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Use the Search API to query Dremio entities such as tables, jobs, views, scripts, and reflections.

Search Object
{
"sessionId": "210be060-b680-43ab-8333-f519847802dd",
"nextPageToken": "eyJwYWdlVG9rZW4iOiJRV053Y2pZellETjBjRE4zMGlZaFJXWXRnalpoSlRMd0FETXcwaU5sWlRZelkyTjJRaUdDd3Rua0tNRUdBc2llR0pDTUlCTTFJZ0MiLCJxdWVyeSI6InRlc3QiLCJmaWx0ZXIiOiIifQ",
"results": [
{
"catalogObject": {
"path": ["Prod", "Sales", "Orders"],
"branch": "main",
"type": "TABLE",
"labels": ["finance", "monthly"],
"wiki": "Contains monthly sales data",
"owner": {
"id": "user-1",
"type": "USER",
"username": "data_admin"
},
"createdAt": "2023-01-01T10:00:00Z",
"lastModifiedAt": "2024-01-01T10:00:00Z",
"columns": ["order_id", "amount", "order_date"]
}
}
]
}

Search Attributes

sessionId String

Session identifier to correlate API calls during feedback collection.

Example: "210be060-b680-43ab-8333-f519847802dd"


nextPageToken String

Token of the next page of results to fetch in a paginated response.

Example: "eyJwYWdlVG9rZW4iOiJRV053Y2pZellETjBjRE4zMGlZaFJXWXRnalpoSlRMd0FETXcwaU5sWlRZelkyTjJRaUdDd3Rua0tNRUdBc2llR0pDTUlCTTFJZ0MiLCJxdWVyeSI6InRlc3QiLCJmaWx0ZXIiOiIifQ"


results Array of Object

Array of search results. Each result object can contain a catalogObject, jobObject, scriptObject, or reflectionObject.


Search for indexed entities such as tables, views, reflections, jobs, functions, scripts, and folders.

Method and URL
POST /v0/api/projects/{project-id}/search

Parameters

query Body   String

Search string.

Example: "views with date columns"


filter Body   String

Optional Common Expression Language (CEL) filter expression to refine the search.

Example: category in ["TABLE"]


pageToken Body   String   Optional

Token used to retrieve the next page of results.

Example: "eyJwYWdlVG9rZW4iOiJRV053Y2pZellETjBjRE4zMGlZaFJXWXRnalpoSlRMd0FETXcwaU5sWlRZelkyTjJRaUdDd3Rua0tNRUdBc2llR0pDTUlCTTFJZ0MiLCJxdWVyeSI6InRlc3QiLCJmaWx0ZXIiOiIifQ"


maxResults Body   Integer   Optional

Maximum number of results to return per page.

Example: 10

Example Request
curl -X POST 'https://{hostname}/v0/api/projects/{project-id}/search' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken> \
--data-raw {
"query": "revenue",
"filter": "category in [\"JOB\"]",
"pageToken": "",
"maxResults": 20
}'
Example Response
{
"sessionId": "6e90f536-d4bd-4ab5-b01e-f81aa4f3002d",
"results": [
{
"category": "job",
"jobObject": {
"id": "1802c3f8-05cc-a9fa-417b-0539c5d17700",
"queriedDatasets": [],
"sql": " \"SELECT * FROM test\"",
"jobType": "UI_PREVIEW",
"user": {
"id": "788a3438-db1b-483d-a75f-11b6a5d36f31",
"type": "USER",
"username": "dremio"
},
"startTime": "2025-04-14T16:47:03.981Z",
"finishTime": "2025-04-14T16:47:03.991Z",
"jobStatus": "COMPLETED",
"error": ""
}
},
{
"category": "job",
"jobObject": {
"id": "1802c419-06fb-be51-9cc2-e158ebaeea00",
"queriedDatasets": [],
"sql": "grant all on engine \"test\" to user \"olivier\"",
"jobType": "UI_PREVIEW",
"user": {
"id": "788a3438-db1b-483d-a75f-11b6a5d36f31",
"type": "USER",
"username": "dremio"
},
"startTime": "2025-04-14T16:46:30.717Z",
"finishTime": "2025-04-14T16:46:30.730Z",
"jobStatus": "FAILED",
"error": "GRANT on ENGINE is not supported in this edition."
}
}]
}

Response Status Codes

200   OK

400   Bad Request

401   Unauthorized

500   Internal Server Error


Object Schemas

searchResultObject Object

Search result object. One of the following fields will be populated based on the result type.

category String

The type of the result object.

Enum: FOLDER, SPACE, TABLE, VIEW, REFLECTION, UDF, SCRIPT, JOB, SOURCE


catalogObject Object   Optional

If the result is a catalog object, this field contains the SearchCatalogObject.

Example: { "path": [ "testGlue", "folder", "table" ], "type": "TABLE", "labels": [], "createdAt": "2024-09-11T17:59:19.162Z", "lastModifiedAt": "2024-09-11T17:59:19.164Z", "columns": [], "owner": { "id": "ca63ab73-8ee1-467b-811c-224b8f47b9e0", "type": "USER", "username": "user@domain.com" } }


jobObject Object   Optional

If the result is a job, this field contains the SearchJobObject.

