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/
v1
/
databaseSchemas
POST /v1/databaseSchemas
from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import DatabaseSchemas
from metadata.generated.schema.api.data.createDatabaseSchema import CreateDatabaseSchemaRequest

configure(
    host="https://your-company.open-metadata.org/api",
    jwt_token="your-jwt-token"
)

request = CreateDatabaseSchemaRequest(
    name="public",
    displayName="Public Schema",
    database="snowflake_prod.analytics",
    description="Main public schema for analytics tables",
    retentionPeriod="P365D"
)

schema = DatabaseSchemas.create(request)
print(f"Created: {schema.fullyQualifiedName}")

{
  "id": "f681432b-e66c-4096-a1cd-7771358c5323",
  "name": "information_schema",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "Glue.default.information_schema",
  "description": "This **mock** database contains tables related to the Glue service",
  "version": 0.1,
  "updatedAt": 1769982658171,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/databaseSchemas/f681432b-e66c-4096-a1cd-7771358c5323",
  "owners": [],
  "service": {
    "id": "0fab117a-4c58-4ebb-9d42-beab0768fa8e",
    "type": "databaseService",
    "name": "Glue",
    "fullyQualifiedName": "Glue",
    "displayName": "Glue",
    "deleted": false,
    "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/services/databaseServices/0fab117a-4c58-4ebb-9d42-beab0768fa8e"
  },
  "serviceType": "Glue",
  "database": {
    "id": "9655ba5b-b8d7-419c-98f4-16b976692ad8",
    "type": "database",
    "name": "default",
    "fullyQualifiedName": "Glue.default",
    "description": "This **mock** database contains tables related to the Glue service",
    "displayName": "default",
    "deleted": false,
    "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/databases/9655ba5b-b8d7-419c-98f4-16b976692ad8"
  },
  "tags": [],
  "deleted": false,
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.glue.com/information_schema",
  "domains": [],
  "entityStatus": "Unprocessed"
}

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Create a Database Schema

Create a new database schema within a database.

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Body Parameters

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name
string
required
Name of the database schema. Must be unique within the parent database.
​
database
string
required
Fully qualified name of the parent Database.
​
displayName
string
Human-readable display name for the schema.
​
description
string
Description of the schema in Markdown format.
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retentionPeriod
string
Data retention period in ISO 8601 duration format (e.g., P365D).
​
owners
array
Array of owner references (users or teams) to assign to the schema.
​
domain
string
Fully qualified name of the domain to assign for governance purposes.
​
tags
array
Array of classification tags to apply to the schema.
​
extension
object
Custom property values defined by your organization’s metadata schema.
POST /v1/databaseSchemas
from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import DatabaseSchemas
from metadata.generated.schema.api.data.createDatabaseSchema import CreateDatabaseSchemaRequest

configure(
    host="https://your-company.open-metadata.org/api",
    jwt_token="your-jwt-token"
)

request = CreateDatabaseSchemaRequest(
    name="public",
    displayName="Public Schema",
    database="snowflake_prod.analytics",
    description="Main public schema for analytics tables",
    retentionPeriod="P365D"
)

schema = DatabaseSchemas.create(request)
print(f"Created: {schema.fullyQualifiedName}")

{
  "id": "f681432b-e66c-4096-a1cd-7771358c5323",
  "name": "information_schema",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "Glue.default.information_schema",
  "description": "This **mock** database contains tables related to the Glue service",
  "version": 0.1,
  "updatedAt": 1769982658171,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/databaseSchemas/f681432b-e66c-4096-a1cd-7771358c5323",
  "owners": [],
  "service": {
    "id": "0fab117a-4c58-4ebb-9d42-beab0768fa8e",
    "type": "databaseService",
    "name": "Glue",
    "fullyQualifiedName": "Glue",
    "displayName": "Glue",
    "deleted": false,
    "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/services/databaseServices/0fab117a-4c58-4ebb-9d42-beab0768fa8e"
  },
  "serviceType": "Glue",
  "database": {
    "id": "9655ba5b-b8d7-419c-98f4-16b976692ad8",
    "type": "database",
    "name": "default",
    "fullyQualifiedName": "Glue.default",
    "description": "This **mock** database contains tables related to the Glue service",
    "displayName": "default",
    "deleted": false,
    "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/databases/9655ba5b-b8d7-419c-98f4-16b976692ad8"
  },
  "tags": [],
  "deleted": false,
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.glue.com/information_schema",
  "domains": [],
  "entityStatus": "Unprocessed"
}

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Returns

Returns the created database schema object with all specified properties and system-generated fields.

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Response

​
id
string
Unique identifier for the database schema (UUID format).
​
name
string
Schema name.
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fullyQualifiedName
string
Fully qualified name in format service.database.schema.
​
displayName
string
Human-readable display name.
​
description
string
Description of the schema in Markdown format.
​
database
object
Reference to the parent database.
​
service
object
Reference to the parent database service.
​
serviceType
string
Type of database service (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, PostgreSQL).
​
retentionPeriod
string
Data retention period in ISO 8601 duration format.
​
owners
array
List of owners assigned to the schema.
​
domains
array
Domain assignments for the schema.
​
tags
array
Classification tags applied to the schema.
​
extension
object
Custom property values defined by your organization’s metadata schema.
​
version
number
Version number for the entity (starts at 0.1).

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Create or Update (PUT)

Use PUT /v1/databaseSchemas instead of POST to perform an upsert. If a database schema with the same fullyQualifiedName already exists, it will be updated; otherwise, a new schema is created. The request body is the same as POST. 
curl -X PUT "{base_url}/api/v1/databaseSchemas" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ ... same body as POST ... }'
PUT will not return a 409 conflict error if the entity already exists — it will update the existing entity instead.

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Bulk Create or Update (PUT)

Use PUT /v1/databaseSchemas/bulk to create or update multiple database schemas in a single request. The request body is an array of create request objects. 
curl -X PUT "{base_url}/api/v1/databaseSchemas/bulk" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '[
    { "name": "schema_one", "database": "service.db" },
    { "name": "schema_two", "database": "service.db" }
  ]'

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Error Handling

CodeError TypeDescription
400BAD_REQUESTInvalid request body or missing required fields
401UNAUTHORIZEDInvalid or missing authentication token
403FORBIDDENUser lacks permission to create database schemas
409ENTITY_ALREADY_EXISTSSchema with same name already exists in database (POST only)