curl -X PUT "{base_url}/api/v1/databases" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "default",
    "displayName": "Default Database",
    "service": "mysql_sample",
    "description": "Default MySQL database for sample data",
    "retentionPeriod": "P365D"
  }'

from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import Databases

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

# Retrieve, modify, and update
database = Databases.retrieve("550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000")
database.description = "Updated analytics data warehouse"
database.retentionPeriod = "P730D"
updated = Databases.update(database)

print(f"Updated to version {updated.version.root}")

import org.openmetadata.schema.entity.data.Database;

// client is an initialized OpenMetadataClient.

// Retrieve, modify, and update
Database database = client.databases().get("550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000");
database.setDescription("Updated analytics data warehouse");
Database updated = client.databases().update("550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000", database);

# Update by ID
curl -X PATCH "{base_url}/api/v1/databases/1d08c2c6-cea7-4adf-9043-0f6a6aaf9721" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" \
  -d '[
    {"op": "replace", "path": "/description", "value": "Updated default MySQL database"},
    {"op": "replace", "path": "/retentionPeriod", "value": "P730D"}
  ]'

# Update by name
curl -X PATCH "{base_url}/api/v1/databases/name/mysql_sample.default" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" \
  -d '[
    {"op": "replace", "path": "/description", "value": "Updated default MySQL database"}
  ]'

{
  "id": "1d08c2c6-cea7-4adf-9043-0f6a6aaf9721",
  "name": "default",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "mysql_sample.default",
  "description": "Updated default MySQL database",
  "tags": [],
  "version": 0.2,
  "updatedAt": 1769982700000,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/databases/1d08c2c6-cea7-4adf-9043-0f6a6aaf9721",
  "owners": [],
  "service": {
    "id": "4724c3cb-d4b8-4ac0-aa55-e8bb66f01ac3",
    "type": "databaseService",
    "name": "mysql_sample",
    "fullyQualifiedName": "mysql_sample",
    "displayName": "mysql_sample",
    "deleted": false,
    "href": "http://localhost:8585/api/v1/services/databaseServices/4724c3cb-d4b8-4ac0-aa55-e8bb66f01ac3"
  },
  "serviceType": "Mysql",
  "retentionPeriod": "P730D",
  "default": false,
  "deleted": false,
  "domains": [],
  "entityStatus": "Unprocessed"
}