Google Cloud Data Catalog Entry

Represents a data catalog entry, which is a metadata record for a data resource such as a BigQuery table, Pub/Sub topic, or Cloud Storage fileset.

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Properties

Name Type Description
name string Output only. The resource name of the entry.
linkedResource string The resource this metadata entry refers to.
fullyQualifiedName string Fully qualified name of the resource.
type string The type of the entry.
displayName string Display name of the entry.
description string Entry description that can include rich text.
schema object Schema of the entry, such as columns in a table.
sourceSystemTimestamps object Timestamps from the underlying source system.
integratedSystem string Output only. The source system of the entry.
userSpecifiedSystem string Custom source system that user specified.
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JSON Schema

google-cloud-data-catalog-entry-schema.json Raw ↑
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  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-cloud-data-catalog/refs/heads/main/json-schema/google-cloud-data-catalog-entry-schema.json",
  "title": "Google Cloud Data Catalog Entry",
  "description": "Represents a data catalog entry, which is a metadata record for a data resource such as a BigQuery table, Pub/Sub topic, or Cloud Storage fileset.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Output only. The resource name of the entry."
    },
    "linkedResource": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The resource this metadata entry refers to."
    },
    "fullyQualifiedName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Fully qualified name of the resource."
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "ENTRY_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED",
        "TABLE",
        "MODEL",
        "DATA_STREAM",
        "FILESET",
        "CLUSTER",
        "DATABASE",
        "DATA_SOURCE_CONNECTION",
        "ROUTINE",
        "LAKE",
        "ZONE",
        "SERVICE"
      ],
      "description": "The type of the entry."
    },
    "displayName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Display name of the entry."
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Entry description that can include rich text."
    },
    "schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Schema of the entry, such as columns in a table.",
      "properties": {
        "columns": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "column": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Column name."
              },
              "type": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Type of the column."
              },
              "description": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "Description of the column."
              },
              "mode": {
                "type": "string",
                "enum": ["MODE_UNSPECIFIED", "NULLABLE", "REQUIRED", "REPEATED"],
                "description": "A column mode indicates whether values are required, nullable, or repeated."
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "sourceSystemTimestamps": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Timestamps from the underlying source system.",
      "properties": {
        "createTime": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date-time"
        },
        "updateTime": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date-time"
        },
        "expireTime": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "date-time"
        }
      }
    },
    "integratedSystem": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Output only. The source system of the entry."
    },
    "userSpecifiedSystem": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Custom source system that user specified."
    }
  },
  "required": ["type"]
}

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