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Alation Data Catalog API — Custom Fields

Alation Data Catalog API — Custom Fields. 2 operations. Lead operation: List custom field values. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Alation business surface.

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What You Can Do

GET
Listcustomfieldvalues — List custom field values
/v1/custom-field-value
PUT
Updatecustomfieldvalues — Update custom field values
/v1/custom-field-value

MCP Tools

list-custom-field-values

List custom field values

read-only idempotent
update-custom-field-values

Update custom field values

idempotent

Capability Spec

data-catalog-custom-fields.yaml Raw ↑
naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: Alation Data Catalog API — Custom Fields
  description: 'Alation Data Catalog API — Custom Fields. 2 operations. Lead operation: List custom field values. Self-contained
    Naftiko capability covering one Alation business surface.'
  tags:
  - Alation
  - Custom Fields
  created: '2026-05-19'
  modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    ALATION_API_KEY: ALATION_API_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: data-catalog-custom-fields
    baseUri: https://{instance}/integration/v2
    description: Alation Data Catalog API — Custom Fields business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: custom_field_value
      path: /custom_field_value/
      operations:
      - name: listcustomfieldvalues
        method: GET
        description: List custom field values
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: object_type
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Type of catalog object (table, column, datasource, etc.)
        - name: object_id
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: ID of the catalog object
      - name: updatecustomfieldvalues
        method: PUT
        description: Update custom field values
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: body
          in: body
          type: object
          description: Request body (JSON).
          required: true
    authentication:
      type: bearer
      token: '{{env.ALATION_API_KEY}}'
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: data-catalog-custom-fields-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for Alation Data Catalog API — Custom Fields. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation,
      prefixed with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/custom-field-value
      name: custom-field-value
      description: REST surface for custom_field_value.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: listcustomfieldvalues
        description: List custom field values
        call: data-catalog-custom-fields.listcustomfieldvalues
        with:
          object_type: rest.object_type
          object_id: rest.object_id
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
      - method: PUT
        name: updatecustomfieldvalues
        description: Update custom field values
        call: data-catalog-custom-fields.updatecustomfieldvalues
        with:
          body: rest.body
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: data-catalog-custom-fields-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for Alation Data Catalog API — Custom Fields. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline
      through this capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: list-custom-field-values
      description: List custom field values
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: data-catalog-custom-fields.listcustomfieldvalues
      with:
        object_type: tools.object_type
        object_id: tools.object_id
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: update-custom-field-values
      description: Update custom field values
      hints:
        readOnly: false
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: data-catalog-custom-fields.updatecustomfieldvalues
      with:
        body: tools.body
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.