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Google Cloud Dataflow

Google Cloud Dataflow Snapshots API

Operations for creating, listing, getting, and deleting job snapshots.

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Google Cloud Dataflow Snapshots API is one of 8 APIs that Google Cloud Dataflow publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 7 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Snapshots. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, pricing, authentication docs, a support channel, and 7 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 5 operations across 4 paths, and defines 7 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version v1b3.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://dataflow.googleapis.com.

5 operations 4 paths 7 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
v1b3
Base URL
https://dataflow.googleapis.com
Authentication
OAuth 2.0, API Key
Contact
Google Cloud Support
License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Terms of Service
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Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Google Cloud Dataflow Snapshots API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (oauth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 3 scopes. An API key is passed in the query as key (apiKey). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • oauth2 — OAuth 2.0 authentication for Google Cloud APIs.
  • apiKey — API key for identifying the calling project.

Paths & Operations 5

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Snapshots 5

Operations for creating, listing, getting, and deleting job snapshots.

POST
/v1b3/projects/{projectId}/jobs/{jobId}:snapshot
Google Cloud Dataflow Snapshot a Dataflow job in a project
snapshotProjectJob 2 params body → 200400401403404429500
POST
/v1b3/projects/{projectId}/locations/{location}/jobs/{jobId}:snapshot
Google Cloud Dataflow Snapshot a Dataflow job in a specific location
snapshotLocationJob 3 params body → 200400401403404429500
GET
/v1b3/projects/{projectId}/locations/{location}/snapshots/{snapshotId}
Google Cloud Dataflow Get a snapshot in a specific location
getLocationSnapshot 3 params → 200400401403404429500
DELETE
/v1b3/projects/{projectId}/locations/{location}/snapshots/{snapshotId}
Google Cloud Dataflow Delete a snapshot in a specific location
deleteLocationSnapshot 3 params → 200400401403404429500
GET
/v1b3/projects/{projectId}/locations/{location}/snapshots
Google Cloud Dataflow List snapshots in a specific location
listLocationSnapshots 3 params → 200400401403429500

Schemas 7

The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Snapshot (10 properties), SnapshotJobRequest (4 properties), PubsubSnapshotMetadata (3 properties), Status (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

SnapshotState
string
The state of a snapshot.
DeleteSnapshotResponse
object
Response from deleting a snapshot. This is an empty response body.
Status
object
The Status type defines a logical error model, compatible with gRPC and Google API error conventions.
3 properties
Snapshot
object
Represents a snapshot of a streaming Dataflow job. A snapshot captures the state of the pipeline at a point in time and can be used to start a new job from tha…
10 properties
ListSnapshotsResponse
object
Response to a request to list snapshots.
1 property
PubsubSnapshotMetadata
object
Represents a Pub/Sub snapshot associated with a Dataflow snapshot.
3 properties
SnapshotJobRequest
object
Request to create a snapshot of a streaming Dataflow job.
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

google-cloud-dataflow-snapshots-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
google-cloud-dataflow:google-cloud-dataflow-snapshots-api
Base URL
https://dataflow.googleapis.com
Docs
https://cloud.google.com/dataflow/docs
Provider
Google Cloud Dataflow
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