# Honeycomb Dataset Definitions API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/honeycomb-io/honeycomb-io-dataset-definitions-api/  
**Provider:** Honeycomb — https://apis.io/providers/honeycomb-io/  
**Base URL:** https://api.honeycomb.io  
**Documentation:** https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Events

Honeycomb Dataset Definitions API is one of 21 APIs that [Honeycomb](https://apis.io/providers/honeycomb-io/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Dataset Definitions. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

Dataset definitions describe the fields with special meaning in the Dataset. Refer to the [Dataset Definitions](https://docs.honeycomb.io/configure/datasets/definitions/) documentation for more information. **Honeycomb automatically creates these Dataset definition fields when the Dataset is created.** Manual creation of Dataset definitions is **not** needed. ## Authorization The API key must have the **Create Datasets** permission. Learn more about [API keys here](https://docs.honeycomb.io/configure/environments/manage-api-keys/).

## Machine-readable artifacts (21)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/honeycomb-io/refs/heads/main/openapi/honeycomb-io-dataset-definitions-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Events
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Datasets
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Dataset-Definitions
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Columns
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Calculated-Fields
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Queries
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Query-Data
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Query-Annotations
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Boards
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Triggers
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Recipients
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/SLOs
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Burn-Alerts
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Reporting
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Markers
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Marker-Settings
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Service-Maps
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Auth
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Key-Management
- **Documentation** — https://docs.honeycomb.io/api/tag/Environments

## Other Honeycomb APIs (12)

- [Honeycomb Auth API](https://apis.io/apis/honeycomb-io/honeycomb-io-auth-api/)
- [Honeycomb Boards API](https://apis.io/apis/honeycomb-io/honeycomb-io-boards-api/)
- [Honeycomb Burn Alerts API](https://apis.io/apis/honeycomb-io/honeycomb-io-burn-alerts-api/)
- [Honeycomb Calculated Fields API](https://apis.io/apis/honeycomb-io/honeycomb-io-calculated-fields-api/)
- [Honeycomb Columns API](https://apis.io/apis/honeycomb-io/honeycomb-io-columns-api/)
- [Honeycomb Datasets API](https://apis.io/apis/honeycomb-io/honeycomb-io-datasets-api/)
- [Honeycomb Environments API](https://apis.io/apis/honeycomb-io/honeycomb-io-environments-api/)
- [Honeycomb Events API](https://apis.io/apis/honeycomb-io/honeycomb-io-events-api/)
- [Honeycomb Key Management API](https://apis.io/apis/honeycomb-io/honeycomb-io-key-management-api/)
- [Honeycomb Kinesis Events API](https://apis.io/apis/honeycomb-io/honeycomb-io-kinesis-events-api/)
- [Honeycomb Marker Settings API](https://apis.io/apis/honeycomb-io/honeycomb-io-marker-settings-api/)
- [Honeycomb Markers API](https://apis.io/apis/honeycomb-io/honeycomb-io-markers-api/)

## Tags

Dataset Definitions

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