The request body contains data with the following structure:
JSON representation
{"versionDescription":string,// Union fielddata_sourcecan be only one of the following:"localFileSource":{object (LocalFileSource)},"gcsSource":{object (GcsSource)}// End of list of possible types for union fielddata_source.}
Fields
versionDescription
string
A description of the new data being imported.
Union fielddata_source. Details about the source of the data for the dataset.data_sourcecan be only one of the following:
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