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Version: 24.3.x

Table

Use the Catalog API to retrieve tables, format files and folders as tables, update and refresh tables, and revert tables to files and folders.

Table Object
{
"entityType": "dataset",
"id": "c9c11d32-0576-4200-5a5b-8c7229cb3d72",
"type": "PHYSICAL_DATASET",
"path": [
"Samples",
"samples.dremio.com",
"Dremio University",
"restaurant_reviews.parquet"
],
"createdAt": "2023-01-13T19:52:01.894Z",
"tag": "cb2905bb-39c0-497f-ae74-4c310d534f25",
"accelerationRefreshPolicy": {
"refreshPeriodMs": 3600000,
"gracePeriodMs": 10800000,
"method": "FULL",
"neverExpire": false,
"neverRefresh": false
},
"format": {
"type": "Parquet",
"name": "restaurant_reviews.parquet",
"fullPath": [
"Samples",
"samples.dremio.com",
"Dremio University",
"restaurant_reviews.parquet"
],
"ctime": 0,
"isFolder": false,
"location": "/samples.dremio.com/Dremio University/restaurant_reviews.parquet",
"autoCorrectCorruptDates": true
},
"accessControlList": {
"users": [
{
"id": "c590ed7f-b2b4-4e1f-ba7d-94173afdc9a3",
"permissions": [
"SELECT",
"ALTER"
]
},
{
"id": "30fca499-4abc-4469-7142-fc8dd29acac8",
"permissions": [
"SELECT",
"ALTER",
"MANAGE_GRANTS"
]
}
],
"roles": [
{
"id": "76a9884b-aea5-46d5-a73a-000edf23f390",
"permissions": [
"SELECT",
"ALTER"
]
}
]
},
"permissions": [
"READ",
"WRITE",
"ALTER_REFLECTION",
"SELECT",
"ALTER",
"VIEW_REFLECTION",
"MODIFY",
"MANAGE_GRANTS",
"CREATE_TABLE",
"DROP",
"EXTERNAL_QUERY",
"INSERT",
"TRUNCATE",
"DELETE",
"UPDATE",
"EXECUTE",
"CREATE_SOURCE",
"ALL"
],
"owner": {
"ownerId": "30fca499-4abc-4469-7142-fc8dd29acac8",
"ownerType": "USER"
},
"fields": [
{
"name": "_id",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "name",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "city",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "state",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "categories",
"type": {
"name": "LIST",
"subSchema": [
{
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"name": "review_count",
"type": {
"name": "BIGINT"
}
},
{
"name": "stars",
"type": {
"name": "DOUBLE"
}
},
{
"name": "attributes",
"type": {
"name": "STRUCT",
"subSchema": [
{
"name": "Parking",
"type": {
"name": "STRUCT",
"subSchema": [
{
"name": "garage",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "street",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "lot",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "valet",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"name": "Accepts Credit Cards",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "Wheelchair Accessible",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "Price Range",
"type": {
"name": "BIGINT"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"name": "date",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
}
],
"approximateStatisticsAllowed": false
}

Table Attributes

entityType String

Type of the catalog object. For tables, the entityType is dataset.

Example: dataset


id String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the table.

Example: c9c11d32-0576-4200-5a5b-8c7229cb3d72


type String

Type of dataset. For tables, the type is PHYSICAL_DATASET.

Example: PHYSICAL_DATASET


path Array of String

Path of the table within Dremio, expressed as an array. The path consists of the source or space, followed by any folder and subfolders, followed by the table itself as the last item in the array.

Example: ["Samples","samples.dremio.com","Dremio University","restaurant_reviews.parquet"]


createdAt String

Date and time that the table was created, in UTC format.

Example: 2023-01-13T19:52:01.894Z


tag String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the version of the table. Dremio changes the tag whenever the table changes and uses the tag to ensure that PUT requests apply to the most recent version of the table.

Example: cb2905bb-39c0-497f-ae74-4c310d534f25


accelerationRefreshPolicy String

Attributes that define the acceleration refresh policy for the table.


format Object

Table format attributes.


accessControlList Object

Enterprise only. Information about users and roles with access to the table and the specific privileges each user or role has. May include an array of users, an array of roles, or both, depending on the configured access and privileges. The accessControlList array is empty if table-specific access control privileges are not set.

Example: {"users": [{"id": "c590ed7f-b2b4-4e1f-ba7d-94173afdc9a3","permissions": ["SELECT","ALTER"]},{"id": "30fca499-4abc-4469-7142-fc8dd29acac8","permissions": ["SELECT","ALTER","MANAGE_GRANTS"]}],"roles": [{"id": "76a9884b-aea5-46d5-a73a-000edf23f390","permissions": ["SELECT","ALTER"]}]}


permissions Array of String

Enterprise-only. List of the privileges that you have on the table. Only appears in the response if the request URL includes the permissions query parameter. For more information, read Privileges.