Example: { "id": "3f6c6332-18bf-487c-b73e-157e91628aaa", "queriedDatasets": [], "sql": "REFRESH DATASET "source"."test-database"."test-table"", "jobType": "METADATA_REFRESH", "user": { "id": "2", "type": "USER", "username": "internal" }, "startTime": "2025-04-14T15:26:14.825Z", "finishTime": "2025-04-14T15:26:39.421Z", "jobStatus": "COMPLETED"}


reflectionObject Object   Optional

If the result is a reflection, this field contains the SearchReflectionObject.

Example: { "id": "31ac58b6-0f2f-4d95-b44b-0f80846a3bd3", "name": "Raw Reflection", "datasetType": "table", "datasetPath": [ "Samples", "samples.dremio.com", "NYC-taxi-trips-iceberg" ], "createdAt": "2025-04-15T17:28:16.281Z", "lastModifiedAt": "2025-04-15T17:28:16.281Z", "datasetBranch": "" }


scriptObject Object   Optional

If the result is a script, this field contains the SearchScriptObject.

Example: { "id": "1b53bf6c-dd9b-4f16-90e2-23b3c4cfd04f", "name": "test", "owner": { "id": "67f66278-d464-4b7f-b564-e3d58a85bbaf", "type": "USER", "username": "internal" }, "content": "SELECT * FROM\nSamples."samples.dremio.com"."NYC-taxi-trips-iceberg" w\n\n", "createdAt": "2025-04-14T20:48:29.470Z", "lastModifiedAt": "2025-04-15T08:14:45.724Z" }


catalogObject Object

Attributes for folders, tables, functions, and views.

path Array of String

Namespace path to the object.

Example: ["Samples","samples.dremio.com"]


branch String   Optional

Versioned branch name.

Example: "main"


type String

Enum: FOLDER, SPACE, TABLE, FUNCTION, VIEW.


labels Array of String   Optional

User-defined labels.

Example: ["eng","test"]


wiki String   Optional

Markdown-formatted documentation or notes.

Example:

### Orders Table

This table contains **monthly sales data** by region.

owner Object

User or role object.

Example: { "id": "788a3438-db1b-483d-a75f-11b6a5d36f31", "type": "USER", "username": "dremio" }


createdAt DateTime

Creation timestamp (RFC 3339).

Example: "2025-04-14T16:47:03.981Z"


lastModifiedAt DateTime

Last modification timestamp (RFC 3339).

Example: "2025-04-14T16:47:03.981Z"


columns Array of String   Optional

Column names.

Example: ["a", "b"]


functionSql String   Optional

SQL definition for functions.

Example: For function created with:

-- Example function
CREATE FUNCTION total(a INT, b INT) RETURNS INT RETURN a + b

The functionSql is:

SELECT a + b

jobObject Object

Attributes for jobs.

id String

Unique identifier for the job.

Example: "1802c3f8-05cc-a9fa-417b-0539c5d17700"


queriedDatasets Array of Object

Datasets queried in the job.

Example: [ { "datasetType": "TABLE", "datasetPath": [ "Samples", "samples.dremio.com", "NYC-taxi-trips-iceberg" ] }]


sql String

Executed SQL statement.

Example: "SELECT * FROM Samples."samples.dremio.com"."NYC-taxi-trips-iceberg" LIMIT 5"


jobType String

Type of job: UI_RUN, JDBC, METADATA_REFRESH, etc.

Example: "UI_RUN"


user Object

User or role who ran the job.

Example: { "id": "788a3438-db1b-483d-a75f-11b6a5d36f31", "type": "USER", "username": "dremio" }


startTime DateTime

Job start timestamp.

Example: "2025-04-14T16:47:03.981Z"


finishTime DateTime

Job completion timestamp.

Example: "2025-04-14T16:47:03.981Z"


jobStatus String

Job status: COMPLETED, FAILED, CANCELED.

Example: "COMPLETED"


error String   Optional

Error message if the job failed.

Example: "Object 'Samples.samples.dremio.com.NYC-taxi-trips' not found. Please check that it exists in the selected context."


scriptObject Object

Attributes for SQL scripts.

id String

Script identifier.

Example: "396eac66-f5d5-4f46-9c51-9d26dd3fc612"


name String

Name of the script.

Example: "test"


owner Object

User or role object.

Example: { "id": "788a3438-db1b-483d-a75f-11b6a5d36f31", "type": "USER", "username": "dremio" }


content String

SQL content.

Example:

SELECT *
FROM Samples."samples.dremio.com"."NYC-taxi-trips.csv"
LIMIT 1

createdAt DateTime

Creation timestamp.

Example: "2025-04-14T16:47:03.981Z"


lastModifiedAt DateTime

Last modified timestamp.

Example: "2025-04-14T16:47:03.981Z"


reflectionObject Object

Attributes for reflections.

id String

Reflection ID.

Example: "8711a739-3cc5-4830-8f71-8ea5525291d0"


name String

Name of the reflection.

Example: "Raw Reflection"


datasetType String

Enum: TABLE, VIEW

Example: "TABLE"


datasetPath Array of String

Path to the dataset.

Example: ["Samples", "samples.dremio.com", "NYC-taxi-trips-iceberg"]


datasetBranch String

Dataset branch.

Example: "main"


createdAt DateTime

Creation timestamp.

Example: "2025-04-14T16:47:03.981Z"


lastModifiedAt DateTime

Last modified timestamp.

Example: "2025-04-14T16:47:03.981Z"


UserOrRole Object

Used in owner or user fields.

id String

Unique ID of the user or role.


type String

Enum: USER, ROLE.


username String   Conditional

Present for USER.

Example: "data_admin"


roleName String   Conditional

Present for ROLE.

Example: "ADMIN"