OpenMetadata

OpenMetadata Databases API

A `Database` also referred to as `Database Catalog` is a collection of schemas.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 25

GET /v1/databases/{id}/databaseProfilerConfig Get database profile config #

PUT /v1/databases/{id}/databaseProfilerConfig Add database profile config #

DELETE /v1/databases/{id}/databaseProfilerConfig Delete database profiler config #

PUT /v1/databases/{id}/followers Add a follower #

PUT /v1/databases/bulk Bulk create or update databases #

GET /v1/databases List databases #

PUT /v1/databases Create or update database #

POST /v1/databases Create a database #

GET /v1/databases/name/{fqn} Get a database by fully qualified name #

DELETE /v1/databases/name/{fqn} Delete a database by fully qualified name #

PATCH /v1/databases/name/{fqn} Update a database by name #

GET /v1/databases/{id} Get a database by Id #

DELETE /v1/databases/{id} Delete a database by Id #

PATCH /v1/databases/{id} Update a database #

DELETE /v1/databases/async/{id} Asynchronously delete a database by Id #

DELETE /v1/databases/{id}/followers/{userId} Remove a follower #

GET /v1/databases/name/{name}/export Export database in CSV format #

GET /v1/databases/name/{name}/exportAsync Export database in CSV format #

GET /v1/databases/{id}/versions/{version} Get a version of the database #

PUT /v1/databases/name/{name}/import Import database schemas from CSV to update database schemas (no creation… #

PUT /v1/databases/name/{name}/importAsync Import database schemas from CSV asynchronously #

GET /v1/databases/history List all entity versions within a time range #

GET /v1/databases/{id}/versions List database versions #

PUT /v1/databases/restore Restore a soft deleted Database #

PUT /v1/databases/{id}/vote Update Vote for a Entity #

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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OpenAPI

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

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: OpenMetadata Databases 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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