Example: ["READ","WRITE","ALTER_REFLECTION","SELECT","ALTER","VIEW_REFLECTION","MODIFY","MANAGE_GRANTS","CREATE_TABLE","DROP","EXTERNAL_QUERY","INSERT","TRUNCATE","DELETE","UPDATE","EXECUTE","CREATE_SOURCE","ALL"]


owner String

Information about the table's owner.


fields Object

Attributes that represent the table schema.

approximateStatisticsAllowed Boolean

If true, COUNT DISTINCT queries run on the table return approximate results. Otherwise, false.

Example: {"ownerId": "30fca499-4abc-4469-7142-fc8dd29acac8","ownerType": "USER"}

Attributes of the accelerationRefreshPolicy Object

refreshPeriodMs Integer

Refresh period for the data in all reflections for the table, in milliseconds.

Example: 3600000


gracePeriodMs Integer

Maximum age allowed for reflection data used to accelerate queries, in milliseconds.

Example: 10800000


method String

Approach used for refreshing the data in reflections defined on tables that are not in the Apache Iceberg format. For more information, read Refreshing Reflections.

Enum: FULL, INCREMENTAL

Example: FULL


refreshField String

For the INCREMENTAL refresh method, the field to refresh for the table. Used only if method is INCREMENTAL. This parameter applies only to tables that are not in the Apache Iceberg format.

Example: business_id


neverExpire Boolean

If the reflection never expires, the value is true. Otherwise, the value is false.

Example: false


neverRefresh Boolean

If the reflection never refreshes, the value is true. Otherwise, the value is false.

Example: false

Attributes of the format Object

type String

Type of data in the table.

Enum: Delta, Excel, Iceberg, JSON, Parquet, Text, Unknown, XLS

Example: Parquet


name String

Table name. Dremio automatically duplicates the name of the origin file or folder to populate this value.

Example: restaurant_reviews.parquet


fullPath Array of String

Path of the table within Dremio, expressed as an array. The path consists of the source or space, followed by any folder and subfolders, followed by the table itself as the last item in the array.

Example: ["Samples", "samples.dremio.com", "Dremio University", "restaurant_reviews.parquet"]


ctime Integer

Not used. Has the value 0.

Example: 0


isFolder Boolean

If the value is true, the table was created from a folder. If the value is false, the table was created from a file.

Example: false


location String

Location, expressed as a string, where the table's metadata is stored within a Dremio source or space.

Example: /samples.dremio.com/Dremio University/restaurant_reviews.parquet


metaStoreType String

Not used. Has the value HDFS.

Example: HDFS


parquetDataFormat Object

Information about data format for Parquet tables.


dataFormatTypeList Array of String

List of data format types in the table. Included only for Iceberg tables, and PARQUET is the only valid value.

Example: ["PARQUET"]


sheetName String

For tables created from files that contain multiple sheets, the name of the sheet used to create the table.

Example: location_1


extractHeader Boolean

For tables created from files, the value is true if Dremio extracted the table's column names from the first line of the file. Otherwise, the value is false.

Example: false


hasMergedCells Boolean

For tables created from files, the value is true if Dremio expanded merged cells in the file when creating the table. Otherwise, the value is false.

Example: true


fieldDelimiter String

Character used to indicate separate fields in the table. May be , for a comma (default), \t for a tab, | for a pipe, or a custom character.


quote String

Character used for quotation marks in the table. May be \" for a double quote (default), ' for a single quote, or a custom character.


comment String

Character used to indicate comments in the table. May be # for a number sign (default) or a custom character.


escape String

Character used to indicate an escape in the table. May be \" for a double quote (default), ` for a back quote, \\ for a backward slash, or a custom character.


lineDelimiter String

Character used to indicate separate lines in the table. May be \r\n for a carriage return and a new line (default), \n for a new line, or a custom character.


skipFirstLine Boolean

If Dremio skipped the first line in the file or folder when creating the table, the value is true. Otherwise, the value is false.

Example: false


autoGenerateColumnNames Boolean

If Dremio used the existing columnn names in the file or folder for the table columns, the value is true. Otherwise, the value is false.

Example: true


trimHeader Boolean

If Dremio trimmed column names to a specific number of characters when creating the table, the value is true. Otherwise, the value is false.

Example: true


autoCorrectCorruptDates Boolean

If Dremio automatically corrects corrupted date fields in the table, the value is true. Otherwise, the value is false.

Example: true

Attributes of the accessControlList Object

users Array of Object

Enterprise only. List of users with access to the table and the specific privileges each user should have.

Example: [{"id": "c590ed7f-b2b4-4e1f-ba7d-94173afdc9a3","permissions": ["SELECT", "ALTER"]},{"id": "30fca499-4abc-4469-7142-fc8dd29acac8","permissions": ["SELECT", "ALTER", "MANAGE_GRANTS"]}]


roles Array of Object

Enterprise only. List of roles whose members have access to the table and the specific privileges each role has.

Example: [{"id": "76a9884b-aea5-46d5-a73a-000edf23f390","permissions": ["SELECT", "ALTER"]}]

Attributes of the users and roles Objects

id String

Enterprise only. Unique identifier of the user or role with access to the table.

Example: c590ed7f-b2b4-4e1f-ba7d-94173afdc9a3


permissions Array of String

Enterprise only. List of privileges the user or role has on the table. For more information, read Privileges.

Example: ["SELECT", "ALTER"]

Attributes of the owner Object

ownerId String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the table's owner.

Example: 30fca499-4abc-4469-7142-fc8dd29acac8


ownerType String

Type of owner of the table.

Enum: USER, ROLE

Example: USER

Attributes of the fields Object

name String

Name of the table field.

Example: review_count


type Object

Information about the table field.

Attributes of the type Object

name String

Name of the table field's type.

Enum: STRUCT, LIST, UNION, INTEGER, BIGINT, FLOAT, DOUBLE, VARCHAR, VARBINARY, BOOLEAN, DECIMAL, TIME, DATE, TIMESTAMP, INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND, INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH

Example: BIGINT


precision Integer

Total number of digits in the number. Included only for the DECIMAL type.

Example: 38


scale Integer

Number of digits to the right of the decimal point. Included only for the DECIMAL type.

Example: 0


subSchema Array of Object

List of objects that represent the field's composition. For example, a field composed of data about a restaurant might have a subSchema with an object for parking options, another for payment methods, and so on. subSchemas may be nested within other subSchemas. subSchema appears only for the STRUCT, LIST, and UNION types.

Attributes of the subSchema Object

name String

Name for the subSchema object.

Example: Parking


type Object

Object that contains a name attribute that provides the field's type.

Example: {"name": "BOOLEAN"}

Attributes of the parquetDataFormat Object

type String

Type of data in the table. Within the parquetDataFormat object, the only valid type is Parquet.

Example: Parquet


ctime Integer

Not used. Has the value 0.

Example: 0


isFolder Boolean

If the value is true, the table was created from a folder. If the value is false, the table was created from a file.

Example: true


autoCorrectCorruptDates Boolean

If the value is true, Dremio automatically corrects corrupted date fields in the table. Otherwise, the value is false.

Example: true

Formatting a File or Folder as a Table

Format a file or folder as a table so that you can query the data in Dremio.

note

To format a folder, all files in the folder must be the same format.

Method and URL
POST /api/v3/catalog/{id}

Parameters

id Path   String

Unique identifier of the file or folder you want to format. The ID can be a UUID or a text path. If the ID is a text path, use URL encoding to replace special characters with their UTF-8-equivalent characters: %3A for a colon; %2F for a forward slash, and %20 for a space. For example, if the ID value is dremio:/Samples/samples.dremio.com/Dremio University, the URI-encoded ID is dremio%3A%2FSamples%2Fsamples.dremio.com%2FDremio%20University.

Example: c590ed7f-7142-4e1f-ba7d-94173afdc9a3


entityType Body   String

Type of the catalog object. To format a file or folder as a table, the entityType is dataset.


path Body   Array of String

Path of the file or folder you want to format, expressed as an array. The path consists of the source or space, followed by any folder and subfolders, followed by the file or folder itself as the last item in the array. Get the path from the file or folder's children object in the response to a Folder request.

Example: ["Samples", "samples.dremio.com", "Dremio University", "restaurant_reviews.parquet"]


type Body   String

Type of dataset. For tables, the type is PHYSICAL_DATASET.


format Body   String

Parameters that describe how to format the file or folder.


accessControlList Body   Object   Optional

Enterprise only. Object used to specify which users and roles should have access to the table and the specific privileges each user or role should have. May include an array of users, an array of roles, or both.

Example: {"users": [{"id": "c590ed7f-b2b4-4e1f-ba7d-94173afdc9a3","permissions": ["SELECT", "ALTER"]},{"id": "30fca499-4abc-4469-7142-fc8dd29acac8","permissions": ["SELECT", "ALTER", "MANAGE_GRANTS"]}],"roles": [{"id": "76a9884b-aea5-46d5-a73a-000edf23f390","permissions": ["SELECT", "ALTER"]}]}

Parameters of the format Object

type Body   String

Type of data in the file or folder. All files in the folder must be the same format.

