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Lucid Data Set API

Create, retrieve, update, and delete data sets. A data set is a top-level container that groups related data sources and their collections.

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Operations 6

HEAD /dataSets Get Total Data Sets Count #
GET /dataSets Get All Data Sets #
POST /dataSets Create Data Set #
GET /dataSets/{dataSetId} Get Data Set #
PATCH /dataSets/{dataSetId} Update Data Set Name #
DELETE /dataSets/{dataSetId} Delete Data Set #

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OpenAPI Specification

lucid-data-set-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Lucid Data Data Set API
  version: '1.0'
  description: The Lucid Data API enables external applications to create, read, update, and delete structured data linked to Lucid documents. Use it to sync data sets, collections, and schemas between your data sources and Lucid diagrams. Authenticate via OAuth 2.0.
  contact:
    name: Lucid Developer Platform
    url: https://developer.lucid.co/
  x-documentation: https://developer.lucid.co/reference/data-api
servers:
- url: https://data.lucid.app
tags:
- name: Data Set
  description: Create, retrieve, update, and delete data sets. A data set is a top-level container that groups related data sources and their collections.
paths:
  /dataSets:
    head:
      summary: Get Total Data Sets Count
      description: 'This endpoint returns the number of data sets a user has access to. The return value is in the response headers as `Lucid-DataSets-Total`

        '
      operationId: getDataSetCount
      tags:
      - Data Set
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - data-service.admin
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK with lucid-datasets-total header in response
          headers:
            lucid-datasets-total:
              description: Total number of data sets
              schema:
                type: integer
                example: 123
    get:
      summary: Get All Data Sets
      description: 'This endpoint returns all data sets that the user has access to. The results will be paginated. If the number of data sets exceeds the pagination limit, links will be provided to get the next set of results or the previous set of results (if applicable). The range of returned values can be determined by optional start and end parameters. If the difference between the end and start values is greater than the pagination limit, the endpoint returns data sets in the range from start to start + pagination limit. Items in the response are determined based on their creation order.

        '
      operationId: getAllDataSets
      tags:
      - Data Set
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - data-service.admin
      parameters:
      - name: start
        in: query
        description: Starting 1-based index of data sets to retreive. Defaults to 1.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: end
        in: query
        description: Ending index of data sets to retreive. Defaults to 100.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK with paginated list of Data Set objects
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  dataSets:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
                      properties:
                        uri:
                          type: string
                          description: URI of the data set
                          example: https://data.lucid.app/dataSets/2168
                        name:
                          type: string
                          description: Name of the data set
                          example: Data Set Name
                        properties:
                          type: string
                          description: Link to get properties of the data set
                          example: https://data.lucid.app/dataSets/2168/properties
                        created:
                          type: string
                          description: Date the data set was created
                          example: '2021-01-01T00:00:00Z'
                        modified:
                          type: string
                          description: Date the data set was last modified
                          example: '2021-01-01T00:00:00Z'
                        creatorId:
                          type: integer
                          description: ID of the user who created the data set
                          example: 123456
                        dataSetGrants:
                          type: string
                          description: Link to get grants for the data set
                          example: https://data.lucid.app/dataSetGrants?dataSet=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.lucid.app%2FdataSets%2F2168
                        dataSources:
                          type: string
                          description: Link to get data sources for the data set
                          example: https://data.lucid.app/dataSources?dataSet=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.lucid.app%2FdataSets%2F2168
                      required:
                      - uri
                      - name
                      - properties
                      - created
                      - modified
                      - creatorId
                      - dataSetGrants
                      - dataSources
                      example:
                        uri: https://data.lucid.app/dataSets/2168
                        name: Data Set Name
                        properties: https://data.lucid.app/dataSets/2168/properties
                        created: '2021-01-01'
                        modified: '2021-01-01T00:00:00Z'
                        creatorId: 123456
                        dataSetGrants: https://data.lucid.app/dataSetGrants?dataSet=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.lucid.app%2FdataSets%2F2168
                        dataSources: https://data.lucid.app/dataSources?dataSet=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.lucid.app%2FdataSets%2F2168
                  total:
                    type: integer
                    description: Total number of data sets
                    example: 125
                  prev:
                    type: string
                    description: Link to get the previous set of data sets
                    example: https://data.lucid.app/dataSets?start=80&end=90
                  next:
                    type: string
                    description: Link to get the next set of data sets
                    example: https://data.lucid.app/dataSets?start=100&end=110
    post:
      summary: Create Data Set
      description: 'Creates a new data set and a corresponding new data set grant for the user. Note that a data set cannot be created with data sources already inside it, so data sources must be added to a data set through either the Create Data Source endpoint or the Update Data Source endpoint.

