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Alation

Alation is a data intelligence platform that helps organizations harness the power of their data by providing a centralized platform for data cataloging, governance, and collaboration. By enabling users to easily search, understand, and trust their data, Alation empowers organizations to make data-driven decisions with confidence. Through advanced analytics and AI capabilities, Alation helps organizations uncover insights, improve data quality, and drive innovation.

Alation publishes 12 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Aggregated Context API, Columns API, Custom Fields API, and 9 more. Tagged areas include Data Catalog, Data Governance, Data Intelligence, Data Lineage, and Data Quality.

The Alation catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Alation’s developer surface includes authentication, engineering blog, documentation, getting-started guide, and 10 more developer resources.

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40.8/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 21/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
AccessEnterprise
4 APIs 8 Features 5 Use Cases
Data CatalogData GovernanceData IntelligenceData LineageData QualityBusiness GlossaryMetadata ManagementArtificial Intelligence

Kin Score

Kin Score Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
Composite quality — 40.8/100 · developing
Contract Quality 15.9 / 23
Developer Ergonomics 4.7 / 18
Access Clarity 3.8 / 18
Operational Transparency 1.2 / 12
Contract Governance 3.1 / 11
Discoverability 6.2 / 9
Create-or-Update Ergonomics 2.8 / 10
Agent readiness — 21/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
Delegated User Identity 0 / 6
Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5
Registration Without a Human 0 / 6
Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5
Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.
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APIs 12

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Alation Aggregated Context API

Retrieve aggregated context for AI applications

Alation Columns API

Retrieve column metadata

Alation Custom Fields API

Manage custom field values

Alation Data Quality API

Manage data quality rules and scores

Alation Data Sources API

Manage data source connections

Alation Dataflows API

Manage dataflow lineage objects

Alation Glossary Terms API

Manage business glossary terms

Alation Lineage API

Retrieve lineage paths between catalog objects

Alation Policies API

Manage data governance policies

Alation Schemas API

Retrieve schema metadata

Alation Search API

Search catalog assets

Alation Tables API

Retrieve table metadata

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Open Collections 14

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Alation Data Catalog Aggregated Context API

OPEN COLLECTION

Alation Data Catalog Aggregated Context Columns API

OPEN COLLECTION

Alation Data Catalog Aggregated Context Custom Fields API

OPEN COLLECTION

Alation Data Catalog Aggregated Context Data Quality API

OPEN COLLECTION

Alation Data Catalog Aggregated Context Data Sources API

OPEN COLLECTION

Alation Data Catalog Aggregated Context Dataflows API

OPEN COLLECTION

Alation Data Catalog Aggregated Context Glossary Terms API

OPEN COLLECTION

Alation Data Catalog Aggregated Context Lineage API

OPEN COLLECTION

Alation Data Catalog Aggregated Context Policies API

OPEN COLLECTION

Alation Data Catalog Aggregated Context Schemas API

OPEN COLLECTION

Alation Data Catalog Aggregated Context Search API

OPEN COLLECTION

Alation Data Catalog Aggregated Context Tables API

OPEN COLLECTION

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

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GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Alation GraphQL API

Alation is a data intelligence platform for data search and discovery. The API covers data source management, data objects (tables, columns, queries), catalog articles, lineage,...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Alation Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Alation Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Alation Finops

FINOPS

Features 8

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Data Catalog

Centralized catalog for data sources, schemas, tables, and columns with rich metadata, descriptions, and custom fields for discoverability.

Data Lineage

End-to-end data lineage tracking via dataflow objects showing how data moves between sources, transformations, and targets.

Business Glossary

Collaborative business glossary for defining standardized terms, abbreviations, and synonyms with stewardship assignments.

Data Quality

Comprehensive data quality rules covering accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness, uniqueness, validity, and custom dimensions.

Governance Policies

Governance policy management for data protection, retention, access control, and quality enforcement across the enterprise.

AI-Powered Search

Full-text and semantic search powered by AI for discovering trusted data assets, with aggregated context for LLM consumption.

Aggregated Context API

Specialized API for AI applications to retrieve structured catalog context for natural language queries, enabling RAG and AI agent workflows.

