1Update Dataset Properties

1Update Dataset Properties

Overview

This API modifies one or more properties of an existing Dataset, including attributes such as description, tags, etc.

Method: PUT

Request URL: {kyvos-url}/rest/v2/datasets/{name-or-id}/entity-properties


Authorization

API Key: sessionid

This method authenticates requests using a session ID which acts like an API key.


BasicAuth: HTTP Authorization Scheme

This method authenticates requests using a username and password sent in the HTTP Authorization header.


Headers

Header Name

Type

Description

Possible Values

Header Name

Type

Description

Possible Values

Content-Type (Required)

String

Specifies the media type of the request body.

application/x-www-form-urlencoded

sessionid

String

The session ID is the token received from the login API.

Note: Session ID is required for token-based authentication.

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Path Parameters

Parameter Name

Type

Description

Possible Values

Parameter Name

Type

Description

Possible Values

name-or-id (Required)

String

Name or ID of the Dataset whose properties need to be updated.

Note: If the Dataset name is provided, then folderName must also be provided.

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Query Parameters

Parameter Name

Type

Description

Possible Values

Parameter Name

Type

Description

Possible Values

by

String

Specifies whether the name-or-id parameter should be interpreted as a Dataset name or a Dataset ID.

If by=name, provide the Dataset name in the name-or-id parameter.

If by=id, provide the Dataset ID in the name-or-id parameter.

The default value is name.

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Request Body

Parameter Name

Type

Description

Possible Values

Parameter Name

Type

Description

Possible Values

folderName

String

Specifies the folder containing the Dataset whose properties need to be updated. If the Dataset is present in the root directory, specify [Root].

Note: If folderName is not provided, the Dataset will be treated as a root-level entity by default.

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propertyJson (Required)

String

JSON containing an array of property names and their values.

Note: An example JSON is provided under the Resources section.

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Responses

200 Success

{ "code": 0, "message": "Properties applied successfully on dataset." }

Status Code

Description

Status Code

Description

401

Authorization information is missing or invalid.

404

No matching record found.

412

Precondition failed. Parameter missing.

500

Internal Server Error.


Resources

Below is an example of JSON structure which can be used as a reference for the propertyJson parameter in the request body.

[ { "name":"DESCRIPTION", "value":"description" }, { "name":"TAGS", "value":"tag" } ]

Description for propertyJson parameter

  1. Name: The name of the property to set for the dataset, such as DESCRIPTION or TAGS.

  2. Value: The value assigned to the specified property. For DESCRIPTION, provide a brief summary of the dataset. For TAGS, provide one or more tags used to categorize and organize the dataset.

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