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.
Sets the configuration related to the migration to Dataplex Universal Catalog for an organization or project.
HTTP request
POST https://datacatalog.googleapis.com/v1/{name}:setConfig
Path parameters
Parameters
name
string
Required. The organization or project whose config is being specified. It takes the form organizations/{organization}/locations/{location}.
Request body
The request body contains data with the following structure:
JSON representation
{// Union field configuration can be only one of the following:"tagTemplateMigration": enum (TagTemplateMigration),"catalogUiExperience": enum (CatalogUIExperience)// End of list of possible types for union field configuration.}
Fields
Union field configuration. The configuration field to set. configuration can be only one of the following:
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