PUT /api/pipelines/:pipeline_uuid/blocks/:block_uuid

name
string
required

Human readable block name. This is used to generate the UUID, e.g. restless dust. Names will be slugified to a safe-uuid.

type
string
required

Type of block: callback, chart, conditional, custom, data_exporter, data_loader, dbt, extension, global_data_product, markdown, scratchpad, sensor, transformer

bookmark_values
[string]

Data integration bookmark values as a list of strings.

callback_blocks
[string]

Array of callback block objects. Same shape as blocks.

color
string

Block color displayed by the frontend for custom blocks. All other block types have predefined colors.

configuration
object

Miscellaneous configuration settings for the block.

content
string

The content of block formatted as a string. Use /n for newlines. Omitting will create an empty block.

destination_table
string

The destination table for a data integration pipeline.

downstream_blocks
[string]

Array of blocks downstream from the created block.

executor_config
object

Used when configuring a Kubernetes executor. See the Kubernetes config page for more details

executor_type
string

Used when configuring a Kubernetes executor. See the Kubernetes config page for more details

extension_uuid
string

UUID of extensions, currently Great Expectations is the only extension supported.

language
string

The block language: python, sql, r, yaml, markdown

pipelines
[string]

Array of strings containing the pipeline uuids for which the block is a member.

retry_config
object

The configuration for block retry logic. See the pipeline runs docs for retry config examples.

tap_stream_id
string

The block tap stream ID for data integration pipelines.

upstream_blocks
[string]

An array of strings representing the uuids of upstream blocks (the blocks on which the new block depends). For example, ["a", "b"] will create a block that depends on blocks a and b.

uuid
string

The unique id of the block. This is generated from name, so it’s not necessary to populate this field.