Replace Dataset

Replace an existing dataset.

Method

PUT /datasets/{owner}/{id}

Parameters

Name Type Description Required
description string Short description for dataset. Max. 120 characters.
summary string Dataset summary, markdown supported. Max. 25,000 characters.
tags array Array of strings to tag dataset.
2 to 25 characters each. Letters, numbers and spaces only.
{ "tags": [ "tag1", "tag2" ]}
license string Public Domain, PDDL, CC-0, CC-BY, ODC-BY, CC-BY-SA, ODC-ODbL, CC BY-NC-SA or Other
See full descriptions
visibility string OPEN or PRIVATE √
files object List of files and their sources to add to dataset.

The files object contains the following keys:

Name Type Description
name string The filename including the file extension.
source object List of file URLs.
description string Short description for the file. Max. 120 characters.
labels array Array of strings to label file. Acceptable string values are: raw data, clean data, documentation, script, visualization, and report.
{ "labels": [ "raw data", "report" ]}

The source object contains the following keys:

Name Type Description
url string The direct-download URL for each file.

Body JSON schema

{
  "description": "string",
  "summary": "string",
  "tags": [
    "string"
  ],
  "license": "string",
  "visibility": "string",
  "files": [
    {
      "name": "string",
      "source": {
        "url": "string"
      },
      "description": "string",
      "labels": [
       "string"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Response schema (Status 200)

{
  "message": "string"
}

Errors

HTTP Status Code Reason Solution
400 Bad request. Check syntax and URIs.
401 Unauthorized Verify credentials / API key
403 Forbidden
404 Not found.
422 Bad request. Check syntax and URIs.
500 Server error.

EXAMPLE

Request URL:

https://api.data.world/v0/datasets/jonloyens/an-intro-to-dataworld-dataset

cURL:

$ export DW_API_TOKEN=<your api token goes here>
$ curl -X PUT -H 'Authorization: Bearer ${DW_API_TOKEN}' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d @request.json https://api.data.world/v0/datasets/jonloyens/an-intro-to-dataworld-dataset

Where @request.json is a reference to a locally stored file with the JSON request content, as seen below:

{
  "description": "2017 data.world basketball program",
  "summary": "Fake data.world basketball team players and stats. Includes 2016 and 2017 team",
  "tags": [
    "basketball"
  ],
  "visibility": "OPEN",
  "files": [
    {
      "name": "DataDotWorld2017BBallTeam.csv",
      "source": {
        "url": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UheyB6pxTCfLpRmIGITM0fKb8jHVEvPuajmuejxxRyE/pub?gid=1371600687&single=true&output=csv"
      },
      "description": "Purely fictitious performance data on our purely fictitious data.world basketball team.",
      "labels": [
        "raw data", "clean data"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Response Body:

{
  "message": "Dataset has been successfully replaced."
}

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