Create a datasource

Create a new datasource. The request body contains the datasource configuration properties, which depend on the connector type.

• Use /connectors/plugins to get the list of installed connector types.

• Use /connectors/schema/{type} to get the configuration properties for the connector type you want to use.

POST /connectors/datasources

Create a datasource

Python

import requests

url = "https://{FUSION HOST}/api/connectors/datasources"

payload = {
    "id": "test-data-source",
    "parserId": "api-test-app",
    "connector": "lucid.fileupload",
    "type": "fileupload",
    "pipeline": "api-test-app",
    "properties": {
        "fileId": "pokedex.json.zip",
        "description": "My test datasource"
    }
}
headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

201

{
  "id": "test-data-source",
  "created": "2024-08-02T21:00:42.165Z",
  "modified": "2024-08-02T21:00:42.165Z",
  "connector": "lucid.fileupload",
  "type": "fileupload",
  "pipeline": "api-test-app",
  "parserId": "api-test-app",
  "properties": {
    "description": "My test datasource",
    "fileId": "pokedex.json.zip",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream"
  }
}

Query Parameters

validateOnly · boolean · default: false

Indicates if the configuration should be created (persisted) or just validated.

context · string

The context of resource. It usually is the app inside which the resource is created.

Body

application/json

The body is of type object.

Response

201 - application/json

Created

The response is of type object.