Create an Azure Synapse Analytics Data Source

Azure Synapse Analytics API reference guide

This page describes the asa (Azure Synapse Analytics data sources) endpoint.

Additional fields may be included in some responses you receive; however, these attributes are for internal purposes and are therefore undocumented.

ASA workflow

Create an Azure Synapse Analytics data source.
Search Azure Synapse Analytics data sources.
Update Azure Synapse Analytics data sources.

Create a data source

POST /asa/handler

Save the provided connection information as a data source.

Payload parameters

Attribute

Description

Required

Response parameters

Attribute

Description

Request example

The following request saves the provided connection information as a data source.

curl \
    --request POST \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
    --data @example_payload.json
    https://your-immuta-url.com/asa/handler

Request example payload

{
    "hits": [{
        "name": "Public Credit Accounts",
        "id": 1,
        "recordFormat": "Not Provided",
        "deleted": false,
        "description": null,
        "createdAt": "2021-09-09T14:12:09.511Z",
        "subscriptionPolicy": {
            "type": "subscription",
            "approvals": [{
                "requiredPermission": "OWNER",
                "specificApproverRequired": false
            }]
        },
        "schemaEvolutionId": 1,
        "recordCount": 0,
        "blobHandlerType": "Synapse",
        "subscriptionType": "approval",
        "sqlSchemaName": "public",
        "status": "failed",
        "subscriptionStatus": "owner",
        "connectionString": "your-username@your-dev-workspace.sql.azuresynapse.net:1433/public",
        "policy": "No Conflict",
        "policyHandlerType": "Builder",
        "native": null,
        "workspace": null
    }, {
        "name": "Public Credit Transactions",
        "id": 2,
        "recordFormat": "Not Provided",
        "deleted": false,
        "description": null,
        "createdAt": "2021-09-09T14:12:09.522Z",
        "subscriptionPolicy": {
            "type": "subscription",
            "approvals": [{
                "requiredPermission": "OWNER",
                "specificApproverRequired": false
            }]
        },
        "schemaEvolutionId": 1,
        "recordCount": 0,
        "blobHandlerType": "Synapse",
        "subscriptionType": "approval",
        "sqlSchemaName": "public",
        "status": "passed",
        "subscriptionStatus": "owner",
        "connectionString": "your-username@your-dev-workspace.sql.azuresynapse.net:1433/public",
        "policy": "No Conflict",
        "policyHandlerType": "Builder",
        "native": null,
        "workspace": null
    }, {
        "name": "Public Fake Medical Claims 2017",
        "id": 3,
        "recordFormat": "Not Provided",
        "deleted": false,
        "description": null,
        "createdAt": "2021-09-09T14:12:09.894Z",
        "subscriptionPolicy": null,
        "schemaEvolutionId": 1,
        "recordCount": 0,
        "blobHandlerType": "Synapse",
        "subscriptionType": "manual",
        "sqlSchemaName": "public",
        "status": "passed",
        "subscriptionStatus": "owner",
        "connectionString": "your-username@your-dev-workspace.sql.azuresynapse.net:1433/public",
        "policy": "No Conflict",
        "policyHandlerType": "Builder",
        "native": null,
        "workspace": null
    }, {
        "name": "Public Uciml Census Income Enriched",
        "id": 4,
        "recordFormat": "Not Provided",
        "deleted": false,
        "description": null,
        "createdAt": "2021-09-09T14:12:09.916Z",
        "subscriptionPolicy": null,
        "schemaEvolutionId": 1,
        "recordCount": 0,
        "blobHandlerType": "Synapse",
        "subscriptionType": "manual",
        "sqlSchemaName": "public",
        "status": "passed",
        "subscriptionStatus": "owner",
        "connectionString": "your-username@your-dev-workspace.sql.azuresynapse.net:1433/public",
        "policy": "None",
        "policyHandlerType": "None",
        "native": null,
        "workspace": null
    }],
    "facets": {
        "tags": [],
        "statuses": [{
            "name": "failed",
            "count": 0
        }, {
            "name": "passed",
            "count": 0
        }],
        "blobHandlerTypes": [{
            "name": "Synapse",
            "count": 0
        }],
        "editable": [{
            "name": "owned",
            "count": 4
        }, {
            "name": "expert",
            "count": 0
        }, {
            "name": "notSubscribed",
            "count": 0
        }, {
            "name": "disabled",
            "count": 0
        }]
    },
    "count": 4
}

Response example

{
  "connectionString": "your-username@your-dev-workspace.sql.azuresynapse.net:1433/public"
}

Search ASA data sources

Search for handler metadata

GET /asa/handler/{handlerId}

Get the handler metadata associated with the provided handler ID.

