Create Dataset

Create Dataset

This documentation is for Kyvos 2026.6.x. To view documentation for other Kyvos versions, click here.

This documentation is for Kyvos 2026.6.x. To view documentation for other Kyvos versions, click here.

Overview

This API creates a new Dataset in Kyvos using the provided Dataset configuration.

Method: POST

Request URL: {kyvos-url}/rest/v2/datasets


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 media type of 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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Request Body

Parameter Name

Type

Description

Possible Values

Parameter Name

Type

Description

Possible Values

json (Required)

String

JSON configuration used to create the Dataset. It contains Dataset properties, datasource configuration, transformations, columns, and other Dataset metadata.

Note: An example JSON is provided in the Resources section below.

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Responses

200 Success

{ "code": 0, "message": "Successfully added dataset: demo 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


Use Cases

The Create Dataset API can be used for creating the following types of datasets: table-based, SQL-based, and file-based. Simplified JSON examples (containing only core fields) for each use case are provided in the Resources section below.

Resources

 

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