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DataHub GraphQL API

DataHub provides a rich GraphQL API for programmatically interacting with the Entities & Relationships comprising your organization's Metadata Graph.

Getting Started​

Check out Getting Started to start using the DataHub GraphQL API right away.

About GraphQL​

GraphQL provides a data query language and API with the following characteristics:

  • A validated specification: The GraphQL spec verifies a schema on the API server. The server in turn is responsible for validating incoming queries from the clients against that schema.
  • Strongly typed: A GraphQL schema declares the universe of types and relationships composing the interface.
  • Document-oriented & hierarchical: GraphQL makes it eay to ask for related entities using a familiar JSON document structure. This minimizes the number of round-trip API requests a client must make to answer a particular question.
  • Flexible & efficient: GraphQL provides a way to ask for only the data you want, and that's it. Ignore all the rest. It allows you to replace multiple REST calls with one GraphQL call.
  • Large Open Source Ecosystem: Open source GraphQL projects have been developed for virtually every programming language. With a thriving community, it offers a sturdy foundation to build upon.

For these reasons among others DataHub provides a GraphQL API on top of the Metadata Graph, permitting easy exploration of the Entities & Relationships composing it.

For more information about the GraphQL specification, check out Introduction to GraphQL.

GraphQL Schema Reference​

The Reference docs in the sidebar are generated from the DataHub GraphQL schema. Each call to the /api/graphql endpoint is validated against this schema. You can use these docs to understand data that is available for retrieval and operations that may be performed using the API.

On the Horizon​

The GraphQL API undergoing continuous development. A few of the things we're most excited about can be found below.

Supporting Additional Use Cases​

DataHub plans to support the following use cases via the GraphQL API:

  • Creating entities: Programmatically creating Datasets, Dashboards, Charts, Data Flows (Pipelines), Data Jobs (Tasks) and more.

Client SDKs​

DataHub plans to develop Open Source Client SDKs for Python, Java, Javascript among others on top of this API. If you're interested in contributing, join us on Slack!

Feedback, Feature Requests, & Support​

Visit our Slack channel to ask questions, tell us what we can do better, & make requests for what you'd like to see in the future. Or just stop by to say 'Hi'.