Query parameters

Attribute

Description

Required

Response parameters

Attribute

Description

Request example

The following request returns the handler metadata associated with the provided handler ID.

curl \
    --request GET \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
    https://your-immuta-url.com/asa/handler/67

Response example

{
  "dataSourceId": 67,
  "metadata": {
    "ssl": true,
    "port": 1433,
    "query": null,
    "table": "table_108",
    "schema": "elliott_dev",
    "database": "your_database",
    "hostname": "your-workspace.sql.azuresynapse.net",
    "username": "your-username",
    "eventTime": null,
    "dataSourceName": "Dev Table 108",
    "bodataTableName": "table_108",
    "disableClassify": false,
    "highCardinality": "col_1",
    "bodataSchemaName": "dev",
    "columnsNormalized": false,
    "schemaProjectName": "Dev",
    "staleDataTolerance": 2592000
  },
  "type": "odbcHandler",
  "connectionString": "your-username@your-workspace.sql.azuresynapse.net:1433/public",
  "id": 67,
  "createdAt": "2021-09-17T14:15:10.256Z",
  "updatedAt": "2021-09-17T14:15:19.547Z",
  "dbms": {
    "name": "asa"
  }
}

Update ASA data sources

Endpoint

Purpose

Update handler metadata

PUT /asa/handler/{handlerId}

Updates the handler metadata associated with the provided handler ID. This endpoint does not perform partial updates, but will allow the dictionary to be omitted. In this case it uses the current dictionary.

Query parameters

Attribute

Description

Required

Response parameters

Attribute

Description

Request example

The following request updates the handler metadata (saved in example_payload.json) associated with the provided handler ID.

curl \
    --request PUT \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
    --data @example_payload.json
    https://your-immuta-url.com/asa/handler/67

Request payload example

{
    "schemaEvolution": {
        "schemas": [
            "string"
        ],
        "disabled": false,
        "ownerProfileId": 0,
        "config": {
            "nameTemplate": {
                "tableFormat": "string",
                "nameFormat": "string",
                "sqlSchemaNameFormat": "string",
                "schemaProjectNameFormat": "string"
            }
        },
        "dataSourceConfig": {},
        "handlerMetadata": {},
        "connectionString": "string"
    },
    "handler": {
        "id": 0,
        "type": "string",
        "dataSourceId": 0,
        "metadata": {
            "blobId": "string",
            "eventTime": "string",
            "highCardinality": "string",
            "bodataSchemaName": "immuta",
            "bodataTableName": "string",
            "format": "string",
            "disableClassify": false,
            "staleDataTolerance": 2592000,
            "dataSourceName": "string",
            "schemaProjectName": "string",
            "username": "string",
            "password": "string",
            "ssl": false,
            "database": "string",
            "schema": "string",
            "table": "string",
            "query": "string",
            "columns": [{
                "name": "string",
                "dataType": "string",
                "remoteColumn": "string",
                "remoteType": "string",
                "srid": 0,
                "statistics": {},
                "nullable": false,
                "isPrimaryKey": false,
                "displayName": "string",
                "description": "string",
                "tags": [
                    "string"
                ],
                "catalogMetadata": {},
                "children": [
                    "string"
                ]
            }],
            "columnsNormalized": false,
            "nativeWorkspaceName": "string",
            "nativeSchemaName": "string",
            "nativeViewName": "string",
            "hostname": "string",
            "port": 0,
            "userFiles": [{
                "keyName": "string",
                "filename": "string",
                "content": "string",
                "userFilename": "string"
            }],
            "scheme": "string",
            "warehouse": "string",
            "connectionStringOptions": "string",
            "native": {
                "type": "string",
                "projectId": 0
            },
            "secureNativeView": false
        },
        "dbms": {
            "name": "string"
        },
        "connectionString": "string",
        "createdAt": "2021-09-20",
        "updatedAt": "2021-09-20",
        "policyHandler": {
            "visibilitySchema": {
                "fields": [
                    "string"
                ],
                "version": "2021-09-20"
            }
        }
    }
}

Response example

{
  "dataSourceId": 67,
  "metadata": {
    "ssl": true,
    "port": 1433,
    "query": null,
    "table": "table_108",
    "schema": "dev",
    "database": "your_database",
    "hostname": "your-workspace.sql.azuresynapse.net",
    "username": "your-username",
    "eventTime": null,
    "dataSourceName": "Dev Table 108",
    "bodataTableName": "table_108",
    "disableClassify": false,
    "highCardinality": "col_1",
    "bodataSchemaName": "dev",
    "columnsNormalized": false,
    "schemaProjectName": "Dev",
    "staleDataTolerance": 2592000
  },
  "type": "odbcHandler",
  "connectionString": "your-username@your-workspace.sql.azuresynapse.net:1433/public",
  "id": 67,
  "createdAt": "2021-09-17T14:15:10.256Z",
  "updatedAt": "2021-09-17T14:15:19.547Z",
  "dbms": {
    "name": "asa"
  }
}

Update multiple data sources

PUT /asa/bulk

Updates the data source metadata associated with the provided connection string.

Query parameters

Attribute

Description

Required

Response parameters

Attribute

Description

Request example

The following request updates the handler metadata for the handler ID specified in example_payload.json.

curl \
    --request PUT \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
    --data @example_payload.json
    https://your-immuta-url.com/asa/bulk

Request payload example

{
    "ids": [
        0
    ],
    "connectionString": "string",
    "handler": {
        "metadata": {
            "blobId": "string",
            "eventTime": "string",
            "highCardinality": "string",
            "bodataTableName": "string",
            "format": "string",
            "disableClassify": false,
            "staleDataTolerance": 2592000,
            "dataSourceName": "string",
            "schemaProjectName": "string",
            "username": "string",
            "password": "string",
            "ssl": false,
            "database": "string",
            "schema": "string",
            "table": "string",
            "query": "string",
            "columns": [{
                "name": "string",
                "dataType": "string",
                "remoteColumn": "string",
                "remoteType": "string",
                "srid": 0,
                "statistics": {},
                "nullable": false,
                "isPrimaryKey": false,
                "displayName": "string",
                "description": "string",
                "tags": [
                    "string"
                ],
                "catalogMetadata": {},
                "children": [
                    "string"
                ]
            }],
            "columnsNormalized": false,
            "nativeWorkspaceName": "string",
            "nativeSchemaName": "string",
            "nativeViewName": "string",
            "authenticationMethod": "string",
            "hostname": "string",
            "port": 0,
            "sid": "string",
            "connectionStringOptions": "string",
            "paths": [
                "string"
            ],
            "clusterName": "string",
            "pathUris": [
                "string"
            ],
            "metastoreTables": [
                "string"
            ],
            "scheme": "string",
            "providers": "string",
            "ephemeral": false,
            "httpPath": "string",
            "userFiles": [{
                "keyName": "string",
                "filename": "string",
                "content": "string",
                "userFilename": "string"
            }],
            "warehouse": "string",
            "workspaceId": 0,
            "authDB": "string",
            "directory": "string",
            "secureNativeView": false,
            "bodataSchemaName": "string"
        }
    },
    "schemaEvolution": {
        "schemas": [
            "string"
        ],
        "disabled": false,
        "ownerProfileId": 0,
        "config": {
            "nameTemplate": {
                "tableFormat": "string",
                "nameFormat": "string",
                "sqlSchemaNameFormat": "string",
                "schemaProjectNameFormat": "string"
            }
        },
        "dataSourceConfig": {},
        "handlerMetadata": {},
        "connectionString": "string"
    }
}

Response example

{
  "bulkId": "bulk_ds_update_fe48d7fd4c594f96a89438cdb84ec0ba",
  "connectionString": "string@string:0/string",
  "jobsCreated": 1
}

Recalculate high cardinality columns

PUT /asa/handler/{handlerId}/triggerHighCardinalityJob

Recalculates the high cardinality column for the provided handler ID.

Query parameters

Attribute

Description

Required

Response parameters

The response returns a string of characters that identify the high cardinality job run.

Request example

The following request recalculates the high cardinality column for the provided handler ID.

curl \
    --request PUT \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
    https://your-immuta-url.com/asa/handler/67/triggerHighCardinalityJob

Response example

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Refresh a native view

PUT /asa/handler/{handlerId}/refreshNativeViewJob

Refresh the native view of a data source.

Query parameters

Attribute

Description

Required

Response parameters

The response returns a string of characters that identifies the refresh view job run.

Request example

This request refreshes the view for the data source with the handler ID 7.

curl \
    --request PUT \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
    https://demo.immuta.com/asa/handler/7/refreshNativeViewJob

Response example

53c256d0-eb57-11ec-b275-d95a8e998142