Data Catalog API

The Data Catalog exposes a REST service with API methods to perform one of these actions:

  • Retrieve a list of all existing objects in the Data Catalog.
  • Register object metadata for JSON and DSV objects.
  • Retrieve metadata for JSON and DSV objects.
  • Retrieve a list of BOD nouns.
  • Retrieve noun properties for BODs.

Interface and consumption methods are exposed through the Data Catalog API service registered within the Data Fabric Suite. Details for each method are available in the Swagger documentation within the /datacatalog endpoint.

Note: As part of ongoing improvements, the Data Catalog is now part of the Data Fabric application. The Data Catalog APIs in the Infor ION Suite are deprecated and will be removed in a future release. The same APIs are available in the Data Fabric Suite through the /datacatalog endpoint. You must transition to this version to ensure continued support and access to the latest features.

The POST /v2/noun API from the Infor ION Suite is now available as POST /v1/noun in the Data Fabric Suite. The POST /v1/noun API currently available in the Infor ION Suite will not be migrated to Data Fabric. If you are using either version of the noun API, review your implementation to ensure compatibility with the updated endpoints in Data Fabric.

For more information on using API Gateway and working with Swagger documentation, see Infor OS User and Administration Library and select Administrator > API Gateway.

The API uses OAuth 1.0 authentication. To use this method, request security credentials for the Data Catalog service from your system administrator. For a technical description of the API methods, see the Swagger documentation of this Data Catalog endpoint: https://<your server name>:9543/datacatalog/swagger.json.

Note: The port number may differ depending on your installation.

To verify that the /datacatalog endpoint is running, use this ping method: https://<your server name>:9543/datacatalog/v1/status/ping

You can run this method in a browser window. A successful reply returns the OK message .