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Honeycomb Columns API

Columns are fields in the events you send to Honeycomb.This API allows you to list, create, update, and delete columns in a dataset.## AuthorizationThe API key must have the **Manage Queries and Columns** permission. Learn more about [API keys here](https://docs.honeycomb.io/configure/environments/manage-api-keys/).

Honeycomb Columns API is one of 21 APIs that Honeycomb publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Columns. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 7 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.honeycomb.io, https://api.eu1.honeycomb.io.

5 operations 2 paths 7 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.honeycomb.io
License
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 5

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

Columns 5

Columns are fields in the events you send to Honeycomb. This API allows you to list, create, update, and delete columns in a dataset. Authorization The API key must have the Manag…

POST
/1/columns/{datasetSlug}
Create a Column
createColumn 1 param body → 201400401403404409422429
GET
/1/columns/{datasetSlug}
List all Columns
listColumns 2 params → 200400401404429
GET
/1/columns/{datasetSlug}/{columnId}
Get a Column
getColumn 2 params → 200400401404429
PUT
/1/columns/{datasetSlug}/{columnId}
Update a Column
updateColumn 2 params body → 200400401404422429
DELETE
/1/columns/{datasetSlug}/{columnId}
Delete a Column
deleteColumn 2 params → 204400401404409429

Schemas 7

The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are CreateColumn (8 properties), DetailedError (6 properties), JSONAPIError (1 property), Error (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ColumnList
array
CreateColumn
object
8 properties 1 required
Column
object
1 property
Error
object
A legacy error, containing only a textual description.
1 property
ValidationError
DetailedError
object
An RFC7807 'Problem Detail' formatted error message.
6 properties 4 required
JSONAPIError
object
A JSONAPI-formatted error message.
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

honeycomb-io-columns-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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