curl 'http://localhost:6789/api/pipelines/broken_wave/blocks?api_key=zkWlN0PkIKSN0C11CfUHUj84OT5XOJ6tDZ6bDRO2' \
-H 'Accept: application/json, text/plain, */*' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer 018Cc8ydDUa6YWoLad2oMdw0EKdWWJuyg85D02GN1ww' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '
  {
  "block": {
      "name": "silent fire",
      "priority": 2,
      "configuration": {
          "data_source": null
      },
      "language": "python",
      "type": "data_exporter"
  },
  "api_key": "zkWlN0PkIKSN0C11CfUHUj84OT5XOJ6tDZ6bDRO2"
}
' \
--compressed

{
    "block": {
        "content": null,
        "name": "silent fire",
        "priority": 2,
        "config": {
            "data_source": null
        },
        "language": "python",
        "type": "data_loader",
        "configuration": {},
        "upstream_blocks": []
    },
}
POST /api/pipelines/:pipeline_uuid/blocks Create a new block in one or more pipelines.
​
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
​
color
string
Block color displayed by the frontend for custom blocks. All other block types have predefined colors.
​
config
object
An optional parameter specifying a block configuration file For example, {data_source: "s3"} will create an s3 data loader.
​
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.
​
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.
​
priority
integer
The 0-indexed position of the block in the pipeline, e.g. 0 is the first block location.
​
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.
curl 'http://localhost:6789/api/pipelines/broken_wave/blocks?api_key=zkWlN0PkIKSN0C11CfUHUj84OT5XOJ6tDZ6bDRO2' \
-H 'Accept: application/json, text/plain, */*' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer 018Cc8ydDUa6YWoLad2oMdw0EKdWWJuyg85D02GN1ww' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '
  {
  "block": {
      "name": "silent fire",
      "priority": 2,
      "configuration": {
          "data_source": null
      },
      "language": "python",
      "type": "data_exporter"
  },
  "api_key": "zkWlN0PkIKSN0C11CfUHUj84OT5XOJ6tDZ6bDRO2"
}
' \
--compressed

{
    "block": {
        "content": null,
        "name": "silent fire",
        "priority": 2,
        "config": {
            "data_source": null
        },
        "language": "python",
        "type": "data_loader",
        "configuration": {},
        "upstream_blocks": []
    },
}