Retrieves a list of the schemas for a particular data source.
Important: The schemas returned will be restricted to a single schema when a schema has been specified for the Metadata Exposed Schemas option in the Web UI (or the HDPMetadataExposedSchemas property via the DataSource API). For details, see the parameters topic for your data source type.
Note: An administrator can execute this operation on behalf of a user by appending the user query parameter to the request and specifying a user name. See also Managing resources on behalf of users.
<myserver> is the hostname or IP address of the machine hosting the Hybrid Data Pipeline server for a standalone installation, or the machine hosting the load balancer for a load balancer installation. For a standalone installation, <port> is the port number specified as the Server Access Port during installation. For a load balancer installation, <port> must be either 80 for http or 443 for https. Whenever port 80 or 443 are used, it is not necessary to include the port number in the URL.
Parameter
Description
Usage
Valid Values
"datasourceId"
The ID of the data source
Required
The ID is auto-generated when the data source is created and cannot be changed.
Response definition
The response takes the following format. The properties of the response are described in the table that follows.
{
"schemas": [
{
"name": "schema_name"
},
...
]
}
Property
Description
Usage
Valid Values
"name"
For data stores that support schemas, the name of a schema associated with the data source.
For data stores that do not support schemas, a dash (-) is returned.
Required
For data stores that support schemas, a valid schema name.
For data stores that do not support schemas, a dash (-) is returned.
Sample server success response
Data stores that support schemas, return a payload similar to the following.