List Glossaries

List all glossaries with optional filtering and pagination

GET /v1/glossaries

GET /v1/glossaries

Python

from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import Glossaries

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

# List first page
glossaries = Glossaries.list(limit=50)
for g in glossaries.data:
    print(f"{g.fullyQualifiedName}")

# List all with auto-pagination
for g in Glossaries.list_all():
    print(f"{g.fullyQualifiedName}")

# With fields
glossaries = Glossaries.list(
    fields=["owners", "tags", "reviewers"],
    limit=50
)

for g in glossaries.data:
    print(f"{g.fullyQualifiedName}")
    if g.reviewers:
        print(f"  Reviewers: {[r.name for r in g.reviewers]}")

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "c2940a98-f147-6g46-cdef-31f0c4406dc3",
      "name": "BusinessGlossary",
      "fullyQualifiedName": "BusinessGlossary",
      "displayName": "Business Glossary",
      "description": "Standard business terminology for the organization",
      "version": 0.1,
      "updatedAt": 1769984330261,
      "updatedBy": "admin",
      "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/glossaries/c2940a98-f147-6g46-cdef-31f0c4406dc3",
      "deleted": false,
      "owners": [],
      "reviewers": [],
      "tags": [],
      "mutuallyExclusive": false
    }
  ],
  "paging": {
    "after": "...",
    "total": 3
  }
}

List Glossaries

List all glossaries with optional filtering and pagination.

Query Parameters

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, tags, domains, reviewers. See Supported Fields below.

include · string · default: "non-deleted"

Include all, deleted, or non-deleted entities.

GET /v1/glossaries

Python

from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import Glossaries

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

# List first page
glossaries = Glossaries.list(limit=50)
for g in glossaries.data:
    print(f"{g.fullyQualifiedName}")

# List all with auto-pagination
for g in Glossaries.list_all():
    print(f"{g.fullyQualifiedName}")

# With fields
glossaries = Glossaries.list(
    fields=["owners", "tags", "reviewers"],
    limit=50
)

for g in glossaries.data:
    print(f"{g.fullyQualifiedName}")
    if g.reviewers:
        print(f"  Reviewers: {[r.name for r in g.reviewers]}")

Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "c2940a98-f147-6g46-cdef-31f0c4406dc3",
      "name": "BusinessGlossary",
      "fullyQualifiedName": "BusinessGlossary",
      "displayName": "Business Glossary",
      "description": "Standard business terminology for the organization",
      "version": 0.1,
      "updatedAt": 1769984330261,
      "updatedBy": "admin",
      "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/glossaries/c2940a98-f147-6g46-cdef-31f0c4406dc3",
      "deleted": false,
      "owners": [],
      "reviewers": [],
      "tags": [],
      "mutuallyExclusive": false
    }
  ],
  "paging": {
    "after": "...",
    "total": 3
  }
}

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Returns

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

Response

data · array

Array of glossary objects.

Show properties

id · string

Unique identifier for the glossary (UUID format).

name · string

Glossary name.

fullyQualifiedName · string

Fully qualified name of the glossary.

mutuallyExclusive · boolean

Whether terms are mutually exclusive.

owners · array

List of owners. Only included when fields contains owners.

tags · array

Classification tags. Only included when fields contains tags.

domains · array

Domain assignments. Only included when fields contains domains.

reviewers · array

Reviewers. Only included when fields contains reviewers.

paging · object

Pagination information.

Show properties

total · integer

Total count of glossaries 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.

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Supported Fields

Field	Description
owners	Owner references (users and teams)
tags	Classification tags
domains	Domain assignments for governance
reviewers	Glossary term reviewers

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Error Handling

Code	Error Type	Description
401	UNAUTHORIZED	Invalid or missing authentication token
403	FORBIDDEN	User lacks permission to list glossaries