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Lookup

Use the lookup resource to look up an object's ID, name, path, or type attributes.

POST request

This resource is usually used to obtain an object's ID to use in an export request or job request. When you use this resource to obtain an object's ID, include the object path and type in the lookup request.

For a job request, use the value of the id field returned in the lookup response for the federated task ID field in the job request.

To request lookup information, use the following URI:

/public/core/v3/lookup

You can use the following fields in the objects object:

Field	Type	Required	Description
id	String	Required if object path and type not included.	Global unique identifier for the object.
path	String	Required with type if object ID not included.	Full path of the object including project, folder, and object name.
type	String	Required with path if object ID not included.	Type of object. Use one of the following values: PROJECT FOLDER Or use one of the following asset types: For Data Integration , the object can be one of the following types: DTEMPLATE. Mapping. MTT. Mapping task. DSS. Synchronization task. DTT. Data transfer task. DMASK. Masking task. DRS. Replication task. DMAPPLET. Mapplet created in Data Integration . MAPPLET. PowerCenter mapplet. CONNECTION. AGENT. Secure Agent. AGENTGROUP. Runtime environment. BSERVICE. Business service definition. HSCHEMA. Hierarchical schema. PCS. PowerCenter task. FWCONFIG. Fixed width configuration. CUSTOMSOURCE. Saved query. MI_FILE_LISTENER. File listener. MI_TASK. File Ingestion and Replication. DBMI_TASK. Database Ingestion and Replication APPMI_TASK. Application Ingestion and Replication. WORKFLOW. Linear taskflow. SCHEDULE SCHEDULE_JOB SCHEDULE_BLACKOUT. Schedule blackout period. TASKFLOW UDF. User-defined function. For Application Integration , the object can be one of the following types: PROCESS GUIDE AI_CONNECTION AI_SERVICE_CONNECTOR PROCESS_OBJECT For Data Quality , the object can be one of the following types: CLEANSE DEDUPLICATE DICTIONARY EXCEPTION LABELER PARSE RULE_SPECIFICATION VERIFIER For B2B Gateway, the object can be one of the following types: B2BGW_MONITOR B2BGW_CUSTOMER B2BGW_SUPPLIER Object types are not case sensitive.

POST response

Returns object information if successful or an error object if errors occur.

If successful, returns the following lookup information for each object:

Field	Type	Description
objects	Collection	Collection of objects for which lookup is requested.
id	String	Global unique identifier for the object. Use the value of this field as the value for taskFederatedId when you submit a job request.
path	String	Full path of the object including project, folder, and object name.
type	String	Type of object.
description	String	Description of the object.
updatedBy	String	User who updated the object.
updateTime	String	Last time the object was modified.

POST example

The following example shows a lookup request for eight objects:

POST <baseApiUrl>/public/core/v3/lookup
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
INFA-SESSION-ID: 9KA11tLGqxVcGeul8SQBK3

{
    "objects": [{
        "id" : "2iXOKghGpySlgv6ifQImyl"
    }, {
        "path" : "Default/Synchronization Task1",
        "type" : "DSS"
    }, {
        "id" : "hTrrjm1kawScIm1BGEj6UV"
    }, {
        "path" : "My Project",
        "type" : "Project"
    }, {
        "path" : "My Project/DSS Tasks Folder",
        "type" : "Folder"
    }, {
        "path": "USW1R90FPZXD",
        "type": "Agent"
    }, {
        "path": "USW1R90FPZXD",
        "type": "AgentGroup"
    }, {
        "path": "FF_Conn_1",
        "type": "Connection"
    }]
}

The response includes lookup information for each object as shown in the following example:

{
    "objects": [
        {
            "id": "2iXOKghGpySlgv6ifQImyl",
            "path": "Default/Mapping1",
            "type": "DTEMPLATE",
            "description": "My Mapping 1",
            "updateTime": "2018-04-13T20:44:37Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "1fOqrwpFvLkimAkFFvIiwl",
            "path": "Default/Synchronization Task1",
            "type": "DSS",
            "description": "Sync Data Task",
            "updateTime": "2018-04-13T20:45:44Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "hTrrjm1kawScIm1BGEj6UV",
            "path": "My Project/Linear Taskflow1",
            "type": "WORKFLOW",
            "description": null,
            "updateTime": "2018-04-13T20:50:31Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "0EzsUXQ1RnkbKD6VyOukCb",
            "path": "My Project",
            "type": "Project",
            "description": "",
            "updateTime": "2018-04-13T20:40:07Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "dRNcMcUVou5lh5kihmEAWl",
            "path": "My Project/DSS Tasks Folder",
            "type": "Folder",
            "description": "DSS Tasks",
            "updateTime": "2018-04-13T20:49:17Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "1a8moeCNtm4fh5vGcUhxOj",
            "path": "USW1R90FPZXD",
            "type": "AGENT",
            "description": null,
            "updateTime": "2018-04-12T19:01:16Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "9iJP8TdBOMujA7eH2CTm8l",
            "path": "USW1R90FPZXD",
            "type": "AgentGroup",
            "description": null,
            "updateTime": "2018-04-12T19:01:17Z"
        },
        {
            "id": "5VkwOw6Jd8RglXEkxDu0ya",
            "path": "FF_Conn_1",
            "type": "Connection",
            "description": null,
            "updateTime": "2018-04-12T21:34:11Z"
        }
    ]
}

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Robert Doan - August 02, 2025

Missing the "PROFILE" type. Please ensure the types list is current and complete.

Informatica Documentation Team - August 04, 2025

Hi Robert,

Thanks for pointing this out! We'll verify the fields in the POST request and response with our development and QA departments and will update the documentation in an upcoming release.

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