PUT /v1/classifications

curl -X PUT "{base_url}/api/v1/classifications" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Certification",
    "description": "Certifying Data Asset will provide the users with a clear idea of...",
    "mutuallyExclusive": true,
    "owners": []
  }'

from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import Classifications

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

# Retrieve, modify, and update
classification = Classifications.retrieve("06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94")
classification.description = "Updated: Classification for data asset certification levels"
updated = Classifications.update(classification)

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

// client is an initialized OpenMetadataClient.
var classificationId = "06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94";
var classification = client.classifications().get(classificationId);
classification.setDescription("Updated: Classification for data asset certification levels");

var updated = client.classifications().update(classificationId, classification);

# Update by ID
curl -X PATCH "{base_url}/api/v1/classifications/06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" \
  -d '[
    {"op": "replace", "path": "/description", "value": "Updated: Classification for data asset certification levels"}
  ]'

# Update by name
curl -X PATCH "{base_url}/api/v1/classifications/name/Certification" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" \
  -d '[
    {"op": "replace", "path": "/description", "value": "Updated: Classification for data asset certification levels"}
  ]'

{
  "id": "06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94",
  "name": "Certification",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "Certification",
  "description": "Updated: Classification for data asset certification levels",
  "version": 0.2,
  "updatedAt": 1769982619610,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "deleted": false,
  "owners": [],
  "provider": "system",
  "mutuallyExclusive": true
}

PUT

classifications

PUT /v1/classifications

curl -X PUT "{base_url}/api/v1/classifications" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Certification",
    "description": "Certifying Data Asset will provide the users with a clear idea of...",
    "mutuallyExclusive": true,
    "owners": []
  }'

from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import Classifications

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

# Retrieve, modify, and update
classification = Classifications.retrieve("06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94")
classification.description = "Updated: Classification for data asset certification levels"
updated = Classifications.update(classification)

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

// client is an initialized OpenMetadataClient.
var classificationId = "06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94";
var classification = client.classifications().get(classificationId);
classification.setDescription("Updated: Classification for data asset certification levels");

var updated = client.classifications().update(classificationId, classification);

# Update by ID
curl -X PATCH "{base_url}/api/v1/classifications/06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" \
  -d '[
    {"op": "replace", "path": "/description", "value": "Updated: Classification for data asset certification levels"}
  ]'

# Update by name
curl -X PATCH "{base_url}/api/v1/classifications/name/Certification" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" \
  -d '[
    {"op": "replace", "path": "/description", "value": "Updated: Classification for data asset certification levels"}
  ]'

{
  "id": "06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94",
  "name": "Certification",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "Certification",
  "description": "Updated: Classification for data asset certification levels",
  "version": 0.2,
  "updatedAt": 1769982619610,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "deleted": false,
  "owners": [],
  "provider": "system",
  "mutuallyExclusive": true
}

Update a Classification

Create a classification or update it if it already exists, using PUT /v1/classifications with the full request body. Send the complete definition, not just the fields you want to change. To change only some fields, use PATCH with a JSON Patch array and the application/json-patch+json content type, as shown in the PATCH examples below.

Body Parameters

string

required

Name of the classification. Must be unique.

string

Human-readable display name for the classification.

string

required

Description of the classification in Markdown format.

boolean

default:"false"

If true, only one tag from this classification can be applied to an entity at a time.

array

Array of owner references (users or teams) to assign to the classification.

Show properties

string

UUID of the owner entity.

string

Type of owner entity, for example user, team.

string

Name of the owner entity.

string

Provider of the classification: user (custom) or system (built-in).

PUT /v1/classifications

curl -X PUT "{base_url}/api/v1/classifications" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "Certification",
    "description": "Certifying Data Asset will provide the users with a clear idea of...",
    "mutuallyExclusive": true,
    "owners": []
  }'

from metadata.sdk import configure
from metadata.sdk.entities import Classifications

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

# Retrieve, modify, and update
classification = Classifications.retrieve("06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94")
classification.description = "Updated: Classification for data asset certification levels"
updated = Classifications.update(classification)

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

// client is an initialized OpenMetadataClient.
var classificationId = "06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94";
var classification = client.classifications().get(classificationId);
classification.setDescription("Updated: Classification for data asset certification levels");

var updated = client.classifications().update(classificationId, classification);

# Update by ID
curl -X PATCH "{base_url}/api/v1/classifications/06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" \
  -d '[
    {"op": "replace", "path": "/description", "value": "Updated: Classification for data asset certification levels"}
  ]'

# Update by name
curl -X PATCH "{base_url}/api/v1/classifications/name/Certification" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" \
  -d '[
    {"op": "replace", "path": "/description", "value": "Updated: Classification for data asset certification levels"}
  ]'

{
  "id": "06d90883-6be9-4f7e-9475-753f10a95e94",
  "name": "Certification",
  "fullyQualifiedName": "Certification",
  "description": "Updated: Classification for data asset certification levels",
  "version": 0.2,
  "updatedAt": 1769982619610,
  "updatedBy": "admin",
  "deleted": false,
  "owners": [],
  "provider": "system",
  "mutuallyExclusive": true
}

Returns

Returns the updated classification object with the new version number.

Response

string

Unique identifier for the classification (UUID format).

string

Classification name.

string

Fully qualified name of the classification.

string

Updated description.

number

Incremented version number.

Error Handling

Code	Error Type	Description
`400`	`BAD_REQUEST`	Invalid or malformed request body
`401`	`UNAUTHORIZED`	Invalid or missing authentication token
`403`	`FORBIDDEN`	User lacks permission to update this classification
`409`	`CONFLICT`	Concurrent modification detected

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