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# Database
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This schema defines the Database entity. A database also referred to as Database Catalog is a collection of tables.
**$id:**[**https://open-metadata.org/schema/entity/data/database.json**](https://open-metadata.org/schema/entity/data/database.json)
Type: `object`
## Properties
- **id**
- Unique identifier that identifies this database instance.
- $ref: [../../type/basic.json#/definitions/uuid](../types/basic.md#uuid)
- **name** `required`
- Name that identifies the database.
- $ref: [#/definitions/databaseName](#databasename)
- **fullyQualifiedName**
- Name that uniquely identifies a database in the format 'ServiceName.DatabaseName'.
- Type: `string`
- **displayName**
- Display Name that identifies this database.
- Type: `string`
- **description**
- Description of the database instance.
- Type: `string`
- **version**
- Metadata version of the entity.
- $ref: [../../type/entityHistory.json#/definitions/entityVersion](../types/entityhistory.md#entityversion)
- **updatedAt**
- Last update time corresponding to the new version of the entity.
- $ref: [../../type/basic.json#/definitions/dateTime](../types/basic.md#datetime)
- **updatedBy**
- User who made the update.
- Type: `string`
- **href**
- Link to the resource corresponding to this entity.
- $ref: [../../type/basic.json#/definitions/href](../types/basic.md#href)
- **owner**
- Owner of this database.
- $ref: [../../type/entityReference.json](../types/entityreference.md)
- **service** `required`
- Link to the database cluster/service where this database is hosted in.
- $ref: [../../type/entityReference.json](../types/entityreference.md)
- **location**
- Reference to the Location that contains this database.
- $ref: [../../type/entityReference.json](../types/entityreference.md)
- **usageSummary**
- Latest usage information for this database.
- $ref: [../../type/usageDetails.json](../types/usagedetails.md)
- **tables**
- References to tables in the database.
