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DataWorks:GetColumn

Last Updated:Jul 01, 2026

Retrieves the details of a specified column in a Data Map table.

Operation description

  1. You must purchase DataWorks Basic Edition or a higher edition to use this feature.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

  • Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.

  • API: The API that you can call to perform the action.

  • Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.

  • Resource type: The type of the resource that supports authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.

    • For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.

    • For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.

  • Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.

  • Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

dataworks:GetColumn

get

*All Resource

*

None None

Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

Id

string

Yes

The ID. You can obtain this value from the response of the ListColumns operation. For more information, see Metadata entity concepts.

The format is ${EntityType}:${InstanceID or encoded URL}:${DataCatalogIdentifier}:${DatabaseName}:${SchemaName}:${TableName}:${ColumnName}. Use an empty string as a placeholder for levels that do not exist.

Note

For MaxCompute and DLF types, use an empty string as a placeholder for the instance ID. For MaxCompute, the database name is the MaxCompute project name. Projects with the three-layer model enabled must include the schema name. For projects without the three-layer model, use an empty string as a placeholder for the schema name.

Note

For StarRocks, the data catalog identifier is the catalog name. For DLF, the data catalog identifier is the catalog ID. Other types do not support the catalog level. Use an empty string as a placeholder.

The following are ID format examples for common types:

maxcompute-column:::project_name:[schema_name]:table_name:column_name

dlf-column::catalog_id:database_name::table_name:column_name

hms-column:instance_id::database_name::table_name:column_name

holo-column:instance_id::database_name:schema_name:table_name:column_name

mysql-column:(instance_id|encoded_jdbc_url)::database_name::table_name:column_name

Note

Other parameters:
instance_id: The instance ID. This parameter is required when the data source is registered in instance mode.
encoded_jdbc_url: The URL-encoded JDBC connection string. This parameter is required when the data source is registered by using a connection string.
catalog_id: The DLF catalog ID.
project_name: The MaxCompute project name.
database_name: The database name.
schema_name: The schema name. For MaxCompute, this parameter is required only when the three-layer model is enabled for the project. If the three-layer model is not enabled, use an empty string as a placeholder.
table_name: The table name.
column_name: The column name.

maxcompute-column:::project_name:[schema_name]:table_name:column_name

Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

The response.

RequestId

string

The request ID.

D1E2E5BC-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxx

Success

boolean

Indicates whether the request was successful.

true

Column Column

The column list.

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "D1E2E5BC-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxx",
  "Success": true,
  "Column": {
    "Id": "maxcompute-column:::project_name:[schema_name]:table_name:column_name",
    "Name": "column_name",
    "Comment": "字段1",
    "TableId": "maxcompute-table:::project_name:[schema_name]:table_name",
    "Position": 1,
    "Type": "bigint",
    "PrimaryKey": false,
    "PartitionKey": false,
    "ForeignKey": false,
    "BusinessMetadata": {
      "Description": "字段1的业务描述",
      "CustomAttributes": {
        "key": [
          "张三"
        ]
      }
    },
    "StatisticsInfos": {
      "key": ""
    }
  }
}

Error codes

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Release notes

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