, syncs, sync runs, datasets/models, connectors, and Audience Hub segments. Requests are authenticated with a workspace API access token passed as a Bearer token in the Authorization header. This is a faithful, representative specification of the public Census Management API; consult the Census API reference for the authoritative and complete schema.
  termsOfService: https://www.getcensus.com/terms
  contact:
    name: Census Support
    url: https://developers.getcensus.com
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://app.getcensus.com/api/v1
  description: Census Management API (region-specific base URL may vary)
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Datasets and Models
paths:
  /models:
    get:
      operationId: listModels
      tags:
      - Datasets and Models
      summary: List models
      description: Lists the SQL models defined in the workspace.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of models.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ModelList'
    post:
      operationId: createModel
      tags:
      - Datasets and Models
      summary: Create a model
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ModelCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created model.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ModelResponse'
  /models/{model_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getModel
      tags:
      - Datasets and Models
      summary: Fetch a model
      parameters:
      - name: model_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A model object.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ModelResponse'
    patch:
      operationId: updateModel
      tags:
      - Datasets and Models
      summary: Update a model
      parameters:
      - name: model_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ModelCreate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated model.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ModelResponse'
  /datasets:
    get:
      operationId: listDatasets
      tags:
      - Datasets and Models
      summary: List datasets
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of datasets.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ModelList'
    post:
      operationId: createDataset
      tags:
      - Datasets and Models
      summary: Create a dataset
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ModelCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created dataset.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ModelResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    Model:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 404
        name:
          type: string
          example: active_users
        query:
          type: string
          example: SELECT id, email, plan FROM analytics.users WHERE active
        source_id:
          type: integer
          example: 101
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    ModelList:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Model'
    ModelCreate:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - query
      - source_id
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        query:
          type: string
        source_id:
          type: integer
    ModelResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Model'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Workspace API access token passed as a Bearer token.