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.
GET https://datacatalog.googleapis.com/v1beta1/{name}
Path parameters
Parameters
name
string
Required. The name of the entry. Example:
projects/{projectId}/locations/{location}/entryGroups/{entryGroupId}/entries/{entryId} It takes the form projects/{project}/locations/{location}/entryGroups/{entrygroup}/entries/{entries}.
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of Entry.
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