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Microsoft Purview Classification

Represents a classification (tag) applied to data entities in Microsoft Purview. Classifications are used for data sensitivity labeling and categorization.

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Properties

Name Type Description
attributes object The attributes of the classification instance
typeName string The name of the classification type (e.g., MICROSOFT.PERSONAL.NAME, MICROSOFT.FINANCIAL.CREDIT_CARD_NUMBER)
lastModifiedTS string ETag for concurrency control
entityGuid string The GUID of the entity this classification is applied to
entityStatus string The status of the associated entity
propagate boolean Whether the classification propagates to child entities
removePropagationsOnEntityDelete boolean Whether propagated classifications are removed when the source entity is deleted
validityPeriods array Time-bounded validity periods for the classification
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

microsoft-purview-classification-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://github.com/api-search/microsoft-purview/json-schema/microsoft-purview-classification-schema.json",
  "title": "Microsoft Purview Classification",
  "description": "Represents a classification (tag) applied to data entities in Microsoft Purview. Classifications are used for data sensitivity labeling and categorization.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "attributes": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "The attributes of the classification instance",
      "additionalProperties": true
    },
    "typeName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the classification type (e.g., MICROSOFT.PERSONAL.NAME, MICROSOFT.FINANCIAL.CREDIT_CARD_NUMBER)"
    },
    "lastModifiedTS": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ETag for concurrency control"
    },
    "entityGuid": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uuid",
      "description": "The GUID of the entity this classification is applied to"
    },
    "entityStatus": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The status of the associated entity",
      "enum": ["ACTIVE", "DELETED"]
    },
    "propagate": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the classification propagates to child entities",
      "default": true
    },
    "removePropagationsOnEntityDelete": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether propagated classifications are removed when the source entity is deleted",
      "default": false
    },
    "validityPeriods": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Time-bounded validity periods for the classification",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "endTime": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The end time of the validity period"
          },
          "startTime": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The start time of the validity period"
          },
          "timeZone": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The time zone"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": ["typeName"]
}

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