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Use this endpoint to retrieve the data dictionary of the DiVA API. The data dictionary contains records that specify the data fields available in the API, including the display name and description of each field. This endpoint supports multiple response formats, query filtering, field filtering, sorting, and pagination. For more information about response options, see Response Customization.

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Retrieve data dictionary (JSON)

Action: GET
Endpoint: /views/datadictionary Retrieve the data dictionary. This endpoint returns a JSON object that contains an array of records matching your filter query.

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Response body

NameTypeRequired?Description
field_namestringReturnedName of the field.
field_name_readablestringReturnedDisplay name of the field in the Marqeta Dashboard.
field_name_descriptionstringReturnedDescription of the field.

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Sample response body

The following sample shows a representative response for a GET request to the /views/datadictionary?field_name=card_product_name,acting_card_type,ach_status endpoint.
JSON
{
  "total": 3,
  "is_more": false,
  "count": 3,
  "info": {},
  "start_date": null,
  "end_date": null,
  "last_run_time": "",
  "schema": [
    {
      "field": "field_name",
      "type": "character varying(128)",
      "display": "Field Name",
      "units": null,
      "has_total": false,
      "is_filter_only": false
    },
    {
      "field": "field_name_readable",
      "type": "character varying(128)",
      "display": "Field Name Readable",
      "units": null,
      "has_total": false,
      "is_filter_only": false
    },
    {
      "field": "field_name_description",
      "type": "character varying(2500)",
      "display": "Field Name Description",
      "units": null,
      "has_total": false,
      "is_filter_only": false
    }
  ],
  "records": [
    {
      "field_name": "card_product_name",
      "field_name_readable": "Card Product Name",
      "field_name_description": "The name of the card product associated with a card."
    },
    {
      "field_name": "ach_status",
      "field_name_readable": "Ach Status",
      "field_name_description": "The status of an ACH load attempt."
    },
    {
      "field_name": "acting_card_type",
      "field_name_readable": "Acting Card Type",
      "field_name_description": "The form factor of the card (virtual or physical)."
    }
  ]
}

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Retrieve data dictionary (file export)

Action: GET
Endpoint: /views/datadictionary/{export_type} Retrieve the data dictionary in the specified format. This endpoint asynchronously generates a file in the specified format and returns a job token for retrieving the file when it is completed. The file contains a list of records matching your filter query.

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URL path parameters

FieldsDescription
export_type

string
Required		File format in which to export the data.

Allowable Values:

csv

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Query parameters

FieldsDescription
compress

string
optional		Type of file compression for the exported file.

Allowable Values:

gz, zip

Default value:
gz

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Sample response body

The following sample shows a representative response for a GET request to the /views/datadictionary/xlsx?compress=zip endpoint.
JSON
{
  "token": "d62b19969d66fb8de930036147ddf71b8e2b3e1d.xlsx.zip"
}

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Retrieve data dictionary schema

Action: GET
Endpoint: /views/datadictionary/schema Retrieve a JSON representation of the data dictionary schema. The schema object contains an array of objects that describe the available columns and the data type of each column.

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Sample response body

The following sample shows a representative response for a GET request to the /views/datadictionary/schema endpoint.
JSON
[
  {
    "field": "field_name",
    "type": "character varying(128)",
    "display": "Field Name",
    "units": null,
    "has_total": false,
    "is_filter_only": false
  },
  {
    "field": "field_name_readable",
    "type": "character varying(128)",
    "display": "Field Name Readable",
    "units": null,
    "has_total": false,
    "is_filter_only": false
  },
  {
    "field": "field_name_description",
    "type": "character varying(2500)",
    "display": "Field Name Description",
    "units": null,
    "has_total": false,
    "is_filter_only": false
  }
]

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