> ## Documentation Index
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# List Database Schemas

> List all database schemas with optional filtering and pagination

# List Database Schemas

List all database schemas with optional filtering and pagination.

## Query Parameters

<ParamField query="database" type="string">
  Filter by database fully qualified name.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="domain" type="string">
  Filter by domain fully qualified name.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="limit" type="integer" default="10">
  Maximum number of results to return (max: 1000000).
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="before" type="string">
  Cursor for backward pagination.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="after" type="string">
  Cursor for forward pagination.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="fields" type="string">
  Comma-separated list of fields to include: `owners`, `tables`, `usageSummary`, `tags`, `certification`, `extension`, `domains`, `sourceHash`, `followers`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="include" type="string" default="non-deleted">
  Include `all`, `deleted`, or `non-deleted` entities.
</ParamField>

<RequestExample dropdown>
  ```python GET /v1/databaseSchemas theme={null}
  from metadata.sdk import configure
  from metadata.sdk.entities import DatabaseSchemas

  configure(
      host="https://your-company.open-metadata.org/api",
      jwt_token="your-jwt-token"
  )

  # List with pagination
  page = DatabaseSchemas.list(limit=50, fields=["owners", "tags"])
  for s in page.entities:
      print(f"{s.fullyQualifiedName}")
      if s.owners:
          print(f"  Owners: {[o.name for o in s.owners]}")

  # List all with auto-pagination
  all_schemas = DatabaseSchemas.list_all(batch_size=100)
  for schema in all_schemas:
      print(f"{schema.fullyQualifiedName}")
  ```

  ```java GET /v1/databaseSchemas theme={null}
  import static org.openmetadata.sdk.fluent.DatabaseSchemas.*;

  // Retrieve by ID
  DatabaseSchema schema = DatabaseSchemas.retrieve(schemaId);

  // List schemas
  var result = DatabaseSchemas.list()
      .fields("owners", "tags")
      .limit(50)
      .execute();

  for (DatabaseSchema s : result.getData()) {
      System.out.println(s.getFullyQualifiedName());
  }
  ```

  ```bash GET /v1/databaseSchemas theme={null}
  # List all
  curl "{base_url}/api/v1/databaseSchemas?limit=50" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # Filter by database
  curl "{base_url}/api/v1/databaseSchemas?database=Glue.default&limit=50" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # With fields
  curl "{base_url}/api/v1/databaseSchemas?database=Glue.default&fields=owners,tables,usageSummary&limit=50" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"

  # With multiple fields
  curl "{base_url}/api/v1/databaseSchemas?database=Glue.default&fields=owners,tables,tags,domains,usageSummary&limit=50" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}"
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={null}
  {
    "data": [
      {
        "id": "f681432b-e66c-4096-a1cd-7771358c5323",
        "name": "information_schema",
        "fullyQualifiedName": "Glue.default.information_schema",
        "description": "This **mock** database contains tables related to the Glue service",
        "version": 0.1,
        "updatedAt": 1769982658171,
        "updatedBy": "admin",
        "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/databaseSchemas/f681432b-e66c-4096-a1cd-7771358c5323",
        "owners": [],
        "service": {
          "id": "0fab117a-4c58-4ebb-9d42-beab0768fa8e",
          "type": "databaseService",
          "name": "Glue",
          "fullyQualifiedName": "Glue",
          "displayName": "Glue",
          "deleted": false,
          "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/services/databaseServices/0fab117a-4c58-4ebb-9d42-beab0768fa8e"
        },
        "serviceType": "Glue",
        "database": {
          "id": "9655ba5b-b8d7-419c-98f4-16b976692ad8",
          "type": "database",
          "name": "default",
          "fullyQualifiedName": "Glue.default",
          "description": "This **mock** database contains tables related to the Glue service",
          "displayName": "default",
          "deleted": false,
          "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/databases/9655ba5b-b8d7-419c-98f4-16b976692ad8"
        },
        "tables": [
          {
            "id": "49cae725-62e6-48b4-b604-7ea915659d9a",
            "type": "table",
            "name": "sales",
            "fullyQualifiedName": "Glue.default.information_schema.sales",
            "description": "Sales data",
            "displayName": "sales",
            "deleted": false,
            "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/tables/49cae725-62e6-48b4-b604-7ea915659d9a"
          },
          {
            "id": "b9988329-cb3e-469b-8d10-d6a21de8b0b9",
            "type": "table",
            "name": "marketing",
            "fullyQualifiedName": "Glue.default.information_schema.marketing",
            "description": "Marketing data",
            "displayName": "marketing",
            "deleted": false,
            "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/tables/b9988329-cb3e-469b-8d10-d6a21de8b0b9"
          }
        ],
        "tags": [],
        "deleted": false,
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.glue.com/information_schema",
        "domains": [],
        "entityStatus": "Unprocessed"
      }
    ],
    "paging": {
      "after": "...",
      "total": 28
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

***

## Returns

Returns a paginated list of database schema objects. By default, only basic fields are included. Use the `fields` parameter to request additional data.

## Response

<ResponseField name="data" type="array">
  Array of database schema objects.

  <Expandable title="properties">
    <ResponseField name="id" type="string">
      Unique identifier for the schema (UUID format).
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="name" type="string">
      Schema name.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="fullyQualifiedName" type="string">
      Fully qualified name in format `service.database.schema`.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="displayName" type="string">
      Human-readable display name.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="database" type="object">
      Reference to the parent database.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="service" type="object">
      Reference to the parent database service.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="serviceType" type="string">
      Type of database service (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, PostgreSQL).
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="owners" type="array" optional>
      List of owners (teams and users) assigned to the schema. Only included when `fields` contains `owners`.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="tags" type="array" optional>
      Classification tags applied to the schema. Only included when `fields` contains `tags`.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="domains" type="array" optional>
      Domain assignments for governance. Only included when `fields` contains `domains`.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="tables" type="array" optional>
      Child tables within this schema. Only included when `fields` contains `tables`.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="usageSummary" type="object" optional>
      Usage statistics and query counts. Only included when `fields` contains `usageSummary`.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="certification" type="object" optional>
      Certification status of the schema. Only included when `fields` contains `certification`.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="extension" type="object" optional>
      Custom properties defined on this schema. Only included when `fields` contains `extension`.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="sourceHash" type="string" optional>
      Hash of the source metadata for change detection. Only included when `fields` contains `sourceHash`.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="followers" type="array" optional>
      Users following this schema for updates. Only included when `fields` contains `followers`.
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="paging" type="object">
  Pagination information.

  <Expandable title="properties">
    <ResponseField name="total" type="integer">
      Total count of schemas matching the query.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="after" type="string" optional>
      Cursor for the next page of results. Null if this is the last page.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="before" type="string" optional>
      Cursor for the previous page of results. Null if this is the first page.
    </ResponseField>
  </Expandable>
</ResponseField>