        '
      operationId: createDataSet
      tags:
      - Data Set
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - data-service.admin
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: Name to give the new data set
                  example: Data Set Name
                properties:
                  type: object
                  additionalProperties:
                    type: string
                  description: Used to create the data set properties for the new data set.
                  example: null
              required:
              - name
              example:
                name: Data Set Name
                properties:
                  Color: green
                  AuthoredBy: Lucidchart
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK with Data Set
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  uri:
                    type: string
                    description: URI of the data set
                    example: https://data.lucid.app/dataSets/2168
                  name:
                    type: string
                    description: Name of the data set
                    example: Data Set Name
                  properties:
                    type: string
                    description: Link to get properties of the data set
                    example: https://data.lucid.app/dataSets/2168/properties
                  created:
                    type: string
                    description: Date the data set was created
                    example: '2021-01-01T00:00:00Z'
                  modified:
                    type: string
                    description: Date the data set was last modified
                    example: '2021-01-01T00:00:00Z'
                  creatorId:
                    type: integer
                    description: ID of the user who created the data set
                    example: 123456
                  dataSetGrants:
                    type: string
                    description: Link to get grants for the data set
                    example: https://data.lucid.app/dataSetGrants?dataSet=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.lucid.app%2FdataSets%2F2168
                  dataSources:
                    type: string
                    description: Link to get data sources for the data set
                    example: https://data.lucid.app/dataSources?dataSet=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.lucid.app%2FdataSets%2F2168
                required:
                - uri
                - name
                - properties
                - created
                - modified
                - creatorId
                - dataSetGrants
                - dataSources
                example:
                  uri: https://data.lucid.app/dataSets/2168
                  name: Data Set Name
                  properties: https://data.lucid.app/dataSets/2168/properties
                  created: '2021-01-01'
                  modified: '2021-01-01T00:00:00Z'
                  creatorId: 123456
                  dataSetGrants: https://data.lucid.app/dataSetGrants?dataSet=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.lucid.app%2FdataSets%2F2168
                  dataSources: https://data.lucid.app/dataSources?dataSet=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.lucid.app%2FdataSets%2F2168
  /dataSets/{dataSetId}:
    get:
      summary: Get Data Set
      description: 'Gets a specific existing data set from Lucid.

        '
      operationId: getDataSet
      tags:
      - Data Set
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - data-service.admin
      parameters:
      - name: dataSetId
        in: path
        description: ID of data set to return
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK with Data Set object
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  uri:
                    type: string
                    description: URI of the data set
                    example: https://data.lucid.app/dataSets/2168
                  name:
                    type: string
                    description: Name of the data set
                    example: Data Set Name
                  properties:
                    type: string
                    description: Link to get properties of the data set
                    example: https://data.lucid.app/dataSets/2168/properties
                  created:
                    type: string
                    description: Date the data set was created
                    example: '2021-01-01T00:00:00Z'
                  modified:
                    type: string
                    description: Date the data set was last modified
                    example: '2021-01-01T00:00:00Z'
                  creatorId:
                    type: integer
                    description: ID of the user who created the data set
                    example: 123456
                  dataSetGrants:
                    type: string
                    description: Link to get grants for the data set
                    example: https://data.lucid.app/dataSetGrants?dataSet=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.lucid.app%2FdataSets%2F2168
                  dataSources:
                    type: string
                    description: Link to get data sources for the data set
                    example: https://data.lucid.app/dataSources?dataSet=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.lucid.app%2FdataSets%2F2168
                required:
                - uri
                - name
                - properties
                - created
                - modified
                - creatorId
                - dataSetGrants
                - dataSources
                example:
                  uri: https://data.lucid.app/dataSets/2168
                  name: Data Set Name
                  properties: https://data.lucid.app/dataSets/2168/properties
                  created: '2021-01-01T00:00:00Z'
                  modified: '2021-01-01T00:00:00Z'
                  creatorId: 123456
                  dataSetGrants: https://data.lucid.app/dataSetGrants?dataSet=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.lucid.app%2FdataSets%2F2168
                  dataSources: https://data.lucid.app/dataSources?dataSet=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.lucid.app%2FdataSets%2F2168
    patch:
      summary: Update Data Set Name
      description: 'This endpoint takes the payload specified below and updates the data set name. Updates will only occur if the user has access to the data set. Note that the other fields in a dataset cannot be updated through this endpoint.

