Version: current [25.0.x]

Folder

Use the Catalog API to retrieve information about folders and the child objects they contain, as well as to create, update, and delete folders.

Folder Object

{
  "entityType": "folder",
  "id": "d4c2a8ba-a972-4db4-8deb-67e1ade684d1",
  "path": [
    "Samples",
    "samples.dremio.com"
  ],
  "tag": "pRmJ0BQ9SFw=",
  "children": [
    {
      "id": "dremio:/Samples/samples.dremio.com/zip_lookup.csv",
      "path": [
        "Samples",
        "samples.dremio.com",
        "zip_lookup.csv"
      ],
      "type": "FILE"
    },
    {
      "id": "dremio:/Samples/samples.dremio.com/NYC-taxi-trips-iceberg",
      "path": [
        "Samples",
        "samples.dremio.com",
        "NYC-taxi-trips-iceberg"
      ],
      "type": "CONTAINER",
      "containerType": "FOLDER"
    },
    {
      "id": "1acab7b3-ee82-44c1-abcc-e86d56078d4d",
      "path": [
        "Samples",
        "samples.dremio.com",
        "NYC-taxi-trips"
      ],
      "type": "DATASET",
      "datasetType": "PROMOTED"
    }
  ],
  "accessControlList": {
    "users": [
      {
        "id": "737a038f-c6cd-4fd3-a77a-59f692727ba5",
        "permissions": [
          "SELECT",
          "ALTER"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "roles": [
      {
        "id": "0f2d94e0-bb5e-4c03-8c6f-62d379d10889",
        "permissions": [
          "SELECT"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "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": "d01585a2-b267-4d56-9154-31762ab65a43",
    "ownerType": "USER"
  }
}

Folder Attributes

entityType String

Type of the catalog object. For folders, the entityType is folder.

Example: folder

id String

Unique identifier of the folder. The ID can be a UUID like 1acab7b3-ee82-44c1-abcc-e86d56078d4d or a text path like dremio:/Samples/samples.dremio.com/zip_lookup.csv.

Example: d4c2a8ba-a972-4db4-8deb-67e1ade684d1

path Array of String

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

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

tag String

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

Example: pRmJ0BQ9SFw=

children Array of Object

Information about each catalog object in the folder.

Example: [{"id": "dremio:/Samples/samples.dremio.com/zip_lookup.csv","path": ["Samples","samples.dremio.com","zip_lookup.csv"],"type": "FILE"},{"id": "dremio:/Samples/samples.dremio.com/NYC-taxi-trips-iceberg","path": ["Samples","samples.dremio.com","NYC-taxi-trips-iceberg"],"type": "CONTAINER","containerType": "FOLDER"},{"id": "1acab7b3-ee82-44c1-abcc-e86d56078d4d","path": ["Samples","samples.dremio.com","NYC-taxi-trips"],"type": "DATASET","datasetType": "PROMOTED"}]

accessControlList Object

Enterprise-only. Information about users and roles with access to the folder 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 folder-specific access control privileges are not set.

Example: {"users": [{"id": "737a038f-c6cd-4fd3-a77a-59f692727ba5","permissions": ["SELECT","ALTER"]}],"roles": [{"id": "0f2d94e0-bb5e-4c03-8c6f-62d379d10889","permissions": ["SELECT"]}]}

permissions Array of String

Enterprise-only. List of the privileges that you have on the folder. 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 Object

Information about the folder's owner.

Example: {"ownerId": "d01585a2-b267-4d56-9154-31762ab65a43","ownerType": "USER"}

Attributes of the `children` Object

id String

Unique identifier of the catalog object. The ID can be a UUID like 1acab7b3-ee82-44c1-abcc-e86d56078d4d or a text path like dremio:/Samples/samples.dremio.com/zip_lookup.csv.

Example: dremio:/Samples/samples.dremio.com/zip_lookup.csv

path Array of String

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

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

type String

ype of the catalog object. If the object is saved within a space (including the home space), valid types are CONTAINER and DATASET. If the object is saved within a source, valid types are CONTAINER, FILE, and DATASET.

