Materials Zone Tables API

Tables are organized in folders, and contain Items.

Operations 9

GET /tables Get all tables #
POST /tables Create a new table #
GET /tables/{tableId} Get a single table #
PATCH /tables/{tableId} Update a table #
DELETE /tables/{tableId} Delete a table #
GET /tables/{tableId}/items Get all items from a table #
POST /tables/{tableId}/items Create a new item in a table #
POST /tables/{tableId}/items/batch Create multiple items in a table #
PATCH /tables/{tableId}/items/batch Update multiple items in a table #

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OpenAPI Specification

materials-zone-tables-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Materials Zone Tables API
  version: 2.0.0
  description: MaterialsZone's RESTful API is designed to facilitate seamless integration with your existing systems, enabling you to automate workflows, connect diverse data sources, and perform domain-specific analysis.
servers:
- url: https://api.materials.zone/v2beta1
security:
- ApiKey: []
tags:
- name: Tables
  description: Tables are organized in folders, and contain Items.
paths:
  /tables:
    get:
      tags:
      - Tables
      summary: Get all tables
      description: This operation retrieves all tables that are accessible to the user.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Table'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      operationId: getTables
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    post:
      tags:
      - Tables
      summary: Create a new table
      description: Create a new table within a specified folder or within the root folder.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                title:
                  type: string
                  description: Title of the table.
                  example: Material Properties
                description:
                  type: string
                  description: Description of the table.
                  example: This table contains items with material properties.
                  nullable: true
                folderId:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                  description: UUID of the parent folder.
                  nullable: true
              required:
              - title
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Table'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      operationId: postTables
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /tables/{tableId}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Tables
      summary: Get a single table
      description: This operation retrieves a single table.
      parameters:
      - name: tableId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The UUID of the table to return.
        example: eb1aa7b4-0e21-46de-b448-0c4eabdd32b7
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          minLength: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Table'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      operationId: getTablesByTableId
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    patch:
      tags:
      - Tables
      summary: Update a table
      description: Update a table's title, description, parent folder, etc.
      parameters:
      - name: tableId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The UUID of the table to update.
        example: eb1aa7b4-0e21-46de-b448-0c4eabdd32b7
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          minLength: 1
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                title:
                  type: string
                  description: New title for the table.
                  nullable: true
                description:
                  type: string
                  description: New description for the table.
                  nullable: true
                folderId:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                  description: UUID of the new parent folder.
                  nullable: true
                tableProtocolIds:
                  type: array
                  description: UUIDs of the table protocols to be rearranged in the table.
                  items:
                    type: string
                    format: uuid
                hash:
                  type: string
                  description: Hash for optimistic concurrency control. Get this from a previous GET request to the table.
              required:
              - hash
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Table'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '409':
          description: Conflict - The table has been modified since you last retrieved it
      operationId: patchTablesByTableId
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    delete:
      tags:
      - Tables
      summary: Delete a table
      description: Delete a table and all its contents.
      parameters:
      - name: tableId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The UUID of the table to delete.
        example: eb1aa7b4-0e21-46de-b448-0c4eabdd32b7
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          minLength: 1
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Success
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      operationId: deleteTablesByTableId
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /tables/{tableId}/items:
    get:
      tags:
      - Tables
      summary: Get all items from a table
      description: This operation retrieves all items from a single table. See Pagination example.
      parameters:
      - name: tableId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The UUID of the table to fetch the items from.
        example: eb1aa7b4-0e21-46de-b448-0c4eabdd32b7
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          minLength: 1
      - name: cursor
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Cursor for pagination to fetch the next set of results.
        example: eyJpbnNlcnRPcmRlciI6IjEyMyIsInBhcmFtIjoiZGFnX21hbHVhY2giLCJ2YWx1ZSI6IjEyMzQ1Njc4OTAxMjM0NTY3ODkwMTIzNDU2Nzg5MDEyMzQ1Njc4In0=
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: pageSize
        in: query
        required: false
        description: The number of items to return in a single page.
        example: 100
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          default: 100
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/ItemsList'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      operationId: getTablesByTableIdItems
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    post:
      tags:
      - Tables
      summary: Create a new item in a table
      description: This operation creates a new item in a table.
      parameters:
      - name: tableId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The UUID of the table to create the item in.
        example: eb1aa7b4-0e21-46de-b448-0c4eabdd32b7
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          minLength: 1
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateItem'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Item'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      operationId: postTablesByTableIdItems
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /tables/{tableId}/items/batch:
    post:
      tags:
      - Tables
      summary: Create multiple items in a table
      description: This operation creates multiple items in a single table.
      parameters:
      - name: tableId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The UUID of the table to create the items in.
        example: eb1aa7b4-0e21-46de-b448-0c4eabdd32b7
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          minLength: 1
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/BatchCreateItemsRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/BatchIngestTableItemOutput'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      operationId: postTablesByTableIdItemsBatch
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    patch:
      tags:
      - Tables
      summary: Update multiple items in a table
      description: This operation updates multiple items in a single table.
      parameters:
      - name: tableId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The UUID of the table that owns the items.
        example: eb1aa7b4-0e21-46de-b448-0c4eabdd32b7
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          minLength: 1
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/BatchUpdateItemsRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/BatchIngestTableItemOutput'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
      operationId: patchTablesByTableIdItemsBatch
      x-operation-id-source: derived
components:
  schemas:
    BatchIngestTableItemOutput:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        code:
          type: string
        action:
          type: string
          enum:
          - CREATED
          - UPDATED
          - NOT_CHANGED
      required:
      - id
      - code
      - action
    PageInfo:
      properties:
        endCursor:
          type: string
          description: Last cursor on the page.
          nullable: true
        startCursor:
          type: string
          description: First cursor on the page.
          nullable: true
        hasNextPage:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether there is a next page available.
      required:
      - endCursor
      - startCursor
      - hasNextPage
    Item:
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          example: AA-123
          description: Short code that uniquely defines an item within an organization. Consists by default of the user's code and an alphanumerical counter, separated by a dash.
        dateCreated:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Immutable timestamp of when the item was created.
        dateTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: User-configurable timestamp. For example, if the item represents a measurement, then this timestamp can be used to indicate when the measurement was taken.
          nullable: true
        dateUpdated:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp that updates whenever the user makes adjustments to the item.
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description of this item.
          example: This item contains the chemical properties of Aluminum.
          nullable: true
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: UUID of this item.
        tableId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: UUID of the table that this item belongs to.
        title:
          type: string
          description: Title of this item.
          example: Aluminum
        values:
          type: array
          description: Values in this item, each value is an object that contains the parameter (column) UUID. This array is sparse, meaning, it only contains non-null values.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TableValue'
          nullable: true
        measurements:
          type: array
          description: Measurements in this item.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Measurement'
          nullable: true
      required:
      - code
      - dateCreated
      - dateUpdated
      - dateTime
      - id
      - tableId
      - title
      - description
      - values
      - measurements
    Protocol:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BaseProtocol'
      - type: object
        properties:
          type:
            type: string
            description: The type of the protocol, will always be PROTOCOL here.
            enum:
            - PROTOCOL
            example: PROTOCOL
          unit:
            type: 'null'
            description: Only relevant for formulation protocols. Will always return null here.
            example: null
          titleTableIds:
            type: array
            description: Only relevant for formulation protocols. Will always return an empty list here.
            items: {}
            example: []
          parameters:
            type: array
            description: The list of parameters (columns) in this protocol.
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Parameter'
        required:
        - type
        - unit
        - titleTableIds
        - parameters
    Parameter:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: UUID of this parameter.
        title:
          type: string
          description: Title of this parameter.
          example: Boiling Point
          nullable: true
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description of this parameter.
          nullable: true
        titleItemId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: In some cases, the title of a parameter is another item, in this case this field is the UUID of that item, otherwise it's null.
          nullable: true
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - QUANTITY
          - TEXT
          - BOOLEAN
          - LINK
          - CALCULATION
          - ENUM
          - PREDICTION
          example: QUANTITY
          description: The type of the parameter.
        unit:
          type: string
          description: This is the unit of the parameter.
          example: kg
          nullable: true
        hash:
          type: string
          description: Hash for optimistic concurrency control.
        calculation:
          type: object
          description: Calculation formula (only applicable for calculation type parameters).
          nullable: true
        significantFiguresNum:
          type: integer
          description: Number of significant figures to use for the parameter (only applicable for calculation type parameters).
          nullable: true
        inputParameterIds:
          type: array
          description: IDs of input parameters (only applicable for calculation type parameters).
          items:
            type: string
            format: uuid
          nullable: true
        enumValueOptions:
          type: array
          description: List of enum value options (only applicable for enum type parameters).
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              id:
                type: string
                format: uuid
              title:
                type: string
          nullable: true
        linkTables:
          type: array
          description: List of link source table IDs from which items can be linked (only applicable for link type parameters).
          items:
            type: string
            format: uuid
      required:
      - id
      - title
      - description
      - titleItemId
      - type
      - unit
      - hash
      - calculation
      - significantFiguresNum
      - inputParameterIds
      - enumValueOptions
      - linkTables
    CreateItem:
      properties:
        dateTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: User-configurable timestamp. For example, if the item represents a measurement, then this timestamp can be used to indicate when the measurement was taken.
          nullable: true
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description of this item.
          example: This item contains the chemical properties of Aluminum.
          nullable: true
        title:
          type: string
          description: Title of this item.
          example: Aluminum
        values:
          type: array
          description: Values in this item, each value is an object that contains the parameter (column) UUID. Only values that the user wishes to be non-null need to be provided.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateTableValue'
          maxItems: 10000
          nullable: true
      required:
      - title
    BaseProtocol:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: UUID of this protocol.
        title:
          type: string
          description: Title of this protocol.
          example: Measured properties