        '
      operationId: updateDataSetName
      tags:
      - Data Set
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - data-service.admin
      parameters:
      - name: dataSetId
        in: path
        description: ID of data set to update
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: Name to give the existing data set
                  example: New Data Set Name
              required:
              - name
              example:
                name: New Data Set Name
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK with Data Set
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  uri:
                    type: string
                    description: URI of the data set
                    example: https://data.lucid.app/dataSets/2168
                  name:
                    type: string
                    description: Name of the data set
                    example: Data Set Name
                  properties:
                    type: string
                    description: Link to get properties of the data set
                    example: https://data.lucid.app/dataSets/2168/properties
                  created:
                    type: string
                    description: Date the data set was created
                    example: '2021-01-01T00:00:00Z'
                  modified:
                    type: string
                    description: Date the data set was last modified
                    example: '2021-01-01T00:00:00Z'
                  creatorId:
                    type: integer
                    description: ID of the user who created the data set
                    example: 123456
                  dataSetGrants:
                    type: string
                    description: Link to get grants for the data set
                    example: https://data.lucid.app/dataSetGrants?dataSet=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.lucid.app%2FdataSets%2F2168
                  dataSources:
                    type: string
                    description: Link to get data sources for the data set
                    example: https://data.lucid.app/dataSources?dataSet=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.lucid.app%2FdataSets%2F2168
                required:
                - uri
                - name
                - properties
                - created
                - modified
                - creatorId
                - dataSetGrants
                - dataSources
                example:
                  uri: https://data.lucid.app/dataSets/2168
                  name: Data Set Name
                  properties: https://data.lucid.app/dataSets/2168/properties
                  created: '2021-01-01'
                  modified: '2021-01-01T00:00:00Z'
                  creatorId: 123456
                  dataSetGrants: https://data.lucid.app/dataSetGrants?dataSet=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.lucid.app%2FdataSets%2F2168
                  dataSources: https://data.lucid.app/dataSources?dataSet=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.lucid.app%2FdataSets%2F2168
    delete:
      summary: Delete Data Set
      description: 'This removes the specified data set and its associated properties. Once deleted, none of the information can be recovered. The data sources in the set will be removed from the data set but otherwise they will not be deleted or altered.

        '
      operationId: deleteDataSet
      tags:
      - Data Set
      security:
      - OAuth2:
        - data-service.admin
      parameters:
      - name: dataSetId
        in: path
        description: ID of data set to delete
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
components:
  securitySchemes:
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://lucid.app/oauth2/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://api.lucid.co/oauth2/token
          refreshUrl: https://api.lucid.co/oauth2/token
          scopes:
            data-service.admin: Scope needed for access to the Data APIs.
x-harvest:
  harvested: '2026-08-01'
  method: searched
  source: https://lucid-developer-docs.readme.io/mcp
  note: 'Assembled operation-by-operation from Lucid''s own documentation MCP server (tools list-endpoints + get-endpoint), which returns verbatim OpenAPI 3.0.3 fragments out of the spec Lucid uploaded to its ReadMe hub (/branches/1.4/apis/lucid-data-api.json). Paths, operations, parameters, request bodies, responses, components and securitySchemes are provider content, unmodified. Only the info block is ours: ReadMe''s per-endpoint fragments omit info, so title/description are copied verbatim from the provider''s own list-specs description for this spec.'