Example: CONTAINER

containerType String

For catalog objects with the type CONTAINER, the containerType is FOLDER.

Example: FOLDER

datasetType String

For catalog objects with the type DATASET, the type of dataset. For tables, the datasetType is PROMOTED. For views, the datasetType is VIRTUAL.

Enum: PROMOTED, VIRTUAL

Example: VIRTUAL

createdAt String

Date and time that the catalog object was created, in UTC format. The createdAt attribute is included only for DATASET catalog objects that are saved in folders within spaces, not within sources.

Example: 2023-01-30T17:54:25.547Z

Attributes of the `accessControlList` Object

users String

Enterprise-only. List of users with access to the folder and the specific privileges each user has.

Example: [{"id": "737a038f-c6cd-4fd3-a77a-59f692727ba5","permissions": ["SELECT","ALTER"]}]

roles String

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

Example: [{"id": "0f2d94e0-bb5e-4c03-8c6f-62d379d10889","permissions": ["SELECT"]}]

Attributes of the `owner` Object

ownerId String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the folder's owner.

Example: d01585a2-b267-4d56-9154-31762ab65a43

ownerType String

Type of owner of the folder.

Enum: USER, ROLE

Example: USER

Attributes of the `users` and `roles` Objects

id String (UUID)

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

Example: 737a038f-c6cd-4fd3-a77a-59f692727ba5

permissions Array of String

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

Example: ["SELECT","ALTER"]

Creating a Folder

Create a new folder within a space.

note

The Catalog API cannot create new folders within sources.

Method and URL

POST /api/v3/catalog

Parameters

entityType Body String

Type of the catalog object. For folders, the entityType is folder.

Example: folder

path Body Array of String

Path of the location where the folder should be created within Dremio, expressed as an array. The path consists of the space, followed by any folder and subfolders, followed by a name for the target folder itself as the last item in the array.

Example: ["Example-Space","First-Folder","New-Folder"]

accessControlList Body Object Optional

Enterprise-only. Object used to specify which users and roles should have access to the folder and the specific privileges each user or role should have. May include an array of users, an array of roles, or both. Omit if you do not want to configure folder-specific access control privileges.

Example: {"users": [{"id": "737a038f-c6cd-4fd3-a77a-59f692727ba5","permissions": ["SELECT","ALTER"]}],"roles": [{"id": "0f2d94e0-bb5e-4c03-8c6f-62d379d10889","permissions": ["SELECT"]}]}

Parameters of the `accessControlList` Object

users Body String Optional

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

Example: [{"id": "737a038f-c6cd-4fd3-a77a-59f692727ba5","permissions": ["SELECT","ALTER"]}]

roles Body String Optional

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

Example: [{"id": "0f2d94e0-bb5e-4c03-8c6f-62d379d10889","permissions": ["SELECT"]}]

Parameters of the `users` and `roles` Objects

id Body String (UUID) Optional

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

Example: 737a038f-c6cd-4fd3-a77a-59f692727ba5

permissions Body Array of String Optional

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

Enum: ALTER_REFLECTION, SELECT, ALTER, VIEW_REFLECTION, MANAGE_GRANTS, ALL

Example: ["SELECT","ALTER"]

Example Request

curl -X POST 'https://{hostname}/api/v3/catalog' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
  "entityType": "folder",
  "path": [
    "Example-Space",
    "First-Folder",
    "New-Folder"
  ],
  "accessControlList": {
    "users": [
      {
        "id": "737a038f-c6cd-4fd3-a77a-59f692727ba5",
        "permissions": [
          "SELECT",
          "ALTER"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "roles": [
      {
        "id": "0f2d94e0-bb5e-4c03-8c6f-62d379d10889",
        "permissions": [
          "SELECT"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}'

