[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-07-30 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThis webpage details the process of creating a metadata job, which can be used to import Dataplex Catalog entries and aspects from external systems into Dataplex.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe HTTP request to create a metadata job is a POST request to \u003ccode\u003ehttps://dataplex.googleapis.com/v1/{parent=projects/*/locations/*}/metadataJobs\u003c/code\u003e, and it requires a parent location parameter in the URL.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe request can include optional query parameters such as \u003ccode\u003emetadataJobId\u003c/code\u003e for a custom job ID and \u003ccode\u003evalidateOnly\u003c/code\u003e for request validation without execution.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe request body must contain a \u003ccode\u003eMetadataJob\u003c/code\u003e instance, while a successful response will return an \u003ccode\u003eOperation\u003c/code\u003e instance.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eCreating a new Metadata job requires \u003ccode\u003edataplex.metadataJobs.create\u003c/code\u003e IAM permission, and \u003ccode\u003ehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform\u003c/code\u003e OAuth scope.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Method: projects.locations.metadataJobs.create\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Query parameters](#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [IAM Permissions](#body.aspect_1)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\nCreates a metadata job. For example, use a metadata job to import metadata from a third-party system into Dataplex Universal Catalog.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`POST https://dataplex.googleapis.com/v1/{parent=projects/*/locations/*}/metadataJobs`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Path parameters\n\n### Query parameters\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body contains an instance of [MetadataJob](/dataplex/docs/reference/rest/v1/projects.locations.metadataJobs#MetadataJob).\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body contains a newly created instance of [Operation](/dataplex/docs/reference/rest/v1/organizations.locations.operations#Operation).\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires the following OAuth scope:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform`\n\nFor more information, see the [Authentication Overview](/docs/authentication#authorization-gcp).\n\n### IAM Permissions\n\nRequires the following [IAM](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs) permission on the `parent` resource:\n\n- `dataplex.metadataJobs.create`\n\nFor more information, see the [IAM documentation](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs)."]]
