Get entry

Retrieve an existing entry.

Code sample

Java

Before trying this sample, follow the Java setup instructions in the Dataplex quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Dataplex Java API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Dataplex, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

import com.google.cloud.dataplex.v1.CatalogServiceClient;
import com.google.cloud.dataplex.v1.Entry;
import com.google.cloud.dataplex.v1.EntryName;
import com.google.cloud.dataplex.v1.EntryView;
import com.google.cloud.dataplex.v1.GetEntryRequest;
import java.io.IOException;

public class GetEntry {

  public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
    // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    String projectId = "MY_PROJECT_ID";
    // Available locations: https://cloud.google.com/dataplex/docs/locations
    String location = "MY_LOCATION";
    String entryGroupId = "MY_ENTRY_GROUP_ID";
    String entryId = "MY_ENTRY_ID";

    Entry entry = getEntry(projectId, location, entryGroupId, entryId);
    System.out.println("Entry retrieved successfully: " + entry.getName());
    entry
        .getAspectsMap()
        .keySet()
        .forEach(aspectKey -> System.out.println("Retrieved aspect for entry: " + aspectKey));
  }

  // Method to retrieve Entry located in projectId, location, entryGroupId and with entryId
  // When Entry is created in Dataplex for example for BigQuery table,
  // access permissions might differ between Dataplex and source system.
  // "Get" method checks permissions in Dataplex.
  // Please also refer how to lookup an Entry, which checks permissions in source system.
  public static Entry getEntry(
      String projectId, String location, String entryGroupId, String entryId) throws IOException {
    // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created
    // once, and can be reused for multiple requests.
    try (CatalogServiceClient client = CatalogServiceClient.create()) {
      GetEntryRequest getEntryRequest =
          GetEntryRequest.newBuilder()
              .setName(EntryName.of(projectId, location, entryGroupId, entryId).toString())
              // View determines which Aspects are returned with the Entry.
              // For all available options, see:
              // https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/dataplex/entries/lookup#--view
              .setView(EntryView.FULL)
              // Following 2 lines will be ignored, because "View" is set to FULL.
              // Their purpose is to demonstrate how to filter the Aspects returned for Entry
              // when "View" is set to CUSTOM.
              .addAspectTypes("projects/dataplex-types/locations/global/aspectTypes/generic")
              .addPaths("my_path")
              .build();
      return client.getEntry(getEntryRequest);
    }
  }
}

Python

Before trying this sample, follow the Python setup instructions in the Dataplex quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Dataplex Python API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Dataplex, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment.

from google.cloud import dataplex_v1


def get_entry(
    project_id: str, location: str, entry_group_id: str, entry_id: str
) -> dataplex_v1.Entry:
    """Method to retrieve Entry located in project_id, location, entry_group_id and with entry_id

    When Entry is created in Dataplex for example for BigQuery table,
    access permissions might differ between Dataplex and source system.
    "Get" method checks permissions in Dataplex.
    Please also refer how to lookup an Entry, which checks permissions in source system.
    """

    # Initialize client that will be used to send requests across threads. This
    # client only needs to be created once, and can be reused for multiple requests.
    # After completing all of your requests, call the "__exit__()" method to safely
    # clean up any remaining background resources. Alternatively, use the client as
    # a context manager.
    with dataplex_v1.CatalogServiceClient() as client:
        # The resource name of the Entry
        name = f"projects/{project_id}/locations/{location}/entryGroups/{entry_group_id}/entries/{entry_id}"
        get_entry_request = dataplex_v1.GetEntryRequest(
            name=name,
            # View determines which Aspects are returned with the Entry.
            # For all available options, see:
            # https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/dataplex/entries/lookup#--view
            view=dataplex_v1.EntryView.FULL,
            # Following 2 lines will be ignored, because "View" is set to FULL.
            # Their purpose is to demonstrate how to filter the Aspects returned for Entry
            # when "View" is set to CUSTOM.
            aspect_types=[
                "projects/dataplex-types/locations/global/aspectTypes/generic"
            ],
            paths=["my_path"],
        )
        return client.get_entry(request=get_entry_request)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    # TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample.
    project_id = "MY_PROJECT_ID"
    # Available locations: https://cloud.google.com/dataplex/docs/locations
    location = "MY_LOCATION"
    entry_group_id = "MY_ENTRY_GROUP_ID"
    entry_id = "MY_ENTRY_ID"

    entry = get_entry(project_id, location, entry_group_id, entry_id)
    print(f"Entry retrieved successfully: {entry.name}")
    for aspect_key in entry.aspects.keys():
        print(f"Retrieved aspect for entry: {aspect_key}")

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