Method
POST

Request URL

/plugin/datafor-modeler/api/metadata/schemas

Authorization
Use of this API requires authentication. For details about the authentication method, see
Authorization.

Content Type
application/json

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Preconditions

• The current user needs read privileges to the database connection.

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Request Schema

Name	Location	Type	Required	Description
Accept	header	string	No	The expected response content type (e.g., application/json).
body	body	object	No	The request payload containing the connection name.
├── connection	body	string	No	The name of the database connection for which schemas will be retrieved.

Request Example

connection: foodmart

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Response Examples

{
  "msg": "success",
  "databaseTypeName": "PostgreSQL",
  "default": "foodmart",
  "data": [
    {
      "default": true,
      "name": "foodmart"
    },
    {
      "default": false,
      "name": "information_schema"
    },
    {
      "default": false,
      "name": "pg_catalog"
    },
    {
      "default": false,
      "name": "public"
    }
  ],
  "dbname": "foodmart",
  "success": true,
  "expresions": {
    "quoteField": "\"${v}\"",
    "quoteDate": "DATE '${v}'",
    "quoteTime": "TIME '${v}'",
    "specialMap": {
      "'": "''"
    },
    "quoteString": "'${v}'",
    "joinTypes": [
      "inner",
      "left",
      "right",
      "full"
    ],
    "allowsBetween": true,
    "quoteTimestamp": "TIMESTAMP '${v}'"
  }
}

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HTTP Responses

HTTP Status Code	Meaning	Description	Data schema
200	OK	The request was successful, and the response contains the list of schemas.	Inline

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Response Data Schema (HTTP 200)

Name	Type	Required	Description
msg	string	No	Message indicating the status of the request (e.g., "success").
databaseTypeName	string	Yes	The type of database (e.g., "PostgreSQL").
default	string	Yes	The default schema name for the connection.
data	array	Yes	A list of available schemas in the database.
├── default	boolean	No	true if the schema is the default schema, otherwise false.
├── name	string	Yes	The schema name.
dbname	string	Yes	The name of the database associated with the connection.
success	boolean	Yes	A boolean flag indicating whether the request was processed successfully.
expresions	object	Yes	A collection of SQL expression formatting rules used by the database.
├── quoteField	string	Yes	SQL syntax for quoting field names (e.g., "\"${v}\"" replaces ${v} with the field name).
├── quoteDate	string	Yes	SQL syntax for quoting date values (e.g., "DATE '${v}'").
├── quoteTime	string	Yes	SQL syntax for quoting time values (e.g., "TIME '${v}'").
├── specialMap	object	Yes	A mapping of special characters to their escaped representations.
│ ├── '	string	Yes	The single quote character (') is replaced with double single quotes ('').
├── quoteString	string	Yes	SQL syntax for quoting string values (e.g., "'${v}'").
├── joinTypes	array	Yes	A list of supported SQL join types (e.g., "inner", "left", "right", "full").
├── allowsBetween	boolean	Yes	Indicates whether the BETWEEN operator is allowed in SQL expressions.
├── quoteTimestamp	string	Yes	SQL syntax for quoting timestamp values (e.g., "TIMESTAMP '${v}'").