Custom Fields

Extensible metadata framework with custom fields for any catalog object type, supporting batch updates via the REST API.

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Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Alation Alation Context

0 classes · 60 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Alation API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Alation API Rules

32 rules · 15 errors 15 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 15

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Column

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CustomFieldValue

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DataSource

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Schema

6 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Table

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DataQualityRule

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

DataQualityScore

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

GlossaryTerm

9 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Policy

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Dataflow

8 properties

JSON SCHEMA

LineageGraph

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Article

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

ContextRequest

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SearchResult

7 properties

JSON SCHEMA

SearchResults

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 15

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Alation Alation Data Catalog Column Structure

9 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Alation Alation Data Catalog Custom Field Value Structure

5 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Alation Alation Data Catalog Data Source Structure

8 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Alation Alation Data Catalog Schema Structure

6 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Alation Alation Data Catalog Table Structure

8 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Alation Alation Governance Data Quality Rule Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Alation Alation Governance Data Quality Score Structure

5 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Alation Alation Governance Glossary Term Structure

9 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Alation Alation Governance Policy Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Alation Alation Lineage Dataflow Structure

8 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Alation Alation Lineage Lineage Graph Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Alation Alation Search Article Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Alation Alation Search Context Request Structure

3 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Alation Alation Search Search Result Structure

7 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Alation Alation Search Search Results Structure

2 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

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Examples 15

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Alation Alation Data Catalog Column Example

9 fields

EXAMPLE

Alation Alation Data Catalog Custom Field Value Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Alation Alation Data Catalog Data Source Example

8 fields

EXAMPLE

Alation Alation Data Catalog Schema Example

6 fields

EXAMPLE

Alation Alation Data Catalog Table Example

8 fields

EXAMPLE

Alation Alation Governance Data Quality Rule Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

Alation Alation Governance Data Quality Score Example

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Alation Alation Governance Glossary Term Example

9 fields

EXAMPLE

Alation Alation Governance Policy Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

Alation Alation Lineage Dataflow Example

8 fields

EXAMPLE

Alation Alation Lineage Lineage Graph Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Alation Alation Search Article Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

Alation Alation Search Context Request Example

3 fields

EXAMPLE

Alation Alation Search Search Result Example

7 fields

EXAMPLE

Alation Alation Search Search Results Example

2 fields

EXAMPLE

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Security Posture 4

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Alation Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Alation Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Alation Vulnerability Disclosure

disclosure policy published

SECURITY

Alation Trust Center

SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Alation Agentic Access

30 operations · 10 acting

30 operations · 10 acting

AGENTIC

Use Cases 5

What developers build with this provider.

Enterprise Data Discovery

Enable data teams to search and find trusted data assets across all data sources using metadata-enriched catalog browsing and search.

Data Governance Compliance

Enforce data governance policies, maintain business glossaries, and track stewardship for regulatory compliance and data accountability.

AI Data Context

Power AI applications with structured catalog context from the aggregated context API, enabling accurate data-aware LLM responses.

Data Lineage Auditing

Track data flows between systems for compliance auditing, impact analysis, and root cause investigation of data quality issues.

Data Quality Management

Define and score data quality rules across catalog objects for continuous quality monitoring and improvement workflows.

