Schema/Metadata API Reference: Tables/Views (Deprecated)

Deprecation

In versions v2.0.0 and above, the schema/metadata API is deprecated in favour of the schema API and the metadata API.

Though for backwards compatibility, the schema/metadata APIs will continue to function.

Introduction

Track/untrack a table/view in Hasura GraphQL engine.

Only tracked tables/views are available for querying/mutating/subscribing data over the GraphQL API.

track_table

track_table is used to add a table/view to the GraphQL schema.

Add a table/view author:

POST /v1/query HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
X-Hasura-Role: admin

{
    "type": "track_table",
    "args": {
        "schema": "public",
        "name": "author"
    }
}

Args syntax

Key	Required	Schema	Description
table	true	TableName	Name of the table
is_enum	false	Boolean	When set to true, creates the table as an enum table.
apollo_federation_config	false	ApolloFederationConfig	Apollo federation configuration for the table

set_table_is_enum

set_table_is_enum sets whether an already-tracked table should be used as an enum table.

Use table user_role as an enum table:

POST /v1/query HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
X-Hasura-Role: admin

{
  "type": "set_table_is_enum",
  "args": {
    "table": {
      "schema": "public",
      "name": "user_role"
    },
    "is_enum": true
  }
}

Args syntax

Key	Required	Schema	Description
table	true	TableName	Name of the table
is_enum	true	Boolean	Whether or not the table should be used as an enum table <enum table>.

track_table v2

Version 2 of track_table is used to add a table/view to the GraphQL schema with configuration. You can customise the root field names.

Add a table/view author:

POST /v1/query HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
X-Hasura-Role: admin

{
   "type": "track_table",
   "version": 2,
   "args": {
     "table": "author",
     "configuration": {
        "custom_root_fields": {
           "select": "Authors",
           "select_by_pk": "Author",
           "select_aggregate": "AuthorAggregate",
           "insert": "AddAuthors",
           "insert_one":"AddAuthor",
           "update": "UpdateAuthors",
           "update_by_pk": "UpdateAuthor",
           "delete": "DeleteAuthors",
           "delete_by_pk": "DeleteAuthor"
        },
        "custom_column_names": {
           "id": "authorId"
        }
     }
   }
}

A table can be tracked with a custom name. This can be useful when a table name is not GraphQL compliant, like Users Address. A custom name like users_address will complement the "Users Address" table, so that it can be added to the GraphQL schema.

POST /v1/query HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
X-Hasura-Role: admin

{
   "type": "track_table",
   "version": 2,
   "args": {
     "table": "Author Details",
     "configuration": {
        "custom_name": "author_details"
     }
   }
}

The GraphQL nodes and typenames that are generated will be according to the identifier. For example, in this case, the nodes generated will be:

• users_address
• users_address_one
• users_address_aggregate
• insert_users_address
• insert_users_address_one
• update_users_address
• update_users_address_by_pk
• delete_users_address
• delete_users_address_by_pk

Note

GraphQL engine requires the constraint names (if any) of a table to be GraphQL compliant in order to be able to track it.

Args syntax

Key	Required	Schema	Description
table	true	TableName	Name of the table
configuration	false	Table Config	Configuration for the table/view
apollo_federation_config	false	ApolloFederationConfig	Apollo federation configuration for the table

set_table_custom_fields (deprecated)

set_table_custom_fields has been deprecated. Use the set_table_customization API to set the custom table fields.

set_table_custom_fields in version 2 sets the custom root fields and custom column names of already tracked table. This will replace the already present custom fields configuration.

Set custom fields for table/view author:

POST /v1/query HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
X-Hasura-Role: admin

{
   "type": "set_table_custom_fields",
   "version": 2,
   "args": {
     "table": "author",
     "custom_root_fields": {
        "select": "Authors",
        "select_by_pk": "Author",
        "select_aggregate": "AuthorAggregate",
        "insert": "AddAuthors",
        "insert_one":"AddAuthor",
        "update": "UpdateAuthors",
        "update_by_pk": "UpdateAuthor",
        "delete": "DeleteAuthors",
        "delete_by_pk": "DeleteAuthor"
     },
     "custom_column_names": {
        "id": "authorId"
     }
   }
}

Args syntax

Key	Required	Schema	Description
table	true	TableName	Name of the table
custom_root_fields	false	Custom Root Fields	Customise the root fields
custom_column_names	false	CustomColumnNames	Customise the column fields

set_table_customization

set_table_customization allows you to customize any given table with a custom name, custom root fields and custom column names of an already tracked table. This will replace the already present customization.

set_table_custom_fields has been deprecated in favour of this API.

Set the configuration for a table/view called author:

POST /v1/query HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
X-Hasura-Role: admin

{
   "type": "set_table_customization",
   "args": {
     "table": "author_details",
     "configuration": {
       "identifier": "author",
       "custom_root_fields": {
          "select": "Authors",
          "select_by_pk": "Author",
          "select_aggregate": "AuthorAggregate",
          "insert": "AddAuthors",
          "insert_one":"AddAuthor",
          "update": "UpdateAuthors",
          "update_by_pk": "UpdateAuthor",
          "delete": "DeleteAuthors",
          "delete_by_pk": "DeleteAuthor"
       },
       "custom_column_names": {
          "id": "authorId"
       }
     }
   }
}

Args syntax

Key	Required	Schema	Description
table	true	TableName	Name of the table
configuration	false	TableConfig	Configuration for the table/view

untrack_table

untrack_table is used to remove a table/view from the GraphQL schema.

Remove a table/view author:

POST /v1/query HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
X-Hasura-Role: admin

{
    "type": "untrack_table",
    "args": {
        "table": {
            "schema": "public",
            "name": "author"
         },
        "cascade": true
    }
}

Args syntax

Key	Required	Schema	Description
table	true	TableName	Name of the table
cascade	false	Boolean	When set to true, the effect (if possible) is cascaded to any metadata dependent objects (relationships, permissions, templates)