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Lucid Data Source API

Create, retrieve, update, and delete data sources within a data set. A data source represents an external system whose data is synced into Lucid.

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Operations 8

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

HEAD /dataSources Count my data sources · Get Total Data Sources Count #
Ask an LLM
“How many data sources can I access?”
“Is there a way to get only the total number of data sources?”
Tell an agent
Count my data sources.
Tell me how many data sources I have access to.
GET /dataSources List my data sources · Get All Data Sources #
Ask an LLM
“Which data sources do I have access to in Lucid?”
“Can I page through my data sources in ranges?”
Tell an agent
List all my data sources.
Show data sources {start} through {end}.
POST /dataSources Create a data source · Create Data Source #
Ask an LLM
“How do I create a new data source to link data into diagrams?”
“Do I get a grant automatically on a data source I create?”
Tell an agent
Create a data source named {name}.
Create data source {name} with adapter type {adapterType}.
GET /dataSources/{dataSourceId} Get a data source · Get Data Source #
Ask an LLM
“What details does a single data source have?”
“When are a data source's link parameters returned?”
Tell an agent
Get data source {dataSourceId}.
Show the details of data source {dataSourceId}.
PATCH /dataSources/{dataSourceId} Rename a data source or change its adapter · Update Data Source #
Ask an LLM
“How do I rename a data source?”
“Can I change the adapter type of an existing data source?”
Tell an agent
Rename data source {dataSourceId} to {name}.
Set data source {dataSourceId}'s adapter type to {adapterType}.
DELETE /dataSources/{dataSourceId} Delete a data source and everything in it · Delete Data Source #
Ask an LLM
“Does deleting a data source also remove its collections and items?”
“Can a deleted data source be recovered?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete data source {dataSourceId}.
Permanently remove data source {dataSourceId} and its collections.
POST /adapter/csv Create a data source from a CSV file · Create Data Source from CSV #
Ask an LLM
“Can I upload a CSV to make a brand-new data source?”
“How are columns named when a CSV becomes a new data source?”
Tell an agent
Create a new data source from CSV {file}.
Upload {file} as a new CSV data source.
PUT /adapter/csv Replace a data source's data from a CSV · Update Data Source from CSV #
Ask an LLM
“How do I refresh an existing data source with a new CSV file?”
“Can I overwrite just one collection from a CSV upload?”
Tell an agent
Overwrite data source {dataSource} with CSV {file}.
Replace the items in collection {collection} of data source {dataSource} with CSV {file}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.lucid.co/docs/welcome
📖
APIReference
https://developer.lucid.co/reference/api
📖
APIReference
https://developer.lucid.co/reference/overview-scim

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/lucid/openapi/lucid-data-source-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

lucid-data-source-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Lucid Data Data Source 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:


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