DoltHub SQL API

The SQL API from DoltHub — 4 operation(s) for sql.

Operations 4

GET /{owner}/{database}/{ref} Execute a read SQL query #
GET /{owner}/{database} Execute a read SQL query against the default branch #
POST /{owner}/{database}/write/{fromBranch}/{toBranch} Execute an asynchronous write SQL query #
GET /{owner}/{database}/write Poll the status of a write operation #

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OpenAPI Specification

dolthub-sql-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: DoltHub Branches SQL API
  description: The DoltHub HTTP API (v1alpha1) for the version-controlled SQL database "Git for data". Provides read SQL queries, asynchronous write SQL queries, and version-control management of databases, branches, tags, forks, jobs, and operations on Dolt databases hosted at dolthub.com. Read queries against public databases are unauthenticated; write queries and access to private databases require an API token sent as an authorization header.
  termsOfService: https://www.dolthub.com/terms
  contact:
    name: DoltHub Support
    url: https://www.dolthub.com/contact
  version: v1alpha1
servers:
- url: https://www.dolthub.com/api/v1alpha1
security:
- tokenAuth: []
- {}
tags:
- name: SQL
paths:
  /{owner}/{database}/{ref}:
    get:
      operationId: executeReadQuery
      tags:
      - SQL
      summary: Execute a read SQL query
      description: Executes a read-only SQL query (passed in the `q` query parameter) against the given database at the given branch/ref and returns the schema and result rows as JSON.
      parameters:
      - name: owner
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Database owner name (e.g. dolthub).
      - name: database
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Database (repository) name (e.g. ip-to-country).
      - name: ref
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Branch name, ref, or commit to query.
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The SQL query to execute (e.g. SELECT * FROM states).
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Query result with schema and rows.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/QueryResponse'
  /{owner}/{database}:
    get:
      operationId: executeReadQueryDefaultBranch
      tags:
      - SQL
      summary: Execute a read SQL query against the default branch
      description: Same as the read query endpoint but omits the branch/ref segment and runs the query against the database default branch.
      parameters:
      - name: owner
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Database owner name.
      - name: database
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Database (repository) name.
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The SQL query to execute.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Query result with schema and rows.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/QueryResponse'
  /{owner}/{database}/write/{fromBranch}/{toBranch}:
    post:
      operationId: executeWriteQuery
      tags:
      - SQL
      summary: Execute an asynchronous write SQL query
      description: Executes an INSERT / UPDATE / DELETE query (passed in `q`) against `toBranch`, which is created from `fromBranch` if it does not exist. An empty query merges `fromBranch` into `toBranch`. Returns an `operation_name` to poll. Requires authentication.
      security:
      - tokenAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: owner
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: database
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: fromBranch
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Source branch the destination branch is based on.
      - name: toBranch
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Destination branch the write is committed to.
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The write SQL query. An empty value merges fromBranch into toBranch.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Asynchronous operation accepted.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WriteOperationResponse'
  /{owner}/{database}/write:
    get:
      operationId: pollWriteOperation
      tags:
      - SQL
      summary: Poll the status of a write operation
      description: Polls the status of a previously submitted write operation using the `operationName` returned by the write endpoint. Poll until `done` is true.
      security:
      - tokenAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: owner
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: database
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: operationName
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Operation name returned by the write endpoint.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Operation status, including commit IDs when done.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/WriteStatusResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    QueryResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        query_execution_status:
          type: string
        query_execution_message:
          type: string
        repository_owner:
          type: string
        repository_name:
          type: string
        commit_ref:
          type: string
        sql_query:
          type: string
        schema:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              columnName:
                type: string
              columnType:
                type: string
        rows:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            additionalProperties: true
    WriteOperationResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        operation_name:
          type: string
    WriteStatusResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        done:
          type: boolean
        res_details:
          type: object
          properties:
            from_commit_id:
              type: string
            to_commit_id:
              type: string
  securitySchemes:
    tokenAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: authorization
      description: DoltHub API token sent as the `authorization` header in the form "token YOUR_API_TOKEN". Required for write queries and access to private databases.