> ## 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.

# Glossaries

> Create and manage glossaries for business terminology

# Glossaries

A **Glossary** is a collection of business terms and definitions that provides a shared vocabulary across an organization. Glossaries help ensure consistent understanding of business concepts and data semantics.

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

## Fully Qualified Name

The FQN format for a glossary is:

```
glossaryName
```

For example: `BusinessGlossary`

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## API Endpoints

| Method | Endpoint | Description |
| - | - | - |
| `PUT` | `/v1/glossaries` | [Create or update a glossary](/v2.1.x-SNAPSHOT/api-reference/governance/glossaries/create) |
| `POST` | `/v1/glossaries` | [Create a glossary (POST variant)](/v2.1.x-SNAPSHOT/api-reference/governance/glossaries/create) |
| `GET` | `/v1/glossaries` | [List glossaries](/v2.1.x-SNAPSHOT/api-reference/governance/glossaries/list) |
| `GET` | `/v1/glossaries/{id}` | [Get by ID](/v2.1.x-SNAPSHOT/api-reference/governance/glossaries/retrieve) |
| `GET` | `/v1/glossaries/name/{fqn}` | [Get by FQN](/v2.1.x-SNAPSHOT/api-reference/governance/glossaries/retrieve) |
| `PATCH` | `/v1/glossaries/{id}` | [Update by ID](/v2.1.x-SNAPSHOT/api-reference/governance/glossaries/update) |
| `PATCH` | `/v1/glossaries/name/{fqn}` | [Update by name](/v2.1.x-SNAPSHOT/api-reference/governance/glossaries/update) |
| `DELETE` | `/v1/glossaries/{id}` | [Delete by ID](/v2.1.x-SNAPSHOT/api-reference/governance/glossaries/delete) |
| `DELETE` | `/v1/glossaries/name/{fqn}` | [Delete by name](/v2.1.x-SNAPSHOT/api-reference/governance/glossaries/delete) |
| `PUT` | `/v1/glossaries/restore` | [Restore soft-deleted glossary](/v2.1.x-SNAPSHOT/api-reference/governance/glossaries/delete) |
| `GET` | `/v1/glossaries/{id}/versions` | [List versions](/v2.1.x-SNAPSHOT/api-reference/governance/glossaries/versions) |
| `GET` | `/v1/glossaries/{id}/versions/{version}` | [Get specific version](/v2.1.x-SNAPSHOT/api-reference/governance/glossaries/versions) |


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