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.
Marks an Entry as starred by the current user. Starring information is private to each user.
HTTP request
POST https://datacatalog.googleapis.com/v1/{name}:star
Path parameters
Parameters
name
string
Required. The name of the entry to mark as starred. It takes the form projects/{project}/locations/{location}/entryGroups/{entrygroup}/entries/{entries}.
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