Example Response

{
  "entityType": "folder",
  "id": "598697c2-8be0-4050-9731-53563977a17d",
  "path": [
    "Example-Space",
    "First-Folder",
    "New-Folder"
  ],
  "tag": "R7COubQq8KE=",
  "accessControlList": {
    "users": [
      {
        "id": "737a038f-c6cd-4fd3-a77a-59f692727ba5",
        "permissions": [
          "SELECT",
          "ALTER"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "roles": [
      {
        "id": "0f2d94e0-bb5e-4c03-8c6f-62d379d10889",
        "permissions": [
          "SELECT"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "permissions": [],
  "owner": {
    "ownerId": "d01585a2-b267-4d56-9154-31762ab65a43",
    "ownerType": "USER"
  }
}

Response Status Codes

200   OK

400   Bad Request

401   Unauthorized

404   Not Found

409   Conflict

Retrieving a Folder by ID

Retrieve a folder and information about its contents by specifying the folder's ID.

Method and URL

GET /api/v3/catalog/{id}

Parameters

id Path String

Unique identifier of the folder that you want to retrieve. If the ID is a text path, use URL encoding to replace any special characters with their UTF-8-equivalent characters, such as %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: d4c2a8ba-a972-4db4-8deb-67e1ade684d1

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

exclude Query String Optional

Exclude a default attribute from the response. The available value for the exclude query parameter is children. For more information, read include and exclude Query Parameters.

Example: ?exclude=children

Example Request

curl -X GET 'https://{hostname}/api/v3/catalog/d4c2a8ba-a972-4db4-8deb-67e1ade684d1' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json'

Example Response

{
  "entityType": "folder",
  "id": "d4c2a8ba-a972-4db4-8deb-67e1ade684d1",
  "path": [
    "Samples",
    "samples.dremio.com"
  ],
  "tag": "pRmJ0BQ9SFw=",
  "children": [
    {
      "id": "dremio:/Samples/samples.dremio.com/zip_lookup.csv",
      "path": [
        "Samples",
        "samples.dremio.com",
        "zip_lookup.csv"
      ],
      "type": "FILE"
    },
    {
      "id": "dremio:/Samples/samples.dremio.com/NYC-taxi-trips-iceberg",
      "path": [
        "Samples",
        "samples.dremio.com",
        "NYC-taxi-trips-iceberg"
      ],
      "type": "CONTAINER",
      "containerType": "FOLDER"
    },
    {
      "id": "1acab7b3-ee82-44c1-abcc-e86d56078d4d",
      "path": [
        "Samples",
        "samples.dremio.com",
        "NYC-taxi-trips"
      ],
      "type": "DATASET",
      "datasetType": "PROMOTED"
    }
  ],
  "accessControlList": {
    "users": [
      {
        "id": "737a038f-c6cd-4fd3-a77a-59f692727ba5",
        "permissions": [
          "SELECT",
          "ALTER"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "roles": [
      {
        "id": "0f2d94e0-bb5e-4c03-8c6f-62d379d10889",
        "permissions": [
          "SELECT"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "owner": {
    "ownerId": "d01585a2-b267-4d56-9154-31762ab65a43",
    "ownerType": "USER"
  }
}

Response Status Codes

200   OK

400   Bad Request

401   Unauthorized

404   Not Found

Retrieving a Folder by Path

Retrieve a folder and information about its contents by specifying the folder's path.

Method and URL

GET /api/v3/catalog/by-path/{path}

Parameters

path Path String

Path of the folder that you want to retrieve, with a forward slash to separate each level of nesting. 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

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

exclude Query String Optional

Exclude a default attribute from the response. The available value for the exclude query parameter is children. For more information, read include and exclude Query Parameters.

Example: ?exclude=children

Example Request

curl -X GET 'https://{hostname}/api/v3/catalog/by-path/Samples/samples.dremio.com' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json'

