OpenMetadata

OpenMetadata OpenLineage API

OpenLineage API for receiving lineage events from external systems like Spark, Airflow, etc.

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Operations 2

POST /v1/openlineage/lineage Receive a single OpenLineage event #
POST /v1/openlineage/lineage/batch Receive multiple OpenLineage events #

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https://docs.open-metadata.org/latest/main-concepts/metadata-standard/apis
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openmetadata/refs/heads/main/openapi/openmetadata-openlineage-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

openmetadata-openlineage-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: OpenMetadata APIs Agent Executions Open Lineage 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:
- name: OpenLineage
  description: OpenLineage API for receiving lineage events from external systems like Spark, Airflow, etc.
paths:
  /v1/openlineage/lineage:
    post:
      tags:
      - OpenLineage
      summary: Receive a single OpenLineage event
      description: Process a single OpenLineage RunEvent and create lineage edges in OpenMetadata. Only COMPLETE events are processed by default.
      operationId: postOpenLineageEvent
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OpenLineageRunEvent'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Event processed successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OpenLineageResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid event format
        '403':
          description: Not authorized to create lineage
  /v1/openlineage/lineage/batch:
    post:
      tags:
      - OpenLineage
      summary: Receive multiple OpenLineage events
      description: Process multiple OpenLineage RunEvents in a single request. Returns a summary of processed events including any failures.
      operationId: postOpenLineageBatch
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OpenLineageBatchRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Batch processed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OpenLineageResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid batch format
        '403':
          description: Not authorized to create lineage
components:
  schemas:
    OpenLineageResponse:
      required:
      - status
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - success
          - partial_success
          - failure
        message:
          type: string
        summary:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProcessingSummary'
        failedEvents:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FailedEvent'
        lineageEdgesCreated:
          type: integer
          format: int32
    DatasetFacets:
      type: object
      properties:
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SchemaFacet'
        symlinks:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SymlinksFacet'
        datasource:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatasourceFacet'
        documentation:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DocumentationFacet'
        ownership:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OwnershipFacet'
        columnLineage:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ColumnLineageFacet'
    ProcessingSummary:
      type: object
      properties:
        received:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        successful:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        failed:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        skipped:
          type: integer
          format: int32
    FailedEvent:
      required:
      - index
      - reason
      type: object
      properties:
        index:
          type: integer
          format: int32
        reason:
          type: string
        retriable:
          type: boolean
    ErrorMessageFacet:
      required:
      - message
      type: object
      properties:
        _producer:
          type: string
        _schemaURL:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
        programmingLanguage:
          type: string
        stackTrace:
          type: string
    ParentRunFacet:
      required:
      - job
      type: object
      properties:
        _producer:
          type: string
        _schemaURL:
          type: string
        run:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Run'
        job:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ParentJobFacet'
    SqlJobFacet:
      required:
      - query
      type: object
      properties:
        _producer:
          type: string
        _schemaURL:
          type: string
        query:
          type: string
    SymlinksFacet:
      type: object
      properties:
        _producer:
          type: string
        _schemaURL:
          type: string
        identifiers:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SymlinkIdentifier'
    SymlinkIdentifier:
      required:
      - name
      - namespace
      - type
      type: object
      properties:
        namespace:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
    Run:
      required:
      - runId
      type: object
      properties:
        runId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
    OutputDatasetFacets:
      type: object
      properties:
        columnLineage:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ColumnLineageFacet'
    ParentJobFacet:
      required:
      - name
      - namespace
      type: object
      properties:
        namespace:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
    DocumentationFacet:
      type: object
      properties:
        _producer:
          type: string
        _schemaURL:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
    OwnershipFacet:
      type: object
      properties:
        _producer:
          type: string
        _schemaURL:
          type: string
        owners:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Owner'
    OpenLineageOutputDataset:
      required:
      - name
      - namespace
      type: object
      properties:
        namespace:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        facets:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatasetFacets'
        outputFacets:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OutputDatasetFacets'
    OpenLineageRun:
      required:
      - runId
      type: object
      properties:
        runId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        facets:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/RunFacets'
    SchemaFacet:
      type: object
      properties:
        _producer:
          type: string
        _schemaURL:
          type: string
        fields:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SchemaField'
    SchemaField:
      required:
      - name
      - type
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
    DatasourceFacet:
      type: object
      properties:
        _producer:
          type: string
        _schemaURL:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        uri:
          type: string
          format: uri
    OpenLineageBatchRequest:
      required:
      - events
      type: object
      properties:
        events:
          maxItems: 2147483647
          minItems: 1
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/OpenLineageRunEvent'
    OpenLineageJob:
      required:
      - name
      - namespace
      type: object
      properties:
        namespace:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        facets:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/JobFacets'
    OpenLineageRunEvent:
      required:
      - eventTime
      - job
      - producer
      - run
      - schemaURL
      type: object
      properties:
        eventTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        producer:
          type: string
          format: uri
        schemaURL:
          type: string
          format: uri
        eventType:
          type: string
          enum:
          - START
          - RUNNING
          - COMPLETE
          - ABORT
          - FAIL
          - OTHER
        run:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OpenLineageRun'
        job:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/OpenLineageJob'
        inputs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/OpenLineageInputDataset'
        outputs:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/OpenLineageOutputDataset'
    OpenLineageInputDataset:
      required:
      - name
      - namespace
      type: object
      properties:
        namespace:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        facets:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatasetFacets'
        inputFacets:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/InputDatasetFacets'
    JobFacets:
      type: object
      properties:
        sql:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/SqlJobFacet'
    ColumnLineageFacet:
      required:
      - fields
      type: object
      properties:
        _producer:
          type: string
        _schemaURL:
          type: string
        fields:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Fields'
    Owner:
      required:
      - name
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
    RunFacets:
      type: object
      properties:
        parent:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ParentRunFacet'
        errorMessage:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessageFacet'
        processing_engine:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ProcessingEngineFacet'
    Fields:
      type: object
    ProcessingEngineFacet:
      type: object
      properties:
        _producer:
          type: string
        _schemaURL:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        version:
          type: string
        openlineageAdapterVersion:
          type: string
    InputDatasetFacets:
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT