OpenMetadata

OpenMetadata Glossaries API

A `Glossary` is collection of hierarchical `GlossaryTerms`.

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Operations 53

GET /v1/glossaries List glossaries #
PUT /v1/glossaries Create or update a glossary #
POST /v1/glossaries Create a glossary #
GET /v1/glossaries/name/{name} Get a glossary by name #
DELETE /v1/glossaries/name/{name} Delete a glossary by name #
GET /v1/glossaries/{id} Get a glossary by Id #
DELETE /v1/glossaries/{id} Delete a glossary by Id #
PATCH /v1/glossaries/{id} Update a glossary #
DELETE /v1/glossaries/async/{id} Asynchronously delete a glossary by Id #
GET /v1/glossaries/name/{name}/export Export glossary in CSV format #
GET /v1/glossaries/name/{name}/exportAsync Export glossary in CSV format #
GET /v1/glossaries/documentation/csv Get CSV documentation #
GET /v1/glossaries/{id}/versions/{version} Get a version of the glossaries #
PUT /v1/glossaries/name/{name}/import Import glossary terms from CSV to create, and update glossary terms #
PUT /v1/glossaries/name/{name}/importAsync Import glossary in CSV format asynchronously #
GET /v1/glossaries/history List all entity versions within a time range #
GET /v1/glossaries/{id}/versions List glossary versions #
PATCH /v1/glossaries/name/{fqn} Update a glossary using name #
PUT /v1/glossaries/restore Restore a soft deleted glossary #
PUT /v1/glossaries/{id}/vote Update Vote for a Entity #
POST /v1/glossaryTerms/{id}/relations Add a typed relation to another glossary term #
PUT /v1/glossaryTerms/{id}/assets/add Bulk Add Glossary Term to Assets #
PUT /v1/glossaryTerms/{id}/assets/remove Bulk Remove Glossary Term from Assets #
GET /v1/glossaryTerms List glossary terms #
PUT /v1/glossaryTerms Create or update a glossary term #
POST /v1/glossaryTerms Create a glossary term #
POST /v1/glossaryTerms/createMany Create multiple glossary terms at once #
GET /v1/glossaryTerms/name/{fqn} Get a glossary term by fully qualified name #
DELETE /v1/glossaryTerms/name/{fqn} Delete a glossary term by fully qualified name #
PATCH /v1/glossaryTerms/name/{fqn} Update a glossary term by name #
GET /v1/glossaryTerms/{id} Get a glossary term by Id #
DELETE /v1/glossaryTerms/{id} Delete a glossary term by Id #
PATCH /v1/glossaryTerms/{id} Update a glossary term #
DELETE /v1/glossaryTerms/async/{id} Asynchronously delete a glossary term by Id #
GET /v1/glossaryTerms/name/{fqn}/export Export glossary term in CSV format #
GET /v1/glossaryTerms/name/{fqn}/exportAsync Export glossary term in CSV format asynchronously #
GET /v1/glossaryTerms/assets/counts Get all glossary terms with their asset counts #
GET /v1/glossaryTerms/byIds Get multiple glossary terms by Ids #
GET /v1/glossaryTerms/relationTypes/usage Get usage counts for all relation types #
GET /v1/glossaryTerms/{id}/relationsGraph Get the relation graph for a glossary term #
GET /v1/glossaryTerms/{id}/versions/{version} Get a version of the glossary term #
PUT /v1/glossaryTerms/name/{fqn}/import Import glossary terms from CSV #
PUT /v1/glossaryTerms/name/{fqn}/importAsync Import glossary term from CSV asynchronously #
GET /v1/glossaryTerms/history List all entity versions within a time range #
GET /v1/glossaryTerms/{id}/assets List assets tagged with this glossary term #
GET /v1/glossaryTerms/name/{fqn}/assets List assets tagged with this glossary term by fully qualified name #
GET /v1/glossaryTerms/{id}/versions List glossary term versions #
PUT /v1/glossaryTerms/{id}/moveAsync Move a glossary term to a new parent or glossary #
DELETE /v1/glossaryTerms/{id}/relations/{toTermId} Remove a relation to another glossary term #
PUT /v1/glossaryTerms/restore Restore a soft deleted glossary term #
GET /v1/glossaryTerms/search Search glossary terms with pagination #
PUT /v1/glossaryTerms/{id}/vote Update Vote for a Entity #
PUT /v1/glossaryTerms/{id}/tags/validate Validate Tags Addition to Glossary Term #

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 Specification

openmetadata-glossaries-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: OpenMetadata Glossaries 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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