Example Response

{
  "entityType": "folder",
  "id": "d4c2a8ba-a972-4db4-8deb-67e1ade684d1",
  "path": [
    "Samples",
    "samples.dremio.com"
  ],
  "tag": "pRmJ0BQ9SFw=",
  "children": [
    {
      "id": "dremio:/Samples/samples.dremio.com/zip_lookup.csv",
      "path": [
        "Samples",
        "samples.dremio.com",
        "zip_lookup.csv"
      ],
      "type": "FILE"
    },
    {
      "id": "dremio:/Samples/samples.dremio.com/NYC-taxi-trips-iceberg",
      "path": [
        "Samples",
        "samples.dremio.com",
        "NYC-taxi-trips-iceberg"
      ],
      "type": "CONTAINER",
      "containerType": "FOLDER"
    },
    {
      "id": "1acab7b3-ee82-44c1-abcc-e86d56078d4d",
      "path": [
        "Samples",
        "samples.dremio.com",
        "NYC-taxi-trips"
      ],
      "type": "DATASET",
      "datasetType": "PROMOTED"
    }
  ],
  "accessControlList": {
    "users": [
      {
        "id": "737a038f-c6cd-4fd3-a77a-59f692727ba5",
        "permissions": [
          "SELECT",
          "ALTER"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "roles": [
      {
        "id": "0f2d94e0-bb5e-4c03-8c6f-62d379d10889",
        "permissions": [
          "SELECT"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "owner": {
    "ownerId": "d01585a2-b267-4d56-9154-31762ab65a43",
    "ownerType": "USER"
  }
}

Response Status Codes

200   OK

400   Bad Request

401   Unauthorized

404   Not Found

Updating a Folder

Update the specified folder.

Method and URL

PUT /api/v3/catalog/{id}

Parameters

id Path String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the folder to update.

Example: 598697c2-8be0-4050-9731-53563977a17d

entityType Body String

Type of the catalog object. For folders, the entityType is folder.

Example: folder

id Body String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the folder to update.

Example: 598697c2-8be0-4050-9731-53563977a17d

path Body Array of String

Path of the location where the folder is saved within Dremio, expressed as an array. The path consists of the space, followed by any folder and subfolders, followed by the target folder itself as the last item in the array.

Example: ["Example-Space","First-Folder","New-Folder"]

tag Body String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the version of the folder that you want to update. Dremio uses the tag to ensure that you are requesting to update the most recent version of the folder.

Example: R7COubQq8KE=

accessControlList Body Object Optional

Enterprise-only. Object used to specify which users and roles should have access to the folder and the specific privileges each user or role should have. If you omit the accessControlList object in a PUT request, Dremio removes all existing user and role access settings from the folder. To keep existing user and role access settings while making other updates, duplicate the existing accessControlList array in the PUT request.

Example: {"users": [{"id": "737a038f-c6cd-4fd3-a77a-59f692727ba5","permissions": ["ALL"]}],"roles": [{"id": "0f2d94e0-bb5e-4c03-8c6f-62d379d10889","permissions": ["SELECT"]}]}

Parameters of the `accessControlList` Object

users Body String Optional

Enterprise-only. List of users who should have access to the folder and the specific privileges each user should have. If you omit the users object in a PUT request, Dremio removes all existing user access settings from the folder. To keep existing user access settings while making other updates, duplicate the existing users array in the PUT request.

Example: [{"id": "737a038f-c6cd-4fd3-a77a-59f692727ba5","permissions": ["ALL"]}]

roles Body String Optional

Enterprise-only. List of roles whose members should have access to the folder and the specific privileges each role should have. If you omit the roles object in a PUT request, Dremio removes all existing role access settings from the folder. To keep existing role access settings while making other updates, duplicate the existing roles array in the PUT request.

Example: [{"id": "0f2d94e0-bb5e-4c03-8c6f-62d379d10889","permissions": ["SELECT"]}]

Parameters of the `users` and `roles` Objects

id Body String (UUID) Optional

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

Example: 737a038f-c6cd-4fd3-a77a-59f692727ba5

permissions Body Array of String Optional

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

Enum: ALTER_REFLECTION, SELECT, ALTER, VIEW_REFLECTION, MANAGE_GRANTS, ALL

Example: ["ALL"]