Enum: Delta, Excel, Iceberg, JSON, Parquet, Text, Unknown, XLS


skipFirstLine Body   Boolean   Optional

If Dremio should skip the first line in the file or folder when creating the table, set to true. Otherwise, set to false (default). Optional for files or folders of the Excel and Text types.

Example: true


extractHeader Body   Boolean   Optional

If Dremio should extract the table's column names from the first line of the file, set to true. Otherwise, set to false (default). Optional for files or folders of the Excel and Text types.

Example: "


hasMergedCells Body   Boolean   Optional

If Dremio should expand merged cells in the file when creating the table, set to true. Otherwise, set to false (default). Optional for files or folders of the Excel type.

Example: true


sheetName Body   String   Optional

For tables created from Excel files that contain multiple sheets, the name of the sheet to use to create the table. Default is the first sheet in the file (for files that contain multiple sheets).

Example: location_1


fieldDelimiter Body   String   Optional

Character to use to indicate separate fields in the table. May be , for a comma (default), \t for a tab, | for a pipe, or a custom character. Optional for files or folders of the Text type.


quote Body   String   Optional

Character to use for quotes in the table. May be " for a double quote (default), ' for a single quote, or a custom character. Optional for files or folders of the Text type.


comment Body   String   Optional

Character to use to indicate comments in the table. May be # for a number sign (default) or a custom character. Optional for files or folders of the Text type.


escape Body   String   Optional

Character used to indicate an escape in the table. May be " for a double quote (default), ` for a back quote, \ for a backward slash, or a custom character. Optional for files or folders of the Text type.


lineDelimiter Body   String   Optional

Character used to indicate separate lines in the table. May be \r\n for a carriage return and a new line (default), \n for a new line, or a custom character. Optional for files or folders of the Text type.


autoGenerateColumnNames Body   Boolean   Optional

If Dremio should use the existing columnn names in the file or folder for the table columns, set to true (default). Otherwise, set to false. Optional for files or folders of the Text type.

Example: true


trimHeader Body   Boolean   Optional

If Dremio should trim column names to a specific number of characters when creating the table, set to true. Otherwise, set to false (default). Optional for files or folders of the Text type.

Example: true

Parameters of the accessControlList Object

users Body   Array of Object   Optional

Enterprise only. List of users who should have access to the table and the specific privileges each user should have.

Example: [{"id": "c590ed7f-b2b4-4e1f-ba7d-94173afdc9a3","permissions": ["SELECT","ALTER"]},{"id": "30fca499-4abc-4469-7142-fc8dd29acac8","permissions": ["SELECT","ALTER","MANAGE_GRANTS"]}]


roles Body   Array of Object   Optional

Enterprise only. List of roles whose members should have access to the table and the specific privileges each role should have.

Example: [{"id": "76a9884b-aea5-46d5-a73a-000edf23f390","permissions": ["SELECT", "ALTER"]}]

Parameters of the users and roles Objects

id Body   String   Optional

Enterprise only. Unique identifier of the user or role who should have access to the table.

Example: c590ed7f-b2b4-4e1f-ba7d-94173afdc9a3


permissions Body   Array of String   Optional

Enterprise only. List of privileges the user or role should have on the table. For more information, read Privileges.

Example: ["SELECT", "ALTER"]

Example Request
curl -X POST 'https://{hostname}/api/v3/catalog/c9c11d32-0576-4200-5a5b-8c7229cb3d72' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"entityType": "dataset",
"path": [
"Samples",
"Dremio University",
"restaurant_reviews.parquet"
],
"type": "PHYSICAL_DATASET",
"format": {
"type": "Parquet"
},
"accessControlList": {
"users": [
{
"id": "c590ed7f-b2b4-4e1f-ba7d-94173afdc9a3",
"permissions": [
"SELECT",
"ALTER"
]
},
{
"id": "30fca499-4abc-4469-7142-fc8dd29acac8",
"permissions": [
"SELECT",
"ALTER",
"MANAGE_GRANTS"
]
}
],
"roles": [
{
"id": "76a9884b-aea5-46d5-a73a-000edf23f390",
"permissions": [
"SELECT",
"ALTER"
]
}
]
}
}'
Example Response
{
"entityType": "dataset",
"id": "c9c11d32-0576-4200-5a5b-8c7229cb3d72",
"type": "PHYSICAL_DATASET",
"path": [
"Samples",
"samples.dremio.com",
"Dremio University",
"restaurant_reviews.parquet"
],
"createdAt": "2023-01-13T19:52:01.894Z",
"tag": "cb2905bb-39c0-497f-ae74-4c310d534f25",
"format": {
"type": "Parquet",
"name": "restaurant_reviews.parquet",
"fullPath": [
"Samples",
"samples.dremio.com",
"Dremio University",
"restaurant_reviews.parquet"
],
"ctime": 0,
"isFolder": false,
"location": "/samples.dremio.com/Dremio University/restaurant_reviews.parquet",
"autoCorrectCorruptDates": true
},
"accessControlList": {
"users": [
{
"id": "c590ed7f-b2b4-4e1f-ba7d-94173afdc9a3",
"permissions": [
"SELECT",
"ALTER"
]
},
{
"id": "30fca499-4abc-4469-7142-fc8dd29acac8",
"permissions": [
"SELECT",
"ALTER",
"MANAGE_GRANTS"
]
}
],
"roles": [
{
"id": "76a9884b-aea5-46d5-a73a-000edf23f390",
"permissions": [
"SELECT",
"ALTER"
]
}
]
},
"owner": {
"ownerId": "30fca499-4abc-4469-7142-fc8dd29acac8",
"ownerType": "USER"
},
"fields": [
{
"name": "_id",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "name",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "city",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "state",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "categories",
"type": {
"name": "LIST",
"subSchema": [
{
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"name": "review_count",
"type": {
"name": "BIGINT"
}
},
{
"name": "stars",
"type": {
"name": "DOUBLE"
}
},
{
"name": "attributes",
"type": {
"name": "STRUCT",
"subSchema": [
{
"name": "Parking",
"type": {
"name": "STRUCT",
"subSchema": [
{
"name": "garage",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "street",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "lot",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "valet",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"name": "Accepts Credit Cards",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "Wheelchair Accessible",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "Price Range",
"type": {
"name": "BIGINT"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"name": "date",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
}
],
"approximateStatisticsAllowed": false
}
Example Request for Excel format type
curl -X POST 'https://{hostname}/api/v3/catalog/dremio%3A%2FSamples%2Fsamples.dremio.com%2FDremio%20University%2Foracle-departments.xlsx' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"entityType": "dataset",
"path": [
"Samples",
"samples.dremio.com",
"Dremio University",
"oracle-departments.xlsx"
],
"type": "PHYSICAL_DATASET",
"format": {
"type": "Excel",
"extractHeader": true,
"hasMergedCells": true,
"sheetName": "Sheet1"
}
}'
Example Request for Text format type
curl -X POST 'https://{hostname}/api/v3/catalog/6ba3bd6e-fd27-4572-a535-77e1548283b3' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"entityType": "dataset",
"path": [
"Samples",
"samples.dremio.com",
"Dremio University",
"airbnb_listings.csv"
],
"type": "PHYSICAL_DATASET",
"format": {
"type": "Text",
"fieldDelimiter": ",",
"skipFirstLine": false,
"extractHeader": true,
"quote": "\"",
"comment": "#",
"escape": "\"",
"lineDelimiter": "\r\n",
"autoGenerateColumnNames": true,
"trimHeader": false
}
}'

Response Status Codes

200   OK

400   Bad Request

401   Unauthorized

403   Forbidden

404   Not Found

500   Internal Server Error

Retrieving a Table by ID

Retrieve a table by specifying the table's id value.

Method and URL
GET /api/v3/catalog/{id}

Parameters

id Path   String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the table that you want to retrieve.

Example: c9c11d32-0576-4200-5a5b-8c7229cb3d72


include Query   String   Optional

Include a non-default attribute in the response. The available value for the include query parameter is permissions. For more information, read include and exclude Query Parameters.

