Metabase

Metabase Databases API

Manage data source connections and metadata.

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Operations 3

GET /database List databases

POST /database Add a database connection

GET /database/{id} Get a database

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Metabase Cards Databases API
  description: The Metabase API provides programmatic access to Metabase, an open source business intelligence and analytics platform. It allows developers to manage dashboards, questions (cards), collections, databases, users, permissions, and to execute queries against connected data sources.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Metabase
    url: https://www.metabase.com
  license:
    name: AGPL-3.0
    url: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html
servers:
- url: https://your-metabase-instance.com/api
  description: Self-hosted or cloud Metabase instance
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
- SessionAuth: []
tags:
- name: Databases
  description: Manage data source connections and metadata.
paths:
  /database:
    get:
      tags:
      - Databases
      summary: List databases
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of databases.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Database'
    post:
      tags:
      - Databases
      summary: Add a database connection
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabaseInput'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Database added.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Database'
  /database/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Databases
      summary: Get a database
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdParam'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A database.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Database'
components:
  parameters:
    IdParam:
      in: path
      name: id
      required: true
      schema:
        type: integer
  schemas:
    DatabaseInput:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - engine
      - details
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        engine:
          type: string
          example: postgres
        details:
          type: object
    Database:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
        name:
          type: string
        engine:
          type: string
        details:
          type: object
        is_sample:
          type: boolean
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
    SessionAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Metabase-Session