Create a Redshift Data Source

Redshift data source API reference guide

The redshift endpoint allows you to connect and manage Redshift data sources in Immuta.

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

Redshift workflow

Create a data source

POST /redshift/handler

Save the provided connection information as a data source.

Payload parameters

Attribute

Description

Required

private

boolean When false, the data source will be publicly available in the Immuta UI.

Yes

blobHandler

array[object] A list of full URLs providing the locations of all blob store handlers to use with this data source.

Yes

blobHandlerType

string Describes the type of underlying blob handler that will be used with this data source (e.g., MS SQL).

Yes

recordFormat

string The data format of blobs in the data source, such as json, xml, html, or jpeg.

Yes

type

string The type of data source: queryable (metadata is dynamically queried).

Yes

name

string The name of the data source. It must be unique within the Immuta tenant.

Yes

sqlTableName

string A string that represents this data source's table in Immuta.

Yes

organization

string The organization that owns the data source.

Yes

Response parameters

Attribute

Description

integer The handler ID.

dataSourceId

integer The ID of the data source.

warnings

string This message describes issues with the created data source, such as the data source being unhealthy.

connectionString

string The connection string used to connect the data source to Immuta.

Request example

This request creates two Redshift data sources, which are specified in example-payload.json.

curl \
    --request POST \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
    --data @example-payload.json \
    https://demo.immuta.com/redshift/handler

Payload example

{
  "handler": [{
    "metadata": {
      "ssl": true,
      "userFiles": [],
      "port": 5439,
      "hostname": "redshift.database.example.io",
      "database": "test",
      "username": "user",
      "password": "yourpassword",
      "schemaProjectName": "Army",
      "staleDataTolerance": 86400,
      "bodataSchemaName": "army",
      "bodataTableName": "army_records",
      "dataSourceName": "Army Army Records",
      "table": "army_records",
      "schema": "army",
      "nativeViewName": "army_records_immuta",
      "nativeSchemaName": "army_immuta",
      "nativeWorkspaceName": "immuta_test"
    }
  }, {
    "metadata": {
      "ssl": true,
      "userFiles": [],
      "port": 5439,
      "hostname": "redshift.database.example.io",
      "database": "test",
      "username": "user",
      "password": "your-password",
      "schemaProjectName": "Army",
      "staleDataTolerance": 86400,
      "bodataSchemaName": "army",
      "bodataTableName": "data",
      "dataSourceName": "Army Data",
      "table": "data",
      "schema": "army",
      "nativeViewName": "data_immuta",
      "nativeSchemaName": "army_immuta",
      "nativeWorkspaceName": "immuta_test"
    }
  }],
  "dataSource": {
    "blobHandler": {
      "scheme": "https",
      "url": ""
    },
    "blobHandlerType": "Redshift",
    "recordFormat": "",
    "type": "queryable",
    "schemaEvolutionId": null,
    "columnEvolutionEnabled": true
  },
  "schemaEvolution": {
    "ownerProfileId": 2,
    "config": {
      "nameTemplate": {
        "nameFormat": "<Schema> <Tablename>",
        "tableFormat": "<tablename>",
        "sqlSchemaNameFormat": "<schema>",
        "schemaProjectNameFormat": "<Schema>"
      }
    },
    "schemas": []
  }
}

Response example

{
  "connectionString":"user@redshift.database.example.io:5439/test"
}

Get information about a data source

GET /redshift/handler/{handlerId}

Get the handler metadata associated with the provided handler ID.

Query parameters

Attribute

Description

Required

handlerId

integer The ID of the handler.

Yes

skipCache

boolean When true, will skip the handler cache when retrieving metadata.

Response parameters

Attribute

Description

body

array[object] Metadata about the data source, including the data source ID, schema, database, and connection string.

Request example

This request returns metadata for the handler with the ID 41.

curl \
    --request GET \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
    https://demo.immuta.com/redshift/handler/41

Response Example

{
  "dataSourceId": 41,
  "metadata": {
    "ssl": true,
    "port": 5439,
    "query": null,
    "table": "data",
    "schema": "army",
    "database": "test",
    "hostname": "redshift.database.example.io",
    "username": "user",
    "eventTime": "fileinfo.creationtime",
    "userFiles": [],
    "dataSourceName": "Army Data",
    "bodataTableName": "data",
    "bodataSchemaName": "army",
    "columnsNormalized": false,
    "schemaProjectName": "Army",
    "staleDataTolerance": 86400
  },
  "type": "odbcHandler",
  "connectionString": "user@redshift.database.example.io:5439/test",
  "id": 41,
  "createdAt": "2021-10-01T18:15:09.139Z",
  "updatedAt": "2021-10-01T18:15:09.274Z",
  "dbms": {
    "name": "redshift"
  }
}

Manage data sources

Method

Path

Purpose

PUT

/redshift/handler/{handlerId}

Update the data source 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.

PUT

/redshift/bulk

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

PUT

/redshift/handler/{handlerId}/triggerHighCardinalityJob

Recalculate the high cardinality column for the specified data source.