Example: ?include=permissions

Example Request
curl -X GET 'https://{hostname}/api/v3/catalog/c9c11d32-0576-4200-5a5b-8c7229cb3d72' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json'
Example Response
{
"entityType": "dataset",
"id": "c9c11d32-0576-4200-5a5b-8c7229cb3d72",
"type": "PHYSICAL_DATASET",
"path": [
"Samples",
"samples.dremio.com",
"Dremio University",
"restaurant_reviews.parquet"
],
"createdAt": "2023-01-13T19:52:01.894Z",
"tag": "cb2905bb-39c0-497f-ae74-4c310d534f25",
"format": {
"type": "Parquet",
"name": "restaurant_reviews.parquet",
"fullPath": [
"Samples",
"samples.dremio.com",
"Dremio University",
"restaurant_reviews.parquet"
],
"ctime": 0,
"isFolder": false,
"location": "/samples.dremio.com/Dremio University/restaurant_reviews.parquet",
"autoCorrectCorruptDates": true
},
"accessControlList": {
"users": [
{
"id": "c590ed7f-b2b4-4e1f-ba7d-94173afdc9a3",
"permissions": [
"SELECT",
"ALTER"
]
},
{
"id": "30fca499-4abc-4469-7142-fc8dd29acac8",
"permissions": [
"SELECT",
"ALTER",
"MANAGE_GRANTS"
]
}
],
"roles": [
{
"id": "76a9884b-aea5-46d5-a73a-000edf23f390",
"permissions": [
"SELECT",
"ALTER"
]
}
]
},
"owner": {
"ownerId": "30fca499-4abc-4469-7142-fc8dd29acac8",
"ownerType": "USER"
},
"fields": [
{
"name": "_id",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "name",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "city",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "state",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "categories",
"type": {
"name": "LIST",
"subSchema": [
{
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"name": "review_count",
"type": {
"name": "BIGINT"
}
},
{
"name": "stars",
"type": {
"name": "DOUBLE"
}
},
{
"name": "attributes",
"type": {
"name": "STRUCT",
"subSchema": [
{
"name": "Parking",
"type": {
"name": "STRUCT",
"subSchema": [
{
"name": "garage",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "street",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "lot",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "valet",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"name": "Accepts Credit Cards",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "Wheelchair Accessible",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "Price Range",
"type": {
"name": "BIGINT"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"name": "date",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
}
],
"approximateStatisticsAllowed": false
}

Response Status Codes

200   OK

400   Bad Request

401   Unauthorized

403   Forbidden

404   Not Found

Retrieving a Table by Path

Retrieve a table by specifying the table's path.

Method and URL
GET /api/v3/catalog/by-path/{path}

Parameters

path Path   String

Table's location within Dremio, using forward slashes as separators. For example, for the "NYC-taxi-trips" table in the "samples.dremio.com" folder within the source "Samples," the path is Samples/samples.dremio.com/NYC-taxi-trips. If the name of any component in the path includes special characters for URLs, such as spaces, use URL encoding to replace the special characters with their UTF-8-equivalent characters. For example, "Dremio University" should be Dremio%20University in the URL path.

Example: Samples/samples.dremio.com/Dremio%20University/restaurant_reviews.parquet


include Query   String   Optional

Include a non-default attribute in the response. The available value for the include query parameter is permissions. For more information, read include and exclude Query Parameters.

Example: ?include=permissions

Example Request
curl -X GET 'https://{hostname}/api/v3/catalog/by-path/Samples/samples.dremio.com/Dremio%20University/restaurant_reviews.parquet' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json'
Example Response
{
"entityType": "dataset",
"id": "c9c11d32-0576-4200-5a5b-8c7229cb3d72",
"type": "PHYSICAL_DATASET",
"path": [
"Samples",
"samples.dremio.com",
"Dremio University",
"restaurant_reviews.parquet"
],
"createdAt": "2023-01-13T19:52:01.894Z",
"tag": "cb2905bb-39c0-497f-ae74-4c310d534f25",
"format": {
"type": "Parquet",
"name": "restaurant_reviews.parquet",
"fullPath": [
"Samples",
"samples.dremio.com",
"Dremio University",
"restaurant_reviews.parquet"
],
"ctime": 0,
"isFolder": false,
"location": "/samples.dremio.com/Dremio University/restaurant_reviews.parquet",
"autoCorrectCorruptDates": true
},
"accessControlList": {
"users": [
{
"id": "c590ed7f-b2b4-4e1f-ba7d-94173afdc9a3",
"permissions": [
"SELECT",
"ALTER"
]
},
{
"id": "30fca499-4abc-4469-7142-fc8dd29acac8",
"permissions": [
"SELECT",
"ALTER",
"MANAGE_GRANTS"
]
}
],
"roles": [
{
"id": "76a9884b-aea5-46d5-a73a-000edf23f390",
"permissions": [
"SELECT",
"ALTER"
]
}
]
},
"owner": {
"ownerId": "30fca499-4abc-4469-7142-fc8dd29acac8",
"ownerType": "USER"
},
"fields": [
{
"name": "_id",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "name",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "city",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "state",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "categories",
"type": {
"name": "LIST",
"subSchema": [
{
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"name": "review_count",
"type": {
"name": "BIGINT"
}
},
{
"name": "stars",
"type": {
"name": "DOUBLE"
}
},
{
"name": "attributes",
"type": {
"name": "STRUCT",
"subSchema": [
{
"name": "Parking",
"type": {
"name": "STRUCT",
"subSchema": [
{
"name": "garage",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "street",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "lot",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "valet",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"name": "Accepts Credit Cards",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "Wheelchair Accessible",
"type": {
"name": "BOOLEAN"
}
},
{
"name": "Price Range",
"type": {
"name": "BIGINT"
}
}
]
}
},
{
"name": "date",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
}
],
"approximateStatisticsAllowed": false
}

Response Status Codes

200   OK

400   Bad Request

401   Unauthorized

403   Forbidden

404   Not Found

Updating a Table

Update the specified table in Dremio.

