General

:version (GET)

Return a list of supported response types.

status (GET)

Return the WebHCat server status.

version (GET)

Return a list of supported versions and the current version.

DDL

ddl (POST)

Perform an HCatalog DDL command.

ddl/database (GET)

List HCatalog databases.

ddl/database/:db (GET)

Describe an HCatalog database.

ddl/database/:db (PUT)

Create an HCatalog database.

ddl/database/:db (DELETE)

Delete (drop) an HCatalog database.

ddl/database/:db/table (GET)

List the tables in an HCatalog database.

ddl/database/:db/table/:table (GET)

Describe an HCatalog table.

ddl/database/:db/table/:table (PUT)

Create a new HCatalog table.

ddl/database/:db/table/:table (POST)

Rename an HCatalog table.

ddl/database/:db/table/:table (DELETE)

Delete (drop) an HCatalog table.

ddl/database/:db/table/:existingtable/like/:newtable (PUT)

Create a new HCatalog table like an existing one.

ddl/database/:db/table/:table/partition (GET)

List all partitions in an HCatalog table.

ddl/database/:db/table/:table/partition/:partition (GET)

Describe a single partition in an HCatalog table.

ddl/database/:db/table/:table/partition/:partition (PUT)

Create a partition in an HCatalog table.

ddl/database/:db/table/:table/partition/:partition (DELETE)

Delete (drop) a partition in an HCatalog table.

ddl/database/:db/table/:table/column (GET)

List the columns in an HCatalog table.

ddl/database/:db/table/:table/column/:column (GET)

Describe a single column in an HCatalog table.

ddl/database/:db/table/:table/column/:column (PUT)

Create a column in an HCatalog table.

ddl/database/:db/table/:table/property (GET)

List table properties.

ddl/database/:db/table/:table/property/:property (GET)

Return the value of a single table property.

ddl/database/:db/table/:table/property/:property (PUT)

Set a table property.

MapReduce

mapreduce/streaming (POST)

Create and queue Hadoop streaming MapReduce jobs.

mapreduce/jar (POST)

Create and queue standard Hadoop MapReduce jobs.

Pig

pig (POST)

Create and queue Pig jobs.

Hive

hive (POST)

Run Hive queries and commands.

Queue

queue (GET)

Return a list of all jobids registered for the user.

queue/:jobid (GET)

Return the status of a job given its ID.

queue/:jobid (DELETE)

Kill a job given its ID.