Update Dataset Column Properties

Update Dataset Column Properties

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 updates one or more column properties of a Dataset.

Method: POST

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

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 column properties need to be updated.

Note: If the Dataset name is provided, either folderName or folderId 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

columnDetails (Required)

String

JSON containing an array of column property details.

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

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folderName

String

Name of the folder containing the Dataset. If the Dataset is present in the root directory, specify [Root].

Note: If neither folderName nor folderId is provided, the Dataset is treated as a root-level entity by default.

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folderId

String

ID of the folder containing the Dataset.

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Responses

200 Success

{ "code": 0, "message": "Successfully updated dataset: account-small" }

Status Code

Description

Status Code

Description

401

Authorization information is missing or invalid.

404

No matching record found.

412

Required parameter is missing.

500

Internal Server Error.


Resources

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

[ { "originalName":"accountid", "fieldName":"accountid", "role":"None", "isHidden":true, "dataType":"CHAR", "format":"0." } ]

 

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