Items - Get Semantic Model Definition

Service:

SemanticModel

API Version:

v1

Returns the specified semantic model public definition.

This API supports long running operations (LRO).

When you get a semantic model's public definition, the sensitivity label is not a part of the definition.

Permissions

The caller must have contributor or higher workspace role.

Required Delegated Scopes

SemanticModel.ReadWrite.All or Item.ReadWrite.All

Limitations

This API is blocked for a semantic model with an encrypted sensitivity label.

Microsoft Entra supported identities

This API supports the Microsoft identities listed in this section.

Identity	Support
User	Yes
Service principal	Yes
Managed identities	Yes

Interface

POST https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/semanticModels/{semanticModelId}/getDefinition

With optional parameters:

POST https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/semanticModels/{semanticModelId}/getDefinition?format={format}

URI Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type	Description
semanticModelId	path	True	string uuid	The semantic model ID.
workspaceId	path	True	string uuid	The workspace ID.
format	query		string	The format of the semantic model definition. The following formats are allowed (case sensitive) TMDL TMSL If not specified, the default is 'TMDL'.

Responses

Name	Type	Description
200 OK	SemanticModelDefinitionResponse	Request completed successfully.
202 Accepted		Request accepted. Retrieving the definition is in progress. Headers Location: string x-ms-operation-id: string Retry-After: integer
Other Status Codes	ErrorResponse	Common error codes: OperationNotSupportedForItem - Operation not supported for requested item.

Examples

Get a semantic model definition example

Sample request

HTTP

POST https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/6e335e92-a2a2-4b5a-970a-bd6a89fbb765/semanticModels/cfafbeb1-8037-4d0c-896e-a46fb27ff229/getDefinition

Sample response

Status code:

200

{
  "definition": {
    "parts": [
      {
        "path": "definition/database.tmdl",
        "payload": "<base64 encoded string>",
        "payloadType": "InlineBase64"
      },
      {
        "path": "definition/model.tmdl",
        "payload": "<base64 encoded string>",
        "payloadType": "InlineBase64"
      },
      {
        "path": "definition/tables/Table1.tmdl",
        "payload": "<base64 encoded string>",
        "payloadType": "InlineBase64"
      },
      {
        "path": "definition.pbism",
        "payload": "<base64 encoded string>",
        "payloadType": "InlineBase64"
      },
      {
        "path": ".platform",
        "payload": "ZG90UGxhdGZvcm1CYXNlNjRTdHJpbmc=",
        "payloadType": "InlineBase64"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Status code:

202

Location: https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/operations/431e8d7b-4a95-4c02-8ccd-6faef5ba1bd7
x-ms-operation-id: 431e8d7b-4a95-4c02-8ccd-6faef5ba1bd7
Retry-After: 30

Definitions

Name	Description
ErrorRelatedResource	The error related resource details object.
ErrorResponse	The error response.
ErrorResponseDetails	The error response details.
PayloadType	The type of the definition part payload. Additional payload types may be added over time.
SemanticModelDefinition	Semantic model public definition object.
SemanticModelDefinitionPart	Semantic model definition part object.
SemanticModelDefinitionResponse	Semantic model public definition response.

ErrorRelatedResource

The error related resource details object.

Name	Type	Description
resourceId	string	The resource ID that's involved in the error.
resourceType	string	The type of the resource that's involved in the error.

ErrorResponse

The error response.

Name	Type	Description
errorCode	string	A specific identifier that provides information about an error condition, allowing for standardized communication between our service and its users.
message	string	A human readable representation of the error.
moreDetails	ErrorResponseDetails[]	List of additional error details.
relatedResource	ErrorRelatedResource	The error related resource details.
requestId	string	ID of the request associated with the error.

ErrorResponseDetails

The error response details.

Name	Type	Description
errorCode	string	A specific identifier that provides information about an error condition, allowing for standardized communication between our service and its users.
message	string	A human readable representation of the error.
relatedResource	ErrorRelatedResource	The error related resource details.

PayloadType

The type of the definition part payload. Additional payload types may be added over time.

Name	Type	Description
InlineBase64	string	Inline Base 64.

SemanticModelDefinition

Semantic model public definition object.

Name	Type	Description
format	string	The format of the item definition.
parts	SemanticModelDefinitionPart[]	A list of definition parts.

SemanticModelDefinitionPart

Semantic model definition part object.

Name	Type	Description
path	string	The semantic model part path.
payload	string	The semantic model part payload.
payloadType	PayloadType	The payload type.

SemanticModelDefinitionResponse

Semantic model public definition response.

Name	Type	Description
definition	SemanticModelDefinition	Semantic model public definition object.