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description of this protocol (column group).
          example: This protocol contains parameters representing the measurement conditions.
          nullable: true
        hash:
          type: string
          description: Hash for optimistic concurrency control.
      required:
      - id
      - title
      - description
      - hash
    Table:
      properties:
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description of this table.
          example: This table contains items with material properties.
          nullable: true
        folderId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: UUID of the parent folder.
          nullable: true
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: UUID of this table.
        protocols:
          type: array
          description: The list of protocols (column groups) in this table. Each item is either a Protocol or a FormulationProtocol.
          items:
            oneOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Protocol'
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/FormulationProtocol'
          nullable: true
        title:
          type: string
          description: Title of this table.
          example: Material Properties
        hash:
          type: string
          description: Hash for optimistic concurrency control.
      required:
      - id
      - title
      - description
      - folderId
      - protocols
      - hash
    TableValueParameterId:
      type: string
      format: uuid
      description: The parameterId represents the 'column' that this value is in.
      nullable: true
    BatchCreateItemsRequest:
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateItem'
      required:
      - items
    UpdateTableValue:
      properties:
        value:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TableValueValue'
        parameterId:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TableValueParameterId'
        formulationProtocolId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: In case the value is created in a formulation protocol, you supply the protocol UUID instead of the parameter UUID.
          nullable: true
        formulationItemId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: In case the value is created in a formulation protocol, you supply the item UUID instead of the parameter UUID.
          nullable: true
      required:
      - value
    ItemsList:
      properties:
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PageInfo'
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Item'
    BatchUpdateItemsRequest:
      properties:
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/BatchUpdateItem'
      required:
      - items
    BatchUpdateItem:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateItem'
      - type: object
        properties:
          id:
            type: string
            format: uuid
            description: UUID of the item to update.
        required:
        - id
    FormulationProtocol:
      allOf:
      - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BaseProtocol'
      - type: object
        properties:
          type:
            type: string
            description: The type of the protocol, will always be FORMULATION here.
            enum:
            - FORMULATION
            example: FORMULATION
          unit:
            type: string
            description: The unit this formulation protocol's components are measured in.
            example: '%'
            nullable: true
          titleTableIds:
            type: array
            description: The list of tables (UUIDs) from which the user may choose items for the formulation.
            items:
              type: string
              format: uuid
          parameters:
            type: array
            description: Only relevant for non-formulation protocols. Will always return an empty list here.
            items: {}
            example: []
        required:
        - type
        - unit
        - titleTableIds
        - parameters
    UpdateItem:
      properties:
        dateTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: User-configurable timestamp. For example, if the item represents a measurement, then this timestamp can be used to indicate when the measurement was taken.
          nullable: true
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description of this item.
          example: This item contains the chemical properties of Aluminum.
          nullable: true
        title:
          type: string
          description: Title of this item.
          example: Aluminum
          nullable: true
        values:
          type: array
          description: Values in this item, each value is an object that contains the parameter (column) UUID. Only values that the user wishes to update need to be provided.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateTableValue'
          maxItems: 10000
          nullable: true
    TableValueFormulationItemId:
      type: string
      format: uuid
      description: The formulationItemId represents the item that this value is linked to.
      nullable: true
    TableValueFormulationProtocolId:
      type: string
      format: uuid
      description: The formulationProtocolId represents the 'column group' that this value is in.
      nullable: true
    TableValue:
      properties:
        value:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TableValueValue'
        parameterId:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TableValueParameterId'
        formulationProtocolId:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TableValueFormulationProtocolId'
        formulationItemId:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TableValueFormulationItemId'
      required:
      - value
      - parameterId
      - formulationProtocolId
      - formulationItemId
    TableValueValue:
      type: string
      description: The value in the table. This string is guaranteed to be parsable to the parameter type.
      example: '1'
      nullable: true
    Measurement:
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: The id of the measurement.
        dateCreated:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Immutable timestamp of when the measurement was created.
        dateUpdated:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp that updates whenever the user makes adjustments to the measurement.
        title:
          type: string
          description: The title of the measurement.
        description:
          type: string
          description: Description of this measurement.
        parserCode:
          type: string
          description: The parser code of the measurement.
        rawFilename:
          type: string
          description: The raw filename of the measurement.
        rawFilDownloadURL:
          type: string
          description: The raw file download URL of the measurement.
      required:
      - id
      - dateCreated
      - dateUpdated
      - title
      - description
      - parserCode
      - rawFilename
      - rawFileDownloadURL
    CreateTableValue:
      properties:
        value:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TableValueValue'
        parameterId:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/TableValueParameterId'
        formulationProtocolId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: In case the value is created in a formulation protocol, you supply the protocol UUID instead of the parameter UUID.
          nullable: true
        formulationItemId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: In case the value is created in a formulation protocol, you supply the item UUID instead of the parameter UUID.
          nullable: true
      required:
      - value
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
      required:
      - code
      - message
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization