data.world

data.world Tables API

The tables API from data.world — 1 operation(s) for tables.

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Operations 1

POST /datasets/{owner}/{id}/tables Add live tables from a virtual connection #

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Documentation
https://developer.data.world/docs/api-overview
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https://developer.data.world/docs/api-getting-started
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Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/data-world/refs/heads/main/openapi/data-world-tables-api-openapi.yml

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https://developer.data.world/reference
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https://developer.data.world/docs/data-world-for-developers
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https://developer.data.world/docs/data-world-for-developers
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https://whatsnew.data.world/
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Status
https://status.data.world
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OpenAPI Specification

data-world-tables-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact:
    name: Contact Us
    url: https://data.world/company/contact-us
  termsOfService: https://data.world/terms-policies
  title: data.world Public Tables API
  version: '0'
servers:
- url: /v0
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Tables
paths:
  /datasets/{owner}/{id}/tables:
    post:
      description: 'Add tables from an established virtual connection. For increased security, endpoints that interact with

        external connection sources require an Enterprise Admin Token. This token can be found under

        Advanced Settings. To learn more about the virtual connections

        data.world supports, please visit our

        help portal.'
      operationId: addTables
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: owner
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      - in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          minLength: 1
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/TableBatchUpdateRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SuccessMessage'
          description: default response
      summary: Add live tables from a virtual connection
      tags:
      - Tables
components:
  schemas:
    TableMetadataSpecDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        database:
          type: string
        schema:
          type: string
        tablePrefixes:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        tableTypes:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
            enum:
            - TABLE
            - EXTERNAL_TABLE
            - VIEW
        tables:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    DatabaseSourceReference:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        owner:
          type: string
      required:
      - id
      - owner
    WebAuthorization:
      type: object
      properties:
        credentials:
          type: string
          maxLength: 2048
          minLength: 1
        type:
          type: string
          maxLength: 50
          minLength: 0
      required:
      - type
    SingleTableMetadataSpecDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        database:
          type: string
        schema:
          type: string
        table:
          type: string
        tableType:
          type: string
          enum:
          - EXTRACT
          - VIRTUAL
    QueryExecutionDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        query:
          type: string
          maxLength: 10000
          minLength: 1
      required:
      - query
    WebCredentials:
      type: object
      properties:
        password:
          type: string
          maxLength: 2048
          minLength: 0
        user:
          type: string
          maxLength: 2048
          minLength: 0
      required:
      - user
    SuccessMessage:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          maxLength: 256
          minLength: 0
    DwccSpecDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        databaseId:
          type: string
        metadataToExclude:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        sourceDatabase:
          type: string
        sourceSchemas:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        targetCatalog:
          type: string
    TableBatchUpdateRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        tables:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileCreateOrUpdateRequest'
    FileCreateOrUpdateRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        description:
          type: string
          maxLength: 120
          minLength: 1
        labels:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        mediaType:
          type: string
        mediaTypeLocked:
          type: boolean
        name:
          type: string
          maxLength: 128
          minLength: 1
          pattern: ^[^/]+$
        source:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileSourceCreateOrUpdateRequest'
      required:
      - name
    ViewRequestDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        baseAgentId:
          type: string
        baseDatasetId:
          type: string
        queryId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        queryName:
          type: string
        queryText:
          type: string
          maxLength: 10000
          minLength: 1
        queryType:
          type: string
          enum:
          - SPARQL
          - SQL
        runAsAgentId:
          type: string
        targetAgentId:
          type: string
        targetDatasetId:
          type: string
      required:
      - baseAgentId
      - baseDatasetId
      - queryName
      - queryType
      - runAsAgentId
      - targetAgentId
      - targetDatasetId
    FileSourceCreateOrUpdateRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        authorization:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebAuthorization'
        credentials:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebCredentials'
        dataTables:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/QueryExecutionDto'
        databaseMetadataSpec:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabaseMetadataSpecDto'
        databaseSource:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabaseSourceReference'
        dwccSpec:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DwccSpecDto'
        expandArchive:
          type: boolean
        method:
          type: string
          enum:
          - GET
          - POST
        oauthToken:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OauthTokenReference'
        requestEntity:
          type: string
          maxLength: 10000
          minLength: 0
        requestHeaders:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
        tableSpec:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SingleTableMetadataSpecDto'
        url:
          type: string
          format: uri
        useDwCredentials:
          type: boolean
        viewRequest:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ViewRequestDto'
    OauthTokenReference:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        owner:
          type: string
        site:
          type: string
      required:
      - id
      - owner
      - site
    DatabaseMetadataSpecDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        tableSpecs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TableMetadataSpecDto'
          maxItems: 100
          minItems: 0
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      bearerFormat: JWT
      scheme: bearer
      type: http