PUT

/redshift/handler/{handlerId}/refreshNativeViewJob

Refresh the native view of a data source.

Update a specific data source

PUT /redshift/handler/{handlerId}

Query parameters

Attribute

Description

Required

handlerId

integer The ID of the handler.

Yes

skipCache

boolean When true, will skip the handler cache when retrieving metadata.

Payload parameters

Attribute

Description

Required

handler

metadata Includes metadata about the handler, such as ssl, port, database, hostname, username, and password.

Yes

connectionString

string The connection string used to connect to the data source.

Yes

Response parameters

Attribute

Description

integer The ID of the handler.

string The certificate authority.

columns

array[object] This is a Data Dictionary object, which provides metadata about the columns in the data source, including the name and data type of the column.

Request example

This request updates the metadata for the data source with the handler ID 41.

curl \
    --request PUT \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer dea464c07bd07300095caa8" \
    --data @example-payload.json \
    https://demo.immuta.com/redshift/handler/41

Payload example

The payload below removes the paragraph_count column from the data source.

{
  "handler": {
    "policyHandler": null,
    "dataSourceId": 41,
    "metadata": {
      "ssl": true,
      "port": 5439,
      "table": "data",
      "schema": "army",
      "database": "test",
      "hostname": "redshift.database.example.io",
      "username": "user",
      "eventTime": "fileinfo.creationtime",
      "userFiles": [],
      "dataSourceName": "Army Data",
      "bodataTableName": "data",
      "bodataSchemaName": "army",
      "columnsNormalized": false,
      "schemaProjectName": "Army",
      "staleDataTolerance": 86400,
      "columns": [{
        "name": "text",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "date",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "hashed_id",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "filename",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "storage_location",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "size",
        "dataType": "integer",
        "remoteType": "integer",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "owner",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "dc:publisher",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "meta:page-count",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "publisher",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "author",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "extended-properties:template",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "application-version",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "revision-number",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "page-count",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "last-author",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "character-count-with-spaces",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "xmptpg:npages",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "creation-date",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "meta:last-author",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "extended-properties:application",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "meta:creation-date",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "meta:author",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "custom:contenttypeid",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "creator",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "x-parsed-by",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "content-type",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "modified",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "extended-properties:totaltime",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "application-name",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "meta:character-count-with-spaces",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "meta:save-date",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "line-count",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "template",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "meta:character-count",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "last-save-date",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "last-modified",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "dcterms:modified",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "meta:line-count",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "dcterms:created",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "word-count",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "extended-properties:company",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "dc:creator",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "meta:word-count",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "meta:paragraph-count",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "extended-properties:appversion",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "total-time",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "cp:revision",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "fileinfo.group",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "fileinfo.isdirectory",
        "dataType": "boolean",
        "remoteType": "boolean",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "fileinfo.isother",
        "dataType": "boolean",
        "remoteType": "boolean",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "fileinfo.permissions",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "fileinfo.issymboliclink",
        "dataType": "boolean",
        "remoteType": "boolean",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "fileinfo.size",
        "dataType": "integer",
        "remoteType": "integer",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "fileinfo.file",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "fileinfo.filename",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "fileinfo.filekey",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "fileinfo.isregularfile",
        "dataType": "boolean",
        "remoteType": "boolean",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "fileinfo.creationtime",
        "dataType": "timestamp",
        "remoteType": "timestamp",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "fileinfo.lastmodifiedtime",
        "dataType": "timestamp",
        "remoteType": "timestamp",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "fileinfo.lastaccesstime",
        "dataType": "timestamp",
        "remoteType": "timestamp",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "fileinfo.owner",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "topsecretboolean",
        "dataType": "double precision",
        "remoteType": "double precision",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "secretboolean",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "confidentialsecretboolean",
        "dataType": "double precision",
        "remoteType": "double precision",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "classificationlevel",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "releasability",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }, {
        "name": "compartment",
        "dataType": "text",
        "remoteType": "string",
        "nullable": true
      }],
      "password": "yourpassword"
    },
    "type": "odbcHandler",
    "connectionString": "user@redshift.database.example.io:5439/test",
    "id": 41,
    "createdAt": "2021-10-01T18:15:09.139Z",
    "updatedAt": "2021-10-01T18:15:09.274Z",
    "dbms": {
      "name": "redshift"
    }
  }
}

Response example

{
  "id": 41,
  "ca": ["-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\ncertificatedata\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----"],
  "metadata": {
    "columns": [{
      "name": "text",
      "dataType": "text",
      "remoteType": "string",
      "nullable": true
    }, {
      "name": "date",
      "dataType": "text",
      "remoteType": "string",
      "nullable": true
    }, {
      "name": "hashed_id",
      "dataType": "text",
      "remoteType": "string",
      "nullable": true
    }, {
      "name": "filename",
      "dataType": "text",
      "remoteType": "string",
      "nullable": true
    }, {
      "name": "storage_location",
      "dataType": "text",