OneTrust

OneTrust Terms API

APIs to manage glossary terms, including creating new terms with custom attributes, retrieving term lists with search and pagination capabilities, accessing individual term details, and managing term attributes and relationships.

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Business capability

Data Governance Management BC-610.10

Operations 6

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GET /api/glossary/v1/terms List or search glossary terms · Get List of Terms #

Ask an LLM

“Which terms are in my business glossary?”

“Can I search glossary terms by name and see which glossary each is in?”

Tell an agent

List all glossary terms.

Search terms named {name}.

GET /api/glossary/v1/terms/attribute-details/{name} Get a term attribute · Get Term Attribute #

Ask an LLM

“What are the details of a specific term attribute?”

“Can I look up a term attribute by its name?”

Tell an agent

Get the term attribute {name}.

Show details for term attribute {name}.

GET /api/glossary/v1/terms/attribute-names List term attributes · Get List of Term Attributes #

Ask an LLM

“Which term attributes have internal and external systems created?”

“What custom attributes can a glossary term have?”

Tell an agent

List all term attributes.

Show every attribute name defined for terms.

GET /api/glossary/v1/terms/name/{termName} Get a glossary term by name · Get Term #

Ask an LLM

“What's the description and type of a specific glossary term?”

“Which tags are attached to a term?”

Tell an agent

Get the term {termName}.

Show description and tags of term {termName}.

GET /api/glossary/v1/terms/names List glossary term names · Get List of Term Names #

Ask an LLM

“Can I get just the names of all glossary terms?”

“Is there a compact list of term names?”

Tell an agent

List all term names.

Give me only the names of glossary terms.

POST /api/glossary/v2/terms Create a glossary term · Create Term #

Ask an LLM

“How do I add a new term to a glossary?”

“Can a new term be created as already approved?”

Tell an agent

Create term {name} of type {type} in glossary {glossaryName}.

Add approved term {name} ({type}) to glossary {glossaryName} with description {shortDescription}.

Documentation

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/attribute-management

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/activity-log

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/preferences-v2

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/banner

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/consent-receipts

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/applications

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/categorizations

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/domain-data

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/preferences

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/mobile-app-data

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/privacy-notice-v2

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/collection-points

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/catalog-search-v1

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/classification

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/custom-scan

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/carbon-management

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/audit-records

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/bulk-export

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/attachments

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/system-credentials

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/inventory-relationships-v2

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/model-management

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/tasks

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/groups-v2

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/assessment-actions

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/inventory

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/inventory-1

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/drop-management

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/incidents

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/document-controller

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/audits

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/initiatives

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/document-attachments

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/issues

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/control-implementations

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/training

https://developer.onetrust.com/onetrust/reference/contracts

Specifications

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Data Use Governance - Data Catalog Terms API
  description: The Data Catalog APIs provide comprehensive functionality for managing data governance assets within Data Catalog, enabling users to create, retrieve, and organize business glossaries, terms, and tags for effective data classification and metadata management.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: OneTrust Support
    url: https://my.onetrust.com/s/contactsupport
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
servers:
- url: https://{hostname}
  variables:
    hostname:
      default: hostname
      description: The OneTrust hostname such as app.onetrust.com, app-eu.onetrust.com, app-de.onetrust.com, app-uk.onetrust.com, app-apac.onetrust.com, trial.onetrust.com, or uat.onetrust.com.
tags:


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