This endpoint enables admins to trigger metadata extraction. It only works for data sources that are deployed. If you want to change the parameters for metadata extraction, use the /sync_configuration/metadata_extraction/ PATCH endpoint. NOTE: From 2024.1.1 release onwards, the body parameters (limit_schemas, exclude_schemas, remove_filtered_schemas) for this API have become obsolete. If you are already using these body parameters in your API, they will continue to work but will soon be deprecated. We recommend you use the 'Update Metadata Configuration' API (`/sync_configuration/metadata_extraction/) to configure the extraction and use the Trigger Metadata Extraction job API to run the extraction.
Parameter Deprecation Notice
We will be deprecating the three body parameters
limit_schemas,exclude_schemas, andremove_filtered_schemasin the 2024.3 release of Alation in early September. If you are already using these body parameters in your API calls, they will continue to work until deprecated. They have already been removed from the documentation.As an alternative, we recommend you use the Update metadata extraction configurations endpoint to configure the extraction and only use the Trigger metadata extraction job endpoint to run the extraction.