List Database Schemas

List all database schemas with optional filtering and pagination

GET /v1/databaseSchemas

GET /v1/databaseSchemas

Python

from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import DatabaseSchemas

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

# List with pagination
page = DatabaseSchemas.list(limit=50, fields=["owners", "tags"])
for s in page.entities:
    print(f"{s.fullyQualifiedName}")
    if s.owners:
        print(f"  Owners: {[o.name for o in s.owners]}")

# List all with auto-pagination
all_schemas = DatabaseSchemas.list_all(batch_size=100)
for schema in all_schemas:
    print(f"{schema.fullyQualifiedName}")

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "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"
      },
      "tables": [
        {
          "id": "49cae725-62e6-48b4-b604-7ea915659d9a",
          "type": "table",
          "name": "sales",
          "fullyQualifiedName": "Glue.default.information_schema.sales",
          "description": "Sales data",
          "displayName": "sales",
          "deleted": false,
          "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/tables/49cae725-62e6-48b4-b604-7ea915659d9a"
        },
        {
          "id": "b9988329-cb3e-469b-8d10-d6a21de8b0b9",
          "type": "table",
          "name": "marketing",
          "fullyQualifiedName": "Glue.default.information_schema.marketing",
          "description": "Marketing data",
          "displayName": "marketing",
          "deleted": false,
          "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/tables/b9988329-cb3e-469b-8d10-d6a21de8b0b9"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [],
      "deleted": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.glue.com/information_schema",
      "domains": [],
      "entityStatus": "Unprocessed"
    }
  ],
  "paging": {
    "after": "...",
    "total": 28
  }
}

List Database Schemas

List all database schemas with optional filtering and pagination.

Query Parameters

database · string

Filter by database fully qualified name.

domain · string

Filter by domain fully qualified name.

limit · integer · default: "10"

Maximum number of results to return (max: 1000000).

before · string

Cursor for backward pagination.

after · string

Cursor for forward pagination.

fields · string

Comma-separated list of fields to include: owners, tables, usageSummary, tags, certification, extension, domains, sourceHash, followers.

include · string · default: "non-deleted"

Include all, deleted, or non-deleted entities.

GET /v1/databaseSchemas

Python

from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import DatabaseSchemas

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

# List with pagination
page = DatabaseSchemas.list(limit=50, fields=["owners", "tags"])
for s in page.entities:
    print(f"{s.fullyQualifiedName}")
    if s.owners:
        print(f"  Owners: {[o.name for o in s.owners]}")

# List all with auto-pagination
all_schemas = DatabaseSchemas.list_all(batch_size=100)
for schema in all_schemas:
    print(f"{schema.fullyQualifiedName}")

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "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"
      },
      "tables": [
        {
          "id": "49cae725-62e6-48b4-b604-7ea915659d9a",
          "type": "table",
          "name": "sales",
          "fullyQualifiedName": "Glue.default.information_schema.sales",
          "description": "Sales data",
          "displayName": "sales",
          "deleted": false,
          "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/tables/49cae725-62e6-48b4-b604-7ea915659d9a"
        },
        {
          "id": "b9988329-cb3e-469b-8d10-d6a21de8b0b9",
          "type": "table",
          "name": "marketing",
          "fullyQualifiedName": "Glue.default.information_schema.marketing",
          "description": "Marketing data",
          "displayName": "marketing",
          "deleted": false,
          "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/tables/b9988329-cb3e-469b-8d10-d6a21de8b0b9"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [],
      "deleted": false,
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.glue.com/information_schema",
      "domains": [],
      "entityStatus": "Unprocessed"
    }
  ],
  "paging": {
    "after": "...",
    "total": 28
  }
}

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Returns

Returns a paginated list of database schema objects. By default, only basic fields are included. Use the fields parameter to request additional data.

Response

data · array

Array of database schema objects.

Show properties

id · string

Unique identifier for the schema (UUID format).

name · string

Schema name.

fullyQualifiedName · string

Fully qualified name in format service.database.schema.

displayName · string

Human-readable display name.

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).

owners · array

List of owners (teams and users) assigned to the schema. Only included when fields contains owners.

tags · array

Classification tags applied to the schema. Only included when fields contains tags.

domains · array

Domain assignments for governance. Only included when fields contains domains.

tables · array

Child tables within this schema. Only included when fields contains tables.

usageSummary · object

Usage statistics and query counts. Only included when fields contains usageSummary.

certification · object

Certification status of the schema. Only included when fields contains certification.

extension · object

Custom properties defined on this schema. Only included when fields contains extension.

sourceHash · string

Hash of the source metadata for change detection. Only included when fields contains sourceHash.

followers · array

Users following this schema for updates. Only included when fields contains followers.

paging · object

Pagination information.

Show properties

total · integer

Total count of schemas matching the query.

after · string

Cursor for the next page of results. Null if this is the last page.

before · string

Cursor for the previous page of results. Null if this is the first page.