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 3

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

SpectralRules
SpectralRules
 Vocabulary
Vocabulary
 JSONLD
JSONLD

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Blog
Blog
 Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: alation
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alation/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Alation
tags:
- Data Catalog
- Data Governance
- Data Intelligence
- Data Lineage
- Data Quality
- Business Glossary
- Metadata Management
- Artificial Intelligence
tags_raw:
- Data Catalog
- Data Governance
- Data Intelligence
- Data Lineage
- Data Quality
- Business Glossary
- Metadata Management
- AI
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - openapi
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: enterprise
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Enterprise
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/alation.png
description: Alation is a data intelligence platform that helps organizations harness the power of their data by providing
  a centralized platform for data cataloging, governance, and collaboration. By enabling users to easily search, understand,
  and trust their data, Alation empowers organizations to make data-driven decisions with confidence. Through advanced analytics
  and AI capabilities, Alation helps organizations uncover insights, improve data quality, and drive innovation.
created: '2025-01-08'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: alation:alation-aggregated-context-api
  name: Alation Aggregated Context API
  description: Retrieve aggregated context for AI applications
  humanURL: https://developer.alation.com
  baseURL: https://your-instance.alation.com/integration/v2
  tags:
  - Aggregated Context
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/alation-aggregated-context-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.alation.com
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-example.json
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/alation-graphql.md
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-example.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-policy-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-policy-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-policy-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-example.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-search-result-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-search-results-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-context-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-article-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-search-result-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-search-results-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-context-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-article-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-search-result-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-search-results-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-context-request-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-article-example.json
- aid: alation:alation-columns-api
  name: Alation Columns API
  description: Retrieve column metadata
  humanURL: https://developer.alation.com
  baseURL: https://your-instance.alation.com/integration/v2
  tags:
  - Columns
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/alation-columns-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.alation.com
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-example.json
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/alation-graphql.md
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-example.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-policy-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-policy-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-policy-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-example.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-search-result-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-search-results-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-context-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-article-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-search-result-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-search-results-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-context-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-article-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-search-result-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-search-results-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-context-request-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-article-example.json
- aid: alation:alation-custom-fields-api
  name: Alation Custom Fields API
  description: Manage custom field values
  humanURL: https://developer.alation.com
  baseURL: https://your-instance.alation.com/integration/v2
  tags:
  - Custom Fields
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/alation-custom-fields-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.alation.com
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-example.json
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/alation-graphql.md
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-example.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-policy-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-policy-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-policy-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-example.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-search-result-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-search-results-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-context-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-article-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-search-result-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-search-results-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-context-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-article-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-search-result-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-search-results-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-context-request-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-article-example.json
- aid: alation:alation-data-quality-api
  name: Alation Data Quality API
  description: Manage data quality rules and scores
  humanURL: https://developer.alation.com
  baseURL: https://your-instance.alation.com/integration/v2
  tags:
  - Data Quality
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/alation-data-quality-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.alation.com
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-example.json
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/alation-graphql.md
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-example.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-policy-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-policy-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-policy-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-example.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-search-result-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-search-results-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-context-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-article-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-search-result-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-search-results-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-context-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-article-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-search-result-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-search-results-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-context-request-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-article-example.json
- aid: alation:alation-data-sources-api
  name: Alation Data Sources API
  description: Manage data source connections
  humanURL: https://developer.alation.com
  baseURL: https://your-instance.alation.com/integration/v2
  tags:
  - Data Sources
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/alation-data-sources-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.alation.com
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-example.json
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/alation-graphql.md
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-example.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-policy-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-policy-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-policy-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-example.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-search-result-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-search-results-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-context-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-article-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-search-result-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-search-results-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-context-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-article-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-search-result-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-search-results-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-context-request-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-article-example.json
- aid: alation:alation-dataflows-api
  name: Alation Dataflows API
  description: Manage dataflow lineage objects
  humanURL: https://developer.alation.com
  baseURL: https://your-instance.alation.com/integration/v2
  tags:
  - Dataflows
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/alation-dataflows-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.alation.com
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-example.json
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/alation-graphql.md
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-example.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-policy-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-policy-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-policy-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-example.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-search-result-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-search-results-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-context-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-search-article-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-search-result-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-search-results-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-context-request-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-search-article-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-search-result-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-search-results-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-context-request-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-search-article-example.json
- aid: alation:alation-glossary-terms-api
  name: Alation Glossary Terms API
  description: Manage business glossary terms
  humanURL: https://developer.alation.com
  baseURL: https://your-instance.alation.com/integration/v2
  tags:
  - Glossary Terms
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/alation-glossary-terms-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.alation.com
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-data-source-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-schema-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-table-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-column-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-data-catalog-custom-field-value-example.json
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/alation-graphql.md
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-lineage-dataflow-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: examples/alation-alation-lineage-lineage-graph-example.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-policy-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-rule-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/alation-alation-governance-data-quality-score-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-glossary-term-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/alation-alation-governance-policy-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structur

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