OpenMetadata

OpenMetadata Columns API

Columns represent individual data fields within tables and dashboard data models. This API provides operations to update column metadata such as tags, glossary terms, descriptions, and other properties using the column's fully qualified name.

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Business capability
Information & Data Management BC-610

Operations 9

POST /v1/columns/bulk-update-async Bulk update columns asynchronously #
POST /v1/columns/bulk-update-preview Preview bulk column updates (dry-run) #
GET /v1/columns/export Export unique column names to CSV #
GET /v1/columns/name/{fqn} Get a column by fully qualified name #
PUT /v1/columns/name/{fqn} Update a column by fully qualified name #
GET /v1/columns/grid Get column grid with metadata grouping #
POST /v1/columns/import Import column metadata from CSV (with dry-run) #
POST /v1/columns/import-async Import column metadata from CSV asynchronously #
GET /v1/columns/search Search and group columns by name #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.open-metadata.org/latest/main-concepts/metadata-standard/apis
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Authentication
https://docs.open-metadata.org/latest/main-concepts/metadata-standard/apis

Specifications

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openmetadata/refs/heads/main/openapi/openmetadata-columns-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

openmetadata-columns-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: OpenMetadata Columns API
  description: Common types and API definition for OpenMetadata
  contact:
    name: OpenMetadata
    url: https://open-metadata.org
    email: openmetadata-dev@googlegroups.com
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  version: '1.13'
servers:
- url: /api
  description: Current Host
- url: http://localhost:8585/api
  description: Endpoint URL
security:
- BearerAuth: []
tags:


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