Census Sources API

The Sources API from Census — 3 operation(s) for sources.

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census-ci-sources-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: Census Management Connectors Sources 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: Sources
paths:
  /sources:
    get:
      operationId: listSources
      tags:
      - Sources
      summary: List sources
      description: Returns the source connections configured in the workspace.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/page'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/perPage'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A paginated list of sources.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SourceList'
    post:
      operationId: createSource
      tags:
      - Sources
      summary: Create a source
      description: Creates a new source connection in the workspace.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SourceCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created source.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SourceResponse'
  /sources/{source_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getSource
      tags:
      - Sources
      summary: Fetch a source
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sourceId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A source object.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SourceResponse'
  /sources/{source_id}/objects:
    get:
      operationId: listSourceObjects
      tags:
      - Sources
      summary: List source objects
      description: Lists the tables, views, and models available in the source.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sourceId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of source objects.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SourceObjectList'
components:
  schemas:
    SourceCreate:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - type
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          example: snowflake
        credentials:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
    Source:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          example: 101
        name:
          type: string
          example: Production Snowflake
        type:
          type: string
          example: snowflake
        connection_details:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    SourceResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          example: success
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Source'
    SourceObjectList:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SourceObject'
    Pagination:
      type: object
      properties:
        page:
          type: integer
        per_page:
          type: integer
        total:
          type: integer
    SourceObject:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          example: analytics.public.users
        type:
          type: string
          example: table
    SourceList:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          example: success
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Source'
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
  parameters:
    sourceId:
      name: source_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
    perPage:
      name: per_page
      in: query
      description: Number of records per page.
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 25
    page:
      name: page
      in: query
      description: Page number for paginated results.
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 1
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Workspace API access token passed as a Bearer token.