Google Cloud Data Catalog

Google Cloud Data Catalog API

The Data Catalog API provides programmatic access to catalog, search, and manage metadata for data assets across Google Cloud. It enables creation of entries, tag templates, and taxonomies for organizing and governing data resources at scale.

GitHub OpenAPI

Documentation

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Documentation
https://cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/reference/rest
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Authentication
https://cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/concepts/iam
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GettingStarted
https://cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/quickstart

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-cloud-data-catalog/refs/heads/main/openapi/google-cloud-data-catalog-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-cloud-data-catalog/refs/heads/main/json-schema/google-cloud-data-catalog-entry-schema.json

Other Resources

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NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-cloud-data-catalog/refs/heads/main/capabilities/google-cloud-data-catalog-catalog.yaml
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NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-cloud-data-catalog/refs/heads/main/capabilities/google-cloud-data-catalog-entries.yaml
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NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-cloud-data-catalog/refs/heads/main/capabilities/google-cloud-data-catalog-entrygroups.yaml
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NaftikoCapability
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-cloud-data-catalog/refs/heads/main/capabilities/google-cloud-data-catalog-tagtemplates.yaml

OpenAPI Specification

google-cloud-data-catalog-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Google Cloud Data Catalog API
  description: >-
    The Data Catalog API provides a unified view of all data assets and enables
    metadata management, data discovery, and data governance across an organization.
    It allows programmatic creation and management of entries, tag templates, and
    policy tags.
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: Google Cloud
    url: https://cloud.google.com/data-catalog
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
externalDocs:
  description: Google Cloud Data Catalog Documentation
  url: https://cloud.google.com/data-catalog/docs/reference/rest
servers:
  - url: https://datacatalog.googleapis.com/v1
    description: Google Cloud Data Catalog API v1
security:
  - oauth2: []
tags:
  - name: Catalog
    description: Search operations across the catalog
  - name: Entries
    description: Operations for managing catalog entries
  - name: EntryGroups
    description: Operations for managing entry groups
  - name: TagTemplates
    description: Operations for managing tag templates
paths:
  /catalog:search:
    post:
      operationId: searchCatalog
      summary: Google Cloud Data Catalog Search Data Catalog
      description: Searches Data Catalog for multiple resources like entries and tags that match a query.
      tags:
        - Catalog
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                scope:
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    includeProjectIds:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: string
                    includeOrgIds:
                      type: array
                      items:
                        type: string
                query:
                  type: string
                pageSize:
                  type: integer
                pageToken:
                  type: string
                orderBy:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchCatalogResponse'
  /projects/{projectId}/locations/{location}/entryGroups:
    get:
      operationId: listEntryGroups
      summary: Google Cloud Data Catalog List entry groups
      description: Lists entry groups in the specified project and location.
      tags:
        - EntryGroups
      parameters:
        - name: projectId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: location
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: pageSize
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
        - name: pageToken
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListEntryGroupsResponse'
    post:
      operationId: createEntryGroup
      summary: Google Cloud Data Catalog Create an entry group
      description: Creates an entry group in the specified project and location.
      tags:
        - EntryGroups
      parameters:
        - name: projectId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: location
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: entryGroupId
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/EntryGroup'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/EntryGroup'
  /projects/{projectId}/locations/{location}/entryGroups/{entryGroupId}/entries:
    get:
      operationId: listEntries
      summary: Google Cloud Data Catalog List entries
      description: Lists entries in an entry group.
      tags:
        - Entries
      parameters:
        - name: projectId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: location
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: entryGroupId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: pageSize
          in: query
          schema:
            type: integer
        - name: pageToken
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListEntriesResponse'
    post:
      operationId: createEntry
      summary: Google Cloud Data Catalog Create an entry
      description: Creates an entry in the specified entry group.
      tags:
        - Entries
      parameters:
        - name: projectId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: location
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: entryGroupId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: entryId
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Entry'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Entry'
  /projects/{projectId}/locations/{location}/entryGroups/{entryGroupId}/entries/{entryId}:
    get:
      operationId: getEntry
      summary: Google Cloud Data Catalog Get an entry
      description: Gets an entry by its resource name.
      tags:
        - Entries
      parameters:
        - name: projectId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: location
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: entryGroupId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: entryId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Entry'
    patch:
      operationId: updateEntry
      summary: Google Cloud Data Catalog Update an entry
      description: Updates an existing entry.
      tags:
        - Entries
      parameters:
        - name: projectId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: location
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: entryGroupId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: entryId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: updateMask
          in: query
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Entry'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Entry'
    delete:
      operationId: deleteEntry
      summary: Google Cloud Data Catalog Delete an entry
      description: Deletes an existing entry.
      tags:
        - Entries
      parameters:
        - name: projectId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: location
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: entryGroupId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: entryId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
  /projects/{projectId}/locations/{location}/tagTemplates:
    post:
      operationId: createTagTemplate
      summary: Google Cloud Data Catalog Create a tag template
      description: Creates a tag template for attaching metadata to data resources.
      tags:
        - TagTemplates
      parameters:
        - name: projectId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: location
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: tagTemplateId
          in: query
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/TagTemplate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TagTemplate'
  /projects/{projectId}/locations/{location}/tagTemplates/{tagTemplateId}:
    get:
      operationId: getTagTemplate
      summary: Google Cloud Data Catalog Get a tag template
      description: Gets a tag template by its resource name.
      tags:
        - TagTemplates
      parameters:
        - name: projectId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: location
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: tagTemplateId
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TagTemplate'
components:
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth
          tokenUrl: https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token
          scopes:
            https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform: Full access to Google Cloud Platform
  schemas:
    Entry:
      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.
        schema:
          type: object
          properties:
            columns:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  column:
                    type: string
                  type:
                    type: string
                  description:
                    type: string
                  mode:
                    type: string
        sourceSystemTimestamps:
          type: object
          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.
    EntryGroup:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        displayName:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
        dataCatalogTimestamps:
          type: object
          properties:
            createTime:
              type: string
              format: date-time
            updateTime:
              type: string
              format: date-time
    TagTemplate:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        displayName:
          type: string
        isPubliclyReadable:
          type: boolean
        fields:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: object
            properties:
              displayName:
                type: string
              type:
                type: object
                properties:
                  primitiveType:
                    type: string
                    enum:
                      - PRIMITIVE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED
                      - DOUBLE
                      - STRING
                      - BOOL
                      - TIMESTAMP
                      - RICHTEXT
              isRequired:
                type: boolean
              order:
                type: integer
    SearchCatalogResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              searchResultType:
                type: string
              searchResultSubtype:
                type: string
              relativeResourceName:
                type: string
              linkedResource:
                type: string
              fullyQualifiedName:
                type: string
              displayName:
                type: string
              description:
                type: string
        nextPageToken:
          type: string
        totalSize:
          type: integer
    ListEntryGroupsResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        entryGroups:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/EntryGroup'
        nextPageToken:
          type: string
    ListEntriesResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        entries:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Entry'
        nextPageToken:
          type: string