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DataHub Platform API

Write metadata events using the standard platform format. Provides an alternative ingestion path for emitting metadata change proposals to the DataHub metadata graph.

DataHub Platform API is one of 11 APIs that DataHub publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Platform. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 1 JSON Schema.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.4.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: http://localhost:8080, http://localhost:9002.

1 operations 1 paths 3 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.4.0
Base URL
http://localhost:8080/api/graphql
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

DataHub Platform API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (JWT) (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — DataHub personal access token or session token. Generate tokens via the DataHub settings panel or programmatically using the token management API. Pass the tok…

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Platform 1

Write metadata events using the standard platform format. Provides an alternative ingestion path for emitting metadata change proposals to the DataHub metadata graph.

POST
/platform/entities/v1
DataHub Emit platform metadata events
emitPlatformEvents body → 200400401

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are MetadataChangeProposal (6 properties), SystemMetadata (4 properties), Error (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

MetadataChangeProposal
object
A metadata change proposal (MCP) representing a proposed change to the metadata graph. MCPs are the standard format for ingesting metadata into DataHub and are…
6 properties 5 required
SystemMetadata
object
System-level metadata associated with a metadata change, including ingestion run identifiers and provenance information.
4 properties
Error
object
An error response from the DataHub API.
3 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

datahub-platform-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs DataHub publishes across the network.

DataHub GraphQL API
DataHub REST API
DataHub Python SDK
DataHub Java SDK
DataHub CLI
DataHub Actions Framework
DataHub Batch API
DataHub Entities API
DataHub Relationships API
DataHub Timeline API
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