honeycomb Dataset Definitions API

Manage dataset definitions that configure how columns are interpreted and displayed.

Operations 2

GET /1/dataset_definitions/{datasetSlug} Get dataset definition #
PUT /1/dataset_definitions/{datasetSlug} Update dataset definition #

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OpenAPI Specification

honeycomb-dataset-definitions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Honeycomb Auth Dataset Definitions API
  description: The Honeycomb API is a REST API that provides programmatic access to the Honeycomb observability platform. It enables developers to manage datasets and columns, configure SLOs and burn alerts, set up triggers and recipients, manage boards and markers, administer environments, API keys, and access auth, query annotations, calculated fields, marker settings, reporting, dataset definitions, and service maps.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Honeycomb Support
    url: https://support.honeycomb.io
  termsOfService: https://www.honeycomb.io/terms-of-service
servers:
- url: https://api.honeycomb.io
  description: Honeycomb Production API
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Dataset Definitions
  description: Manage dataset definitions that configure how columns are interpreted and displayed.
paths:
  /1/dataset_definitions/{datasetSlug}:
    get:
      operationId: getDatasetDefinition
      summary: Get dataset definition
      description: Returns the dataset definition for the specified dataset, which configures how columns are interpreted and displayed.
      tags:
      - Dataset Definitions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/datasetSlug'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Dataset definition details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatasetDefinition'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Dataset not found
    put:
      operationId: updateDatasetDefinition
      summary: Update dataset definition
      description: Updates the dataset definition for the specified dataset.
      tags:
      - Dataset Definitions
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/datasetSlug'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatasetDefinition'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Dataset definition updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatasetDefinition'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Dataset not found
components:
  parameters:
    datasetSlug:
      name: datasetSlug
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The slug identifier for the dataset. Dataset names are case insensitive.
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    DatasetDefinition:
      type: object
      properties:
        duration_ms:
          type: string
          description: The column name that represents duration in milliseconds.
        error:
          type: string
          description: The column name that represents errors.
        name:
          type: string
          description: The column name that represents the event name.
        parent_id:
          type: string
          description: The column name used for parent span ID in tracing.
        route:
          type: string
          description: The column name that represents the route.
        service_name:
          type: string
          description: The column name that represents the service name.
        span_id:
          type: string
          description: The column name used for span ID in tracing.
        trace_id:
          type: string
          description: The column name used for trace ID in tracing.
        user:
          type: string
          description: The column name that represents the user.
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Honeycomb-Team
      description: Honeycomb Configuration API key. Must have appropriate permissions for the endpoint being called.
externalDocs:
  description: Honeycomb API Documentation
  url: https://api-docs.honeycomb.io/api