Manage Identification

The /sdd resource allows you to create and manage identifiers in domains.

Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/sdd/identification	Run identification for a data source or domain
GET	/sdd/identifier	Search all identifiers
POST	/sdd/identifier	Create a new identifier
GET	/sdd/identifier/{id}	Search for an identifier by ID
DELETE	/sdd/identifier/{id}	Delete the specified identifier
PUT	/sdd/identifier/{id}	Update an identifier
POST	/sdd/identifier/bulk-copy/{domainId}	Copy the listed identifiers to a domain
POST	/sdd/identifier/bulk-delete	Bulk delete identifiers

POST /sdd/identification

Run identification for a data source or domain.

Required Immuta permission: Global GOVERNANCE or Manage Identifiers within the specific domain

Run identification for a domain

curl -X 'POST' \
    'https://www.organization.immuta.com/sdd/identification' \
    -H 'accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: 846e9e43c86a4ct1be14290d95127d13f' \
    -d '{
    "domainId": "c959079a-4448-4b9c-b6b1-4fd8dd7b3dd1"
    }'

Run identification for data sources

Body parameters

Parameter	Description	Required or optional
dataSourceIds array	A list of the unique identifiers of the data sources to run identification on.	Must have either dataSourceIds or domainId.
domainId string	The unique identifier of the domain. This will run identification for all the data sources in the domain.	Must have either dataSourceIds or domainId.

Response

The response returns the job ID of the identification run.

{
  "workflowId": "DomainIdentification_c959079a-4448-4b9c-b6b1-4fd8dd7b3dd1"
}

GET /sdd/identifier

Search all identifiers.

Required Immuta permission: Global GOVERNANCE or Manage Identifiers within any domain

curl -X 'GET' \
    'https://www.organization.immuta.com/sdd/identifier' \
    -H 'accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: 846e9e43c86a4ct1be14290d95127d13f'

Response

The response returns a list of all the identifiers in Immuta. See the identifier object attributes described below.

POST /sdd/identifier

Create a new identifier.

Required Immuta permission: Global GOVERNANCE or Manage Identifiers within the specific domain

Regex

curl -X 'POST' \
    'https://www.organization.immuta.com/sdd/identifier' \
    -H 'accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: 846e9e43c86a4ct1be14290d95127d13f' \
    -d '{
     "name":"Primary regex identifier",
     "description":"This regex identifier will match and tag columns containing primary numbers.",
     "domainId": "c959079a-4448-4b9c-b6b1-4fd8dd7b3dd1",
     "tags":[
        {
           "name":"Discovered. Primary number"
        }
     ],
     "type":"regex",
     "config":{
        "regex":"(/^1?$|^(11+?)1+$/)"
     }
    }'

Dictionary

Column name regex

Body parameters

Parameter	Description	Required or optional	Default values	Accepted values
name string	The name of the new identifier.	Required	-	-
description string	The description of the new identifier.	Required	-	-
domainId string	The ID of the domain to put the identifier in. Omit to create a reference identifier.	Optional	-	-
tags array	The tags to apply when the criteria in the config is matched.	Required	-	-
tags.name string	The fully-qualified name of the tag to apply if the criteria is met. The tag must already exist in Immuta.	Required	-	-
type string	The type of criteria the identifier uses.	Required	-	regex dictionary columnNameRegex
config object	The criteria requirements to match the identifier.	Required	-	-
config.regex string	A case-insensitive regular expression to match against column values (regex ) or column names (columnNameRegex ), depending on the specified type .	The config object must include one of the following: config.regex or config.values.	-	-
config.values array	The list of strings included in the dictionary to match against column values.	The config object must include one of the following: config.regex or config.values.	-	-
config.caseSensitive boolean	When true, the dictionary values are case-sensitive.	Optional	false	true false

Response

The response returns details about the new identifier. See the identifier object attributes described below.

{
  "id": "a32c69df-3707-4b03-8144-a8d11d1f52a4",
  "name": "Color dictionary identifier",
  "description": "This dictionary identifier will match and tag columns containing primary colors.",
  "createdAt": "2025-05-07T20:58:04.531Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-05-07T20:58:04.531Z",
  "domain": {
    "id": "c959079a-4448-4b9c-b6b1-4fd8dd7b3dd1",
    "name": "Artistry domain"
  },
  "createdBy": {
    "id": 117,
    "name": "Taylor Smith",
    "email": "[email protected]"
  },
  "tags": [
    {
      "id": 244789,
      "name": "Discovered. Primary color",
      "displayName": "Primary color"
    }
  ],
  "type": "dictionary",
  "config": {
    "values": [
      "red",
      "blue",
      "yellow"
    ],
    "caseSensitive": true
  }
}

GET /sdd/identifier/{id}

Search for an identifier by ID.

Required Immuta permission: Global GOVERNANCE or Manage Identifiers within the domain with the identifier

curl -X 'GET' \
    'https://www.organization.immuta.com/sdd/identifier/ee19775a-d58e-406b-b4c1-d6bdafc0f1a6' \
    -H 'accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: 846e9e43c86a4ct1be14290d95127d13f'

Path parameters

Parameter	Description
id string	The unique ID of the identifier.

Response

The response returns an identifier object. See the identifier object attributes described below.

DELETE /sdd/identifier/{id}

Delete the specified identifier.