Example Request

curl -X PUT 'https://{hostname}/api/v3/catalog/5442c00a-ada1-48c6-82fc-bb804b2e04e0' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
  "entityType": "folder",
  "id": "598697c2-8be0-4050-9731-53563977a17d",
  "path": [
    "Example-Space",
    "First-Folder",
    "New-Folder"
  ],
  "tag": "R7COubQq8KE=",
  "accessControlList": {
    "users": [
      {
        "id": "737a038f-c6cd-4fd3-a77a-59f692727ba5",
        "permissions": [
          "ALL"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "roles": [
      {
        "id": "0f2d94e0-bb5e-4c03-8c6f-62d379d10889",
        "permissions": [
          "SELECT"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}'

Example Response

{
  "entityType": "folder",
  "id": "598697c2-8be0-4050-9731-53563977a17d",
  "path": [
    "Example-Space",
    "First-Folder",
    "New-Folder"
  ],
  "tag": "vnRnYLLpCFU=",
  "children": [
    {
      "id": "d60f9258-e55a-4fc3-97b3-58c6720a70fc",
      "path": [
        "Example-Space",
        "First-Folder",
        "New-Folder",
        "NYC-trips-weather"
      ],
      "tag": "IHXU7Oxs80c=",
      "type": "CONTAINER",
      "containerType": "FOLDER"
    },
    {
      "id": "acba8595-bfcf-4126-887c-d2a19b5afb1d",
      "path": [
        "Example-Space",
        "First-Folder",
        "New-Folder",
        "short-distance-trips"
      ],
      "tag": "KYs/Qyw1ok8=",
      "type": "DATASET",
      "datasetType": "VIRTUAL",
      "createdAt": "2023-02-09T19:09:58.789Z"
    }
  ],
  "accessControlList": {
    "users": [
      {
        "id": "737a038f-c6cd-4fd3-a77a-59f692727ba5",
        "permissions": [
          "ALTER_REFLECTION",
          "ALTER",
          "MANAGE_GRANTS",
          "VIEW_REFLECTION",
          "SELECT"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "roles": [
      {
        "id": "0f2d94e0-bb5e-4c03-8c6f-62d379d10889",
        "permissions": [
          "SELECT"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "owner": {
    "ownerId": "d01585a2-b267-4d56-9154-31762ab65a43",
    "ownerType": "USER"
  }
}

Response Status Codes

200   OK

400   Bad Request

401   Unauthorized

404   Not Found

409   Conflict

Deleting a Folder

Delete the specified folder, including all of the folder's contents.

Method and URL

DELETE /api/v3/catalog/{id}

Parameters

id Path String (UUID)

Unique identifier of the folder that you want to delete.

Example: 598697c2-8be0-4050-9731-53563977a17d

Example Request

curl -X DELETE 'https://{hostname}/api/v3/catalog/598697c2-8be0-4050-9731-53563977a17d' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <PersonalAccessToken>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' 

Example Response

No response

Response Status Codes

204   No Content

401   Unauthorized

404   Not Found

Folder

Folder Attributes​

Attributes of the children Object​

Attributes of the accessControlList Object​

Attributes of the owner Object​

Attributes of the users and roles Objects​

Creating a Folder​

Parameters​

Parameters of the accessControlList Object​

Parameters of the users and roles Objects​

Response Status Codes​

Retrieving a Folder by ID​

Parameters​

Response Status Codes​

Retrieving a Folder by Path​

Parameters​

Response Status Codes​

Updating a Folder​

Parameters​

Parameters of the accessControlList Object​

Parameters of the users and roles Objects​

Response Status Codes​

Deleting a Folder​

Parameters​

Response Status Codes​

Folder Attributes

Attributes of the `children` Object

Attributes of the `accessControlList` Object

Attributes of the `owner` Object

Attributes of the `users` and `roles` Objects

Creating a Folder

Parameters

Parameters of the `accessControlList` Object

Parameters of the `users` and `roles` Objects

Response Status Codes

Retrieving a Folder by ID

Parameters

Response Status Codes

Retrieving a Folder by Path

Parameters

Response Status Codes

Updating a Folder

Parameters

Parameters of the `accessControlList` Object

Parameters of the `users` and `roles` Objects

Response Status Codes

Deleting a Folder

Parameters

Response Status Codes