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ResourceDescriptors

Get a resource descriptor

Reads one resource descriptor including field metadata, contract reference, representation, and semantic/governance hints. The descriptor does not contain connector credentials or transport endpoint details.

get/resource/descriptors/{resourceDescriptorId}

Path parameters

resourceDescriptorIdstring uuid required

Stable identifier for a described external or internal resource shape.

Example:41436f49-040c-4f5f-9c7f-657f43762e2b

Stable identifier of the resource descriptor that describes the shape, representation, and semantic meaning of a connector resource.

Response

Resource descriptor.

displayNamestring required

Human-readable resource descriptor name.

descriptionstring

Description of the logical resource and intended use.

resourceKind'OBJECT' | 'TABULAR' | 'DOCUMENT' | 'CLAIM_SET' | 'GRAPH' | 'EVENT_STREAM' | 'FILE' | 'SECRET' | 'CONFIGURATION' | 'CREDENTIAL' | 'PRESENTATION' | 'CUSTOM' required

Logical kind of resource being accessed, independent of transport and serialization. For example, a CSV file with rows is ResourceKind TABULAR and RepresentationKind CSV.

representationKind'JSON' | 'JSON_LD' | 'XML' | 'CSV' | 'PARQUET' | 'AVRO' | 'RDF' | 'JWT' | 'SD_JWT' | 'CBOR' | 'BINARY' | 'TEXT' | 'CUSTOM' required

Data representation or serialization format, independent of transport. This is the data shape on the wire or at rest, not the connector implementation.

shapeKind'SCHEMA' | 'OPENAPI_SCHEMA' | 'JSON_SCHEMA' | 'RDF_SHAPE' | 'SQL_TABLE' | 'CSV_HEADER' | 'CLAIMS_SCHEMA' | 'FREEFORM'

Type of structural shape information used to describe fields and validation rules for a resource.

metadataStringMap

Small string-only metadata map for labels, ownership, routing hints, and implementation-specific annotations. Use first-class fields for contractually significant data.

resourceDescriptorIdstring uuid required

Stable identifier for a described external or internal resource shape.

createdAtstring date-time required

Creation timestamp.

updatedAtstring date-time required

Last update timestamp.

Example response

{
  "resourceDescriptorId": "41436f49-040c-4f5f-9c7f-657f43762e2b",
  "displayName": "Employee profile CSV row",
  "description": "Tabular employee profile data used for employee credential claim mapping.",
  "resourceKind": "TABULAR",
  "representationKind": "CSV",
  "shapeKind": "CSV_HEADER",
  "contract": {
    "contractKind": "CSV_PROFILE",
    "uri": "vault://imports/license-batches/employee-license-v1.csv.profile.json",
    "version": "1.0"
  },
  "fields": [
    {
      "fieldDescriptorId": "f00b9edc-5498-483f-9b91-a42ef080b909",
      "fieldPath": "email",
      "displayName": "Work email",
      "valueType": "string",
      "required": true,
      "multiValued": false,
      "semanticAttributeId": "3cb996ce-9d68-4959-b8c4-c97e39258fae",
      "sensitivity": "personal-data"
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "domain": "employee-licensing"
  },
  "createdAt": "2026-06-18T09:00:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-18T09:10:00Z"
}