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BigQuery Data Transfer API API

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Overview

Schedule queries or transfer external data from SaaS applications to Google BigQuery on a regular basis.

BigQuery Data Transfer API is an analytics API from googleapis.com. Requests are authenticated with OAuth. It is served over HTTPS. Its OpenAPI description documents 13 endpoints.

At a glance

Authentication
OAuth
HTTPS
Yes
CORS
Unknown
Category
Analytics
Base URL
https://bigquerydatatransfer.googleapis.com/
Version
v1
Endpoints
13
OpenAPI
Specification ↗
Spec updated
2023-04-21

Make a first request

Replace the placeholders; the documentation says exactly where credentials go.

cURL
curl -X GET "https://bigquerydatatransfer.googleapis.com/v1/NAME" \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
JavaScript
const response = await fetch("https://bigquerydatatransfer.googleapis.com/v1/NAME", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Python
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "GET",
    "https://bigquerydatatransfer.googleapis.com/v1/NAME",
    headers={
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Endpoints

MethodPathWhat it does
GET/v1/{name}Returns information about the particular transfer run.
PATCH/v1/{name}Updates a data transfer configuration. All fields must be set, even if they are not updated.
DELETE/v1/{name}Deletes the specified transfer run.
GET/v1/{name}/locationsLists information about the supported locations for this service.
POST/v1/{name}:checkValidCredsReturns true if valid credentials exist for the given data source and requesting user.
POST/v1/{name}:enrollDataSourcesEnroll data sources in a user project. This allows users to create transfer configurations for these data sources. They will also appear in the ListDataSources
GET/v1/{parent}/dataSourcesLists supported data sources and returns their settings.
GET/v1/{parent}/runsReturns information about running and completed transfer runs.
GET/v1/{parent}/transferConfigsReturns information about all transfer configs owned by a project in the specified location.
POST/v1/{parent}/transferConfigsCreates a new data transfer configuration.
GET/v1/{parent}/transferLogsReturns log messages for the transfer run.
POST/v1/{parent}:scheduleRunsCreates transfer runs for a time range [start_time, end_time]. For each date - or whatever granularity the data source supports - in the range, one transfer run
POST/v1/{parent}:startManualRunsStart manual transfer runs to be executed now with schedule_time equal to current time. The transfer runs can be created for a time range where the run_time is

Questions

Does the BigQuery Data Transfer API API need an API key?

Yes. The BigQuery Data Transfer API API uses OAuth authentication; the documentation explains how to get credentials.

Does the BigQuery Data Transfer API API support HTTPS?

Yes, the BigQuery Data Transfer API API is served over HTTPS.

How many endpoints does the BigQuery Data Transfer API API have?

Its OpenAPI description lists 13 endpoints in version v1. All of them are shown on this page.

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