Assets Group API

This document outlines the API endpoints and structures for managing source groups within projects. Source groups allow you to organize multiple assets under a common configuration.

Create a New Source Group

You can create a new source group using a POST request.

Endpoint

POST: https://{telmai_endpoint}/api/backend/v2/{tenant}/configuration/projects/{projectId}/source_groups

Request Body

The request body defines the properties of the new source group.

{
  "name": "MyRedshiftTables",
  "description": "some test group",
  "type": "SNOWFLAKE",
  "connection_id": 1241,
  "assets": [
    {"name": "asset1", "table_or_file_name": "table1", "description": "desc1"}
  ],
  "payload": {
    "database": "SF_DB1",
    "schema": "test_schema1"
  },
  "options": {
    "only_light_scan": true
  }
}

Fields:

name (string): A user-defined name for the source group.
description (string, optional): A description for the source group.
type (string): The type of the source group (e.g., SNOWFLAKE, REDSHIFT, BIGQUERY, DELTALAKE). This determines the structure of the payload field.
connection_id (integer): The ID of the connection associated with this source group.
assets (array of objects, optional): A list of assets to include in the group.
- name (string): The name of the asset within the group.
- table_or_file_name (string): The table or file name for the asset.
- description (string, optional): A description for the individual asset.
payload (object): The source group-specific configuration. The format of this object depends on the type of the source group. Refer to the "Source Group Payload Formats by Type" section below for examples.
options (object, optional): Optional configuration settings for the source group.
- only_light_scan (boolean, optional): Set to true for light scan only (supported for SNOWFLAKE, DELTALAKE, BIGQUERY).

Response

The response confirms the creation of the source group and provides IDs for the group and newly created assets.

{
  "group_id": 1871,
  "assets": [
    {"id": "2fqjyu1yjwfn0", "analyze_job_id": "a3e480838f57440d3a457cdf11aab45a8"}
  ]
}

Fields:

group_id (integer): The unique identifier of the newly created source group.
assets (array of objects): A list of objects for the assets created within this group.
- id (string): The unique identifier of the asset.
- analyze_job_id (string): The ID of the schema analysis job initiated for this asset.

Edit Source Group

You can update an existing source group using a PUT request.

Endpoint

PUT: https://{telmai_endpoint}/api/backend/v2/{tenant}/configuration/projects/{projectId}/source_groups/{sourceGroupId}

Request Body

The request body defines the properties to update for the source group. All fields are optional, and only those provided will be updated.

{
  "name": "MyUpdatedRedshiftTables",
  "description": "an updated test group",
  "type": "SNOWFLAKE",
  "connection_id": 1241,
  "assets_to_add": [
    {"name": "new_asset", "table_or_file_name": "new_table", "description": "new asset desc"}
  ],
  "assets_to_delete": ["2fqjyu1yjwfn0"],
  "payload": {
    "database": "SF_DB1_Updated",
    "schema": "test_schema1_Updated"
  },
  "options": {
    "only_light_scan": false
  }
}

Fields:

name (string, optional): A new user-defined name for the source group.
description (string, optional): A new description for the source group.
type (string, optional): The new type of the source group. If changed, the payload structure must conform to the new type.
connection_id (integer, optional): The ID of a different connection to associate with this source group.
assets_to_add (array of objects, optional): A list of new assets to add to the group.
- name (string): The name of the asset within the group.
- table_or_file_name (string): The table or file name for the asset.
- description (string, optional): A description for the individual asset.
assets_to_delete (array of strings, optional): A list of asset IDs to remove from the group.
payload (object, optional): New source group-specific configuration. The format of this object depends on the type of the source group.
options (object, optional): New optional configuration settings for the source group.
- only_light_scan (boolean, optional): Set to true for light scan only (supported for SNOWFLAKE, DELTALAKE, BIGQUERY).

Response

The response confirms the update of the source group and provides IDs for any newly added assets.

{
  "assets": [
    {"id": "new_asset_id", "analyze_job_id": "new_analyze_job_id"}
  ]
}

Fields:

assets (array of objects): A list of objects for assets that were newly added during this update.
- id (string): The unique identifier of the new asset.
- analyze_job_id (string): The ID of the schema analysis job initiated for this new asset.

Move Groups to Another Project

You can move source groups between projects using a POST request.

Endpoint

POST: https://{telmai_endpoint}/api/backend/v2/{tenant}/configuration/projects/{targetProjectId}/source_groups/move

Request Body

The request body specifies the source project, the source groups to move, and an optional target connection.

{
  "source_project_id": 0,
  "source_group_ids": [12, 11, 4125],
  "target_connection_id": 1241
}

Fields:

source_project_id (integer): The ID of the project from which the source groups will be moved.
source_group_ids (array of integers): A list of source group IDs to move.
target_connection_id (integer, optional): The ID of a connection in the target project to associate with the moved source groups.

Response

The response confirms the successful movement of source groups.

{
  "message": "Source groups moved successfully"
}

List Source Groups

You can retrieve a list of source groups.

Endpoints

Project-scoped: GET: https://{telmai_endpoint}/api/backend/v2/{tenant}/configuration/projects/{projectId}/source_groups
All: GET: https://{telmai_endpoint}/api/backend/v2/{tenant}/configuration/source_groups

Request

This API endpoint uses a GET method and does not require a request body.

Response

The response is an array of source group objects.

[
  {
    "id": 141,
    "name": "MyRedshiftTables",
    "description": "some test group",
    "type": "SNOWFLAKE",
    "connection_id": 3111,
    "db_type": null,
    "project_id": 0,
    "scheduled_upload": "* * * * *"
  }
]

Fields:

id (integer): The unique identifier of the source group.
name (string): The name of the source group.
description (string): The description of the source group.
type (string): The type of the source group.
connection_id (integer): The ID of the associated connection.
db_type (string): The database type, derived from the group's connection.
project_id (integer): The ID of the project the source group belongs to.
scheduled_upload (string): The schedule for uploads (e.g., cron expression).

Delete Source Group

You can delete an existing source group using a DELETE request.

Endpoint

DELETE: https://{telmai_endpoint}/api/backend/v2/{tenant}/configuration/projects/{projectId}/source_groups/{sourceGroupId}

Request

This API endpoint uses a DELETE method and does not require a request body.

Response

The response confirms the deletion of the source group.

{
  "message": "Source group deleted successfully"
}

List a Source Group's Assets

You can retrieve a list of asset names belonging to a specific source group.

Endpoint

POST: https://{telmai_endpoint}/api/backend/v2/{tenant}/configuration/projects/{projectId}/source_groups/{sourceGroupId}/list

Request

This API endpoint uses a POST method and does not require a request body.

Response

The response is an array of strings, where each string is the name of an asset within the source group.

["asset_name_1", "asset_name_2", "..."]

Source Group Payload Formats by Type

The payload structure for source groups varies depending on the group type.

SNOWFLAKE, REDSHIFT:

{
  "database": "SF_DB1",
  "schema": "test_schema1"
}

BIGQUERY:
```
{
  "dataset": "BQ_DB1"
}
```

DELTALAKE:

{
  "catalog": "test_catalog",
  "schema": "test_schema1"
}

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