Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Purview Type API

Operations for managing type definitions

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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

GET /api/atlas/v2/types/typedefs List all type definitions · Microsoft Purview List all type definitions #
Ask an LLM
“What entity, classification and relationship types are defined in the catalog?”
“Can I include term templates when listing type definitions?”
Tell an agent
List all type definitions in full.
List full type definitions of kind {type}.
POST /api/atlas/v2/types/typedefs Create type definitions in bulk · Microsoft Purview Create type definitions in bulk #
Ask an LLM
“How do I define custom entity types for the catalog?”
“Can I create classification and business metadata types together?”
Tell an agent
Create new entity type definitions {defs}.
Create business metadata definitions {defs}.
PUT /api/atlas/v2/types/typedefs Update type definitions in bulk · Microsoft Purview Update type definitions in bulk #
Ask an LLM
“How do I change several existing type definitions at once?”
“Can I update entity and classification definitions in one call?”
Tell an agent
Update existing entity type definitions {defs}.
Bulk update classification definitions {defs}.
DELETE /api/atlas/v2/types/typedefs Delete type definitions in bulk · Microsoft Purview Delete type definitions in bulk #
Ask an LLM
“Can I delete several custom type definitions at once?”
“How do I remove a batch of entity and enum types?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete the entity type definitions {defs}.
Bulk remove enum definitions {defs}.
GET /api/atlas/v2/types/typedefs/headers List type definition headers · Microsoft Purview List type definition headers #
Ask an LLM
“Is there a lightweight list of type names and categories?”
“Can I get just the headers of every type definition?”
Tell an agent
List the headers of all type definitions.
List type headers of kind {type}.
GET /api/atlas/v2/types/typedef/guid/{guid} Get a type definition by GUID · Microsoft Purview Get type definition by GUID #
Ask an LLM
“How do I look up a type definition when I only have its GUID?”
“What attributes does the type with a given GUID define?”
Tell an agent
Get the type definition with GUID {guid}.
Show type {guid}.
GET /api/atlas/v2/types/typedef/name/{name} Get a type definition by name · Microsoft Purview Get type definition by name #
Ask an LLM
“What attributes does a named type like azure_sql_table have?”
“Can I fetch a type definition using its unique name?”
Tell an agent
Get the type definition named {name}.
Show the attributes of type {name}.
DELETE /api/atlas/v2/types/typedef/name/{name} Delete a type definition by name · Microsoft Purview Delete type definition by name #
Ask an LLM
“Can I delete one custom type by its name?”
“What is the way to remove a single type definition?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete the type definition named {name}.
Remove custom type {name}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/purview/
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Authentication
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/tutorial-using-rest-apis
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/data-gov-api-create-assets
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/purview/scanning
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/purview/account
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Authentication
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/develop/v2-oauth2-client-creds-grant-flow
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/purview/datamap
📖
GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/legacy/how-to-purview-custom-lineage-api-user-guide
📖
Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/purview/metadatapolicies
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/legacy/tutorial-metadata-policy-collections-apis
📖
Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/purview/workflow
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/purview/unified-catalog-api-overview
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Authentication
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/data-gov-api-rest-data-plane
📖
Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/purview/unified-catalog-data-quality
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/security-ediscovery-apioverview?view=graph-rest-1.0
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Authentication
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/security-ediscovery-appauthsetup
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/edisc-ref-api-guide
📖
Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/security-information-protection-overview
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Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/security-datasecurityandgovernance-overview
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GettingStarted
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/developer/use-the-api
📖
Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/security-recordsmanagement-overview?view=graph-rest-1.0

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/microsoft-purview/refs/heads/main/openapi/microsoft-purview-type-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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Pricing
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/purview/
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/data-map-data-sources
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/unified-catalog-data-quality
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/sensitivity-labels
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/developer/
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Reference
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/compliance-concept-overview

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OpenAPI Specification

microsoft-purview-type-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Microsoft Purview Type API
  contact:
    name: Microsoft Purview Support
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/purview/
  license:
    name: Microsoft API License
    url: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/legal/
  version: '1.0'
  description: 'Operations tagged Type across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: microsoft-purview-catalog-openapi.yml, microsoft-purview-data-map-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://{accountName}.purview.azure.com/catalog
  description: Microsoft Purview Catalog API endpoint
  variables:
    accountName:
      description: The name of the Microsoft Purview account
      default: myaccount
- url: https://{accountName}.purview.azure.com/datamap
  description: Microsoft Purview Data Map API endpoint
  variables:
    accountName:
      description: The name of the Microsoft Purview account
      default: myaccount
security:
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Type
  description: Operations for managing type definitions
paths:
  /api/atlas/v2/types/typedefs:
    get:
      operationId: listTypeDefinitions
      summary: Microsoft Purview List all type definitions
      description: List all type definitions in bulk.
      tags:
      - Type
      parameters:
      - name: includeTermTemplate
        in: query
        description: Whether to include term template definitions
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      - name: type
        in: query
        description: Type category filter
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - classification
          - entity
          - enum
          - relationship
          - struct
          - term_template
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Type definitions retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypesDef'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    post:
      operationId: bulkCreateTypeDefinitions
      summary: Microsoft Purview Create type definitions in bulk
      description: Create all atlas type definitions in bulk.
      tags:
      - Type
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypesDef'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Type definitions created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypesDef'
        '400':
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    put:
      operationId: bulkUpdateTypeDefinitions
      summary: Microsoft Purview Update type definitions in bulk
      description: Update all types in bulk.
      tags:
      - Type
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypesDef'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Type definitions updated successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypesDef'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    delete:
      operationId: bulkDeleteTypeDefinitions
      summary: Microsoft Purview Delete type definitions in bulk
      description: Delete API for all types in bulk.
      tags:
      - Type
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypesDef'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Type definitions deleted successfully
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    servers:
    - url: https://{accountName}.purview.azure.com/catalog
      description: Microsoft Purview Catalog API endpoint
      variables:
        accountName:
          description: The name of the Microsoft Purview account
          default: myaccount
  /api/atlas/v2/types/typedefs/headers:
    get:
      operationId: listTypeDefinitionHeaders
      summary: Microsoft Purview List type definition headers
      description: List all type definitions returned as a list of minimal information header.
      tags:
      - Type
      parameters:
      - name: includeTermTemplate
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      - name: type
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - classification
          - entity
          - enum
          - relationship
          - struct
          - term_template
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Type definition headers retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypeDefHeader'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
    servers:
    - url: https://{accountName}.purview.azure.com/catalog
      description: Microsoft Purview Catalog API endpoint
      variables:
        accountName:
          description: The name of the Microsoft Purview account
          default: myaccount
  /api/atlas/v2/types/typedef/guid/{guid}:
    get:
      operationId: getTypeDefinitionByGuid
      summary: Microsoft Purview Get type definition by GUID
      description: Get the type definition for the given GUID.
      tags:
      - Type
      parameters:
      - name: guid
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Type definition retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypeDef'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Type definition not found
    servers:
    - url: https://{accountName}.purview.azure.com/catalog
      description: Microsoft Purview Catalog API endpoint
      variables:
        accountName:
          description: The name of the Microsoft Purview account
          default: myaccount
  /api/atlas/v2/types/typedef/name/{name}:
    get:
      operationId: getTypeDefinitionByName
      summary: Microsoft Purview Get type definition by name
      description: Get the type definition by its name (unique).
      tags:
      - Type
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Type definition retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypeDef'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Type definition not found
    delete:
      operationId: deleteTypeDefinitionByName
      summary: Microsoft Purview Delete type definition by name
      description: Delete API for type identified by its name.
      tags:
      - Type
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Type definition deleted successfully
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Type definition not found
    servers:
    - url: https://{accountName}.purview.azure.com/catalog
      description: Microsoft Purview Catalog API endpoint
      variables:
        accountName:
          description: The name of the Microsoft Purview account
          default: myaccount
components:
  schemas:
    AtlasTypeDef:
      type: object
      description: A type definition
      properties:
        category:
          type: string
          enum:
          - PRIMITIVE
          - OBJECT_ID_TYPE
          - ENUM
          - STRUCT
          - CLASSIFICATION
          - ENTITY
          - ARRAY
          - MAP
          - RELATIONSHIP
          - TERM_TEMPLATE
        createTime:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        createdBy:
          type: string
        dateFormatter:
          type: object
        description:
          type: string
        guid:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
        options:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
        typeVersion:
          type: string
        updateTime:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        updatedBy:
          type: string
        version:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        lastModifiedTS:
          type: string
    AtlasTypeDefHeader:
      type: object
      properties:
        category:
          type: string
        guid:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
    AtlasTypesDef:
      type: object
      description: The definitions of types
      properties:
        businessMetadataDefs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypeDef'
        classificationDefs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypeDef'
        entityDefs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypeDef'
        enumDefs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypeDef'
        relationshipDefs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypeDef'
        structDefs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypeDef'
        termTemplateDefs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypeDef'
    AtlasTypeDef_2:
      type: object
      properties:
        category:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        guid:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        name:
          type: string
        typeVersion:
          type: string
    AtlasTypesDef_2:
      type: object
      properties:
        classificationDefs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypeDef_2'
        entityDefs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypeDef_2'
        enumDefs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypeDef_2'
        relationshipDefs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypeDef_2'
        structDefs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypeDef_2'
        termTemplateDefs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/AtlasTypeDef_2'
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: Azure Active Directory OAuth2 authentication
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenantId}/oauth2/v2.0/token
          scopes:
            https://purview.azure.net/.default: Access Microsoft Purview
x-refined-from:
- microsoft-purview-catalog-openapi.yml
- microsoft-purview-data-map-openapi.yml