> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.open-metadata.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Classifications

> Create and manage classifications for organizing tags

# Classifications

A **Classification** is a category or grouping of tags used to classify and label data assets. Classifications provide a structured taxonomy for metadata tagging.

<Info>
  Entity schema follows the [OpenMetadata Standard](https://openmetadatastandards.org/governance/classification/).
</Info>

## Fully Qualified Name

The FQN format for a classification is:

```
classificationName
```

For example: `Certification` or `PII`

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## API Endpoints

| Method   | Endpoint                                      | Description                                                                                        |
| -------- | --------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `PUT`    | `/v1/classifications`                         | [Create or update a classification](/v1.12.x/api-reference/governance/classifications/create)      |
| `POST`   | `/v1/classifications`                         | [Create a classification (POST variant)](/v1.12.x/api-reference/governance/classifications/create) |
| `GET`    | `/v1/classifications`                         | [List classifications](/v1.12.x/api-reference/governance/classifications/list)                     |
| `GET`    | `/v1/classifications/{id}`                    | [Get by ID](/v1.12.x/api-reference/governance/classifications/retrieve)                            |
| `GET`    | `/v1/classifications/name/{fqn}`              | [Get by FQN](/v1.12.x/api-reference/governance/classifications/retrieve)                           |
| `PATCH`  | `/v1/classifications/{id}`                    | [Update by ID](/v1.12.x/api-reference/governance/classifications/update)                           |
| `PATCH`  | `/v1/classifications/name/{fqn}`              | [Update by name](/v1.12.x/api-reference/governance/classifications/update)                         |
| `DELETE` | `/v1/classifications/{id}`                    | [Delete by ID](/v1.12.x/api-reference/governance/classifications/delete)                           |
| `DELETE` | `/v1/classifications/name/{fqn}`              | [Delete by name](/v1.12.x/api-reference/governance/classifications/delete)                         |
| `PUT`    | `/v1/classifications/restore`                 | [Restore soft-deleted classification](/v1.12.x/api-reference/governance/classifications/delete)    |
| `GET`    | `/v1/classifications/{id}/versions`           | [List versions](/v1.12.x/api-reference/governance/classifications/versions)                        |
| `GET`    | `/v1/classifications/{id}/versions/{version}` | [Get specific version](/v1.12.x/api-reference/governance/classifications/versions)                 |