Method and URL
PUT /api/v3/catalog/{id}

Parameters

id Path   String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the table that you want to update.

Example: c9c11d32-0576-4200-5a5b-8c7229cb3d72


entityType Body   String

Type of the catalog object. For tables, the entityType is dataset.


id Body   String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the table that you want to update.

Example: c9c11d32-0576-4200-5a5b-8c7229cb3d72


path Body   Array of String

Path of the table that you want to update, expressed as an array. The path consists of the source or space, followed by any folder and subfolders, followed by the table itself as the last item in the array. Get the path from the table's children object in the response to a Folder request.

Example: ["Samples", "samples.dremio.com", "Dremio University", "restaurant_reviews.parquet"]


tag Body   String (UUID)   Optional

Unique identifier of the version of the table that you want to update. If you provide a tag in the request body, Dremio uses the tag to ensure that you are requesting to update the most recent version of the table. If you do not provide a tag, Dremio automatically updates the most recent version of the table.

Example: cb2905bb-39c0-497f-ae74-4c310d534f25


type Body   String

Type of dataset. For tables, the type is PHYSICAL_DATASET.

Example:


format Body   String

Parameters that describe the table's format.


accessControlList Body   String   Optional

Enterprise only. Object used to specify which users and roles should have access to the table and the specific privileges each user or role should have. May include an array of users, an array of roles, or both.

Example: {"users": [{"id": "c590ed7f-b2b4-4e1f-ba7d-94173afdc9a3","permissions": ["SELECT","ALTER"]},{"id": "30fca499-4abc-4469-7142-fc8dd29acac8","permissions": ["SELECT","ALTER","MANAGE_GRANTS"]}],"roles": [{"id": "76a9884b-aea5-46d5-a73a-000edf23f390","permissions": ["SELECT","ALTER"]}]}


Parameters of the format Object

type Body   String

Type of data in the table.

Enum: Delta, Excel, Iceberg, JSON, Parquet, Text, Unknown, XLS


skipFirstLine Body   Boolean   Optional

If Dremio should skip the first line in the table, set to true. Otherwise, set to false (default). Optional for Excel and Text types.

Example: true


extractHeader Body   Boolean   Optional

If Dremio should extract the table's column names from the first line of the file, set to true. Otherwise, set to false (default). Optional for tables created from files or folders of the Excel and Text types.

Example: true


hasMergedCells Body   Boolean   Optional

If Dremio should expand merged cells in the table, set to true. Otherwise, set to false (default). Optional for tables created from files or folders of the Excel type.

Example: true


fieldDelimiter Body   String   Optional

Character to use to indicate separate fields in the table. May be , for a comma (default), \t for a tab, | for a pipe, or a custom character. Optional for tables created from files or folders of the Text type.


quote Body   String   Optional

Character to use for quotes in the table. May be \" for a double quote (default), ' for a single quote, or a custom character. Optional for tables created from files or folders of the Text type.


comment Body   String   Optional

Character to use to indicate comments for the table. May be # for a number sign (default) or a custom character. Optional for tables created from files or folders of the Text type.


escape Body   String   Optional

Character to use to indicate an escape for the table. May be \" for a double quote (default), ` for a back quote, \\ for a backward slash, or a custom character. Optional for tables created from files or folders of the Text type.


lineDelimiter Body   String   Optional

Character to use to indicate separate lines for the table. May be \r\n for a carriage return and a new line (default), \n for a new line, or a custom character. Optional for tables created from files or folders of the Text type.

Example:


autoGenerateColumnNames Body   Boolean   Optional

If Dremio should use the existing columnn names for the table columns, set to true (default). Otherwise, set to false. Optional for tables created from files or folders of the Text type.

Example: true


trimHeader Body   Boolean   Optional

If Dremio should trim column names to a specific number of characters when updating the table, set to true. Otherwise, set to false (default). Optional for tables created from files or folders of the Text type.

Example: true

Parameters of the accessControlList Object

users Body   Array of Object   Optional

Enterprise only. List of users who should have access to the table and the specific privileges each user should have.

