OpenMetadata

aid: openmetadata
name: OpenMetadata
description: OpenMetadata is an open-source data catalog and metadata platform providing a comprehensive REST API for managing
  tables, dashboards, pipelines, data quality, lineage, and governance policies. It serves as an open context layer for data
  and AI, unifying technical metadata, business semantics, and organizational memory into a unified graph for both human and
  AI decision-making.
type: Index
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/openmetadata/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: 2026-06-13
modified: 2026-06-13
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Data Catalog
- Metadata
- Data Governance
- Data Lineage
- Data Quality
- Open Source
- Data Discovery
- Data Observability
apis:
- aid: openmetadata:openmetadata-rest-api
  name: OpenMetadata REST API
  description: The OpenMetadata REST API provides programmatic access to metadata assets including tables, dashboards, pipelines,
    topics, ML models, data quality tests, lineage graphs, glossaries, classifications, teams, and governance policies. The
    API follows REST design best practices with a schema-first approach using JSON Schema type definitions.
  humanURL: https://docs.open-metadata.org/latest/main-concepts/metadata-standard/apis
  baseURL: https://{your-host}/api/v1
  tags:
  - Data Assets
  - Metadata
  - Lineage
  - Data Quality
  - Governance
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.open-metadata.org/latest/main-concepts/metadata-standard/apis
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://docs.open-metadata.org/api-reference
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.open-metadata.org/latest/main-concepts/metadata-standard/apis
  contact:
  - FN: OpenMetadata Community
    url: https://slack.open-metadata.org/
    email: ''
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://open-metadata.org
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.open-metadata.org
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/open-metadata
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/openmetadata
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.open-metadata.org
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/open_metadata
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.getcollate.io/pricing
- type: Slack
  url: https://slack.open-metadata.org
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/@OpenMetadataChannel
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://open-metadata.org/product-updates
- type: SDKs
  url: https://github.com/open-metadata/openmetadata-sdk
- type: PythonSDK
  url: https://pypi.org/project/openmetadata-ingestion/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/openmetadata-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/openmetadata-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/openmetadata-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com