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Classifications

A Classification is a category or grouping of tags used to classify and label data assets. Classifications provide a structured taxonomy for metadata tagging.
Entity schema follows the OpenMetadata Standard.

Fully Qualified Name

The FQN format for a classification is:
classificationName
For example: Certification or PII

API Endpoints

MethodEndpointDescription
PUT/v1/classificationsCreate or update a classification
POST/v1/classificationsCreate a classification (POST variant)
GET/v1/classificationsList classifications
GET/v1/classifications/{id}Get by ID
GET/v1/classifications/name/{fqn}Get by FQN
PATCH/v1/classifications/{id}Update by ID
PATCH/v1/classifications/name/{fqn}Update by name
DELETE/v1/classifications/{id}Delete by ID
DELETE/v1/classifications/name/{fqn}Delete by name
PUT/v1/classifications/restoreRestore soft-deleted classification
GET/v1/classifications/{id}/versionsList versions
GET/v1/classifications/{id}/versions/{version}Get specific version