DataHub · Schema

EntityAspectRequest

A request to upsert an entity-aspect pair in the DataHub metadata graph. Contains the entity URN, entity type, aspect name, and the aspect value to write.

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Properties

Name Type Description
entityUrn string The unique URN identifier for the entity being modified.
entityType string The type of the entity being modified, such as dataset, chart, dashboard, dataFlow, or dataJob.
aspectName string The name of the aspect being written, such as datasetProperties, schemaMetadata, ownership, or globalTags.
aspect object The aspect value to write. The structure varies depending on the aspect name and follows the PDL schema definitions in the DataHub metadata models.
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JSON Schema

datahub-entityaspectrequest-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/EntityAspectRequest",
  "title": "EntityAspectRequest",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "A request to upsert an entity-aspect pair in the DataHub metadata graph. Contains the entity URN, entity type, aspect name, and the aspect value to write.",
  "required": [
    "entityUrn",
    "entityType",
    "aspectName",
    "aspect"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "entityUrn": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The unique URN identifier for the entity being modified.",
      "example": "urn:li:dataset:(urn:li:dataPlatform:hive,SampleHiveDataset,PROD)"
    },
    "entityType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The type of the entity being modified, such as dataset, chart, dashboard, dataFlow, or dataJob.",
      "example": "dataset"
    },
    "aspectName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the aspect being written, such as datasetProperties, schemaMetadata, ownership, or globalTags.",
      "example": "datasetProperties"
    },
    "aspect": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The aspect value to write. The structure varies depending on the aspect name and follows the PDL schema definitions in the DataHub metadata models."
    }
  }
}

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