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Informatica Connections API

Manage connections to data sources and targets including databases, flat files, cloud applications, and SaaS services.

Informatica Connections API is one of 12 APIs that Informatica publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 37 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Connections. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, and 37 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 8 operations across 5 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2.0.0.

Requests are made against 3 base URLs: https://dm-us.informaticacloud.com, https://dm-em.informaticacloud.com, https://dm-ap.informaticacloud.com.

8 operations 5 paths 4 schemas 1 DELETE4 GET2 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2.0.0
Servers
https://dm-us.informaticacloud.com
https://dm-em.informaticacloud.com
https://dm-ap.informaticacloud.com
Authentication
API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Informatica Connections API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as icSessionId (icSessionId). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • icSessionId — The REST API session ID returned by the login endpoint. Include this value in the icSessionId header for all authenticated requests. The session expires after…

Paths & Operations 8

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 8 operations — 1 DELETE, 4 GET, 2 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Connections 8

Manage connections to data sources and targets including databases, flat files, cloud applications, and SaaS services.

GET
/saas/api/v2/connection
Informatica Retrieve All Connections in the Organization
listConnections → 200401
POST
/saas/api/v2/connection
Informatica Create a New Connection
createConnection body → 200400401
GET
/saas/api/v2/connection/{connectionId}
Informatica Retrieve a Connection by Id
getConnection 1 param → 200404
PUT
/saas/api/v2/connection/{connectionId}
Informatica Update an Existing Connection
updateConnection 1 param body → 200400404
DELETE
/saas/api/v2/connection/{connectionId}
Informatica Delete a Connection
deleteConnection 1 param → 200404
GET
/saas/api/v2/connection/name/{connectionName}
Informatica Retrieve a Connection by Name
getConnectionByName 1 param → 200404
GET
/saas/api/v2/connection/search
Informatica Search for Connections by Agent or Runtime Environment
searchConnections 3 params → 200401
POST
/saas/api/v2/connection/{connectionId}/test
Informatica Test a Connection
testConnection 1 param → 200404

Schemas 4

The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Connection (22 properties), ConnectionCreateRequest (15 properties), ConnectionUpdateRequest (13 properties), ErrorResponse (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ConnectionCreateRequest
object
Request body for creating a new connection.
15 properties 4 required
ErrorResponse
object
Error response returned when a request fails.
5 properties
ConnectionUpdateRequest
object
Request body for updating an existing connection.
13 properties
Connection
object
Represents a connection to a data source or target in Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services.
22 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

informatica-connections-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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