Example: [{"id": "c590ed7f-b2b4-4e1f-ba7d-94173afdc9a3","permissions": ["SELECT","ALTER"]},{"id": "30fca499-4abc-4469-7142-fc8dd29acac8","permissions": ["SELECT","ALTER","MANAGE_GRANTS"]}]


roles Body   Array of Object   Optional

Enterprise only. List of roles whose members should have access to the table and the specific privileges each role should have.

Example: [{"id": "76a9884b-aea5-46d5-a73a-000edf23f390","permissions": ["SELECT","ALTER"]}]

Parameters of the users and roles Objects

id Body   String

Enterprise only. Unique identifier of the user or role that should have access to the table.

Example: c590ed7f-b2b4-4e1f-ba7d-94173afdc9a3


permissions Body   Array of String

Enterprise only. List of privileges the user or role should have on the table. For more information, read Privileges.

Example: ["SELECT", "ALTER"]

Example Request
curl -X PUT 'https://{hostname}/api/v3/catalog/dba1e4fe-6351-44d2-a3e0-7aa20e782bf3' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"entityType": "dataset",
"id": "dba1e4fe-6351-44d2-a3e0-7aa20e782bf3",
"path": [
"Samples",
"samples.dremio.com",
"Dremio University",
"airbnb_listings.csv"
],
"type": "PHYSICAL_DATASET",
"format": {
"type": "Text",
"fieldDelimiter": ",",
"skipFirstLine": false,
"extractHeader": true,
"quote": "\"",
"comment": "#",
"escape": "\"",
"lineDelimiter": "\r\n",
"autoGenerateColumnNames": true,
"trimHeader": true
}
}'
Example Response
{
"entityType": "dataset",
"id": "dba1e4fe-6351-44d2-a3e0-7aa20e782bf3",
"type": "PHYSICAL_DATASET",
"path": [
"Samples",
"samples.dremio.com",
"Dremio University",
"airbnb_listings.csv"
],
"createdAt": "2023-01-23T21:26:59.568Z",
"tag": "fc1707df-35a1-45c1-87d7-5f66fb11a729",
"format": {
"type": "Text",
"ctime": 0,
"isFolder": false,
"location": "/samples.dremio.com/Dremio University/airbnb_listings.csv",
"fieldDelimiter": ",",
"skipFirstLine": false,
"extractHeader": true,
"quote": "\"",
"comment": "#",
"escape": "\"",
"lineDelimiter": "\r\n",
"autoGenerateColumnNames": true,
"trimHeader": true
},
"accessControlList": {},
"owner": {
"ownerId": "c590ed7f-7142-4e1f-ba7d-94173afdc9a3",
"ownerType": "USER"
},
"fields": [
{
"name": "id",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "listing_url",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "scrape_id",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "last_scraped",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "name",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "summary",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
},
{
"name": "reviews_per_month",
"type": {
"name": "VARCHAR"
}
}
],
"approximateStatisticsAllowed": false
}

Response Status Codes

200   OK

400   Bad Request

401   Unauthorized

403   Forbidden

404   Not Found

500   Internal Server Error

Refreshing a Table

Refresh the reflections associated with the specified table.

note

Refreshing a table's reflections does not refresh its metadata. Read Refreshing Metadata to learn how to refresh table metadata. Read Refreshing Reflections for more information about refreshing reflections.

Method and URL
POST /api/v3/catalog/{id}/refresh

Parameters

id Path   String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the table that you want to refresh.

Example: c9c11d32-0576-4200-5a5b-8c7229cb3d72

Example Request
curl -X POST 'https://{hostname}/api/v3/catalog/c9c11d32-0576-4200-5a5b-8c7229cb3d72/refresh' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken>' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json'
Example Response
No response

Response Status Codes

204   No Content

400   Bad Request

401   Unauthorized

403   Forbidden

404   Not Found

Reverting a Table to a File or Folder

Revert a table in a source to change the data in the table back to its original format, file or folder. For more information, read Formatting Data to a Table and Removing Formatting on Data

note

If a table is saved in your home space, the revert request will delete the table entirely. The revert endpoint only changes a table back to a file or folder if the table is saved in a source.

Method and URL
DELETE /api/v3/catalog/{id}

Parameters

id Path   String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the table that you want to revert to a file or folder.

Example: c9c11d32-0576-4200-5a5b-8c7229cb3d72

Example Request
curl -X DELETE 'https://{hostname}/api/v3/catalog/c9c11d32-0576-4200-5a5b-8c7229cb3d72' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken>' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json'
Example Response
No response

Response Status Codes

204   No Content

400   Bad Request

401   Unauthorized

403   Forbidden

404   Not Found