Data Catalog API methods that are related to Data Catalog search and metadata are deprecated and will be discontinued on January 30, 2026. See Transition from Data Catalog to Dataplex Universal Catalog. Methods that are related to policy tags and policy tag taxonomies are not deprecated.
The resource name comes from the source Google Cloud Platform service.
HTTP request
GET https://datacatalog.googleapis.com/v1/entries:lookup
Query parameters
Parameters
project
string
Project where the lookup should be performed. Required to lookup entry that is not a part of DPMS or DATAPLEXintegratedSystem using its fullyQualifiedName. Ignored in other cases.
location
string
Location where the lookup should be performed. Required to lookup entry that is not a part of DPMS or DATAPLEXintegratedSystem using its fullyQualifiedName. Ignored in other cases.
Union parameter target_name. Required. A full name, SQL name, or a fully qualified name of a Google Cloud Platform resource. target_name can be only one of the following:
linkedResource
string
The full name of the Google Cloud Platform resource the Data Catalog entry represents. For more information, see Full Resource Name.
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