Required Immuta permission: Global GOVERNANCE or Manage Identifiers within the domain with the identifier

curl -X 'DELETE' \
    'https://www.organization.immuta.com/sdd/identifier/ee19775a-d58e-406b-b4c1-d6bdafc0f1a6' \
    -H 'accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: 846e9e43c86a4ct1be14290d95127d13f'

Path parameters

Parameter	Description
id string	The unique ID of the identifier.

Response

The response returns an identifier object for the deleted identifier. See the identifier object attributes described below.

PUT /sdd/identifier/{id}

Update an identifier. Partial updates are not supported.

Required Immuta permission: Global GOVERNANCE or Manage Identifiers within the domain with the identifier

curl -X 'PUT' \
    'https://www.organization.immuta.com/sdd/identifier/6d1dd367-df1f-4005-ba82-d20f29b34135' \
    -H 'accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: 846e9e43c86a4ct1be14290d95127d13f' \
    -d '{
    "name": "Color dictionary identifier",
    "description": "This dictionary identifier will match and tag columns containing primary colors.",
    "type": "dictionary",
    "config":
    {
      "values": [
        "magenta",
        "cyan",
        "yellow"
      ]
    },
    "tags": [
    {
      "name": "Discovered.Primary colors"
    }]
    }'

Path parameters

Parameter	Description
id string	The unique ID of the identifier.

Body parameters

Parameter	Description	Required or optional	Default values	Accepted values
name string	The name of the identifier.	Required	-	-
description string	The description of the identifier.	Required	-	-
domainId string	The domain the identifier is in.	Optional	-	-
tags array	The tags to apply when the criteria requirements in the config are met.	Required	-	-
tags.name string	The fully-qualified name of the tag to apply if the criteria is met.	Required	-	-
type string	The type of criteria the identifier uses.	Required	-	regex dictionary columnNameRegex
config object	The criteria requirements to match the identifier.	Required	-	-
config.regex string	A case-insensitive regular expression to match against column values (regex ) or column names (columnNameRegex ), depending on the specified type .	The config object must include one of the following: config.regex or config.values.	-	-
config.values array	The list of strings included in the dictionary to match against column values.	The config object must include one of the following: config.regex or config.values.	-	-
config.caseSensitive boolean	When true, the dictionary values are case-sensitive.	Optional	false	true false

Response

The response returns an identifier object for the updated identifier. See the identifier object attributes described below.

POST /sdd/identifier/bulk-copy/{domainId}

Copy the listed identifiers into a domain.

Required Immuta permission: Global GOVERNANCE or Manage Identifiers within the specific domain

curl -X 'POST' \
    'https://www.organization.immuta.com/sdd/identifier/bulk-copy/c959079a-4448-4b9c-b6b1-4fd8dd7b3dd1' \
    -H 'accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: 846e9e43c86a4ct1be14290d95127d13f' \
    -d '[
    "25949284-f22a-4d46-9240-004b832025dd",
    "a181558f-6d97-4551-92cc-9909f90e107a",
    "a5459521-78dc-45f8-b7ba-e82855e10342"
    ]'

Path parameters

Parameter	Description
domainId string	The unique ID of the domain.

Body parameters

Include an array of identifier IDs. These identifiers will be cloned and the new identifiers will be in the specified domain.

Response

The response returns an identifier object for each of the new identifiers. See the identifier object attributes described below.

POST /sdd/identifier/bulk-delete

Bulk delete identifiers.

Required Immuta permission: Global GOVERNANCE or Manage Identifiers within the domain with the identifiers

curl -X 'POST' \
    'https://www.organization.immuta.com/sdd/identifier/bulk-delete' \
    -H 'accept: application/json' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: 846e9e43c86a4ct1be14290d95127d13f' \
    -d '{
    "identifierIds": [
        "6eef29ce-7950-4d01-8c2e-04631a22d9e7",
        "f977de96-604a-4a82-abf2-7a26c04f7054"
    ]}'

Body parameters

Parameter	Description	Required or optional
identifierIds array	A list of the unique IDs of the identifiers to delete.	Required

Response

The response returns an identifier object for each of the deleted identifiers. See the identifier object attributes described below.

Identifier object attributes

Attribute	Description
id string	The unique ID of the identifier.
name string	The name of the identifier.
description string	The description of the identifier.
createdAt timestamp	The date the identifier was created.
updatedAt timestamp	The date the identifier was last updated.
type string	The type of criteria the identifier uses. Options are regex , dictionary , or columnNameRegex .
config object	The criteria requirements to match the identifier. The config object with either of the following: config.regex or config.values.
config.regex string	A case-insensitive regular expression to match against column values (regex ) or column names (columnNameRegex ), depending on the specified type .
config.values array	The list of strings included in the dictionary to match against column values.
config.caseSensitive boolean	If true, values are case sensitive.
tags array	Details on the tags to apply when the criteria requirements are met.
tags.id integer	The unique ID of the tag.
tags.name string	The fully-qualified name of the tag.
tags.displayName string	The tag's display name.
createdBy object	Details on the user who created the identifier.
createdBy.id integer	The unique ID of the user.
createdBy.name string	The name of the user.
createdBy.email string	The email of the user.
domain object	Details on the domain the identifier is in.
domain.id string	The unique ID of the domain.
domain.name string	The name of the domain.