Table Versions

List and retrieve historical versions of a table

GET /v1/tables/{id}/versions

GET /v1/tables/{id}/versions

Python

from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import Tables

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

# List all versions
versions = Tables.get_versions("a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890")
for v in versions:
    print(f"Version {v.version}: {v.description}")

# Get a specific version
table_v1 = Tables.get_specific_version(
    "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
    "0.1"
)
print(f"Original description: {table_v1.description}")

Response (List Versions)

{
  "entityType": "table",
  "versions": [
    "{\"id\":\"455e3d9d-dbbf-455e-b3be-7191daa825f3\",\"name\":\"agent_performance_summary\",\"version\":0.2,\"updatedAt\":1769982700000,\"updatedBy\":\"admin\",\"description\":\"Updated agent performance summary with new metrics.\"}",
    "{\"id\":\"455e3d9d-dbbf-455e-b3be-7191daa825f3\",\"name\":\"agent_performance_summary\",\"version\":0.1,\"updatedAt\":1769982651320,\"updatedBy\":\"admin\",\"description\":\"Summary of agent performance metrics derived from multiple tables including ssot_utilization_detail for comprehensive reporting.\"}"
  ]
}

Table Versions

Every change to a table entity creates a new version. Use these endpoints to view the version history and retrieve specific versions.

List Versions

id · string · required

UUID of the table.

Get Specific Version

Use GET /v1/tables/{id}/versions/{version} to retrieve a specific version.

id · string · required

UUID of the table.

version · string · required

Version number to retrieve (e.g., 0.2).

GET /v1/tables/{id}/versions

Python

from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import Tables

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

# List all versions
versions = Tables.get_versions("a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890")
for v in versions:
    print(f"Version {v.version}: {v.description}")

# Get a specific version
table_v1 = Tables.get_specific_version(
    "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
    "0.1"
)
print(f"Original description: {table_v1.description}")

Response (List Versions)

{
  "entityType": "table",
  "versions": [
    "{\"id\":\"455e3d9d-dbbf-455e-b3be-7191daa825f3\",\"name\":\"agent_performance_summary\",\"version\":0.2,\"updatedAt\":1769982700000,\"updatedBy\":\"admin\",\"description\":\"Updated agent performance summary with new metrics.\"}",
    "{\"id\":\"455e3d9d-dbbf-455e-b3be-7191daa825f3\",\"name\":\"agent_performance_summary\",\"version\":0.1,\"updatedAt\":1769982651320,\"updatedBy\":\"admin\",\"description\":\"Summary of agent performance metrics derived from multiple tables including ssot_utilization_detail for comprehensive reporting.\"}"
  ]
}

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Returns

List versions returns an object with entityType and a versions array of serialized entity snapshots (newest first).

Get specific version returns the full table object as it existed at that version.

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Error Handling

Code	Error Type	Description
401	UNAUTHORIZED	Invalid or missing authentication token
404	NOT_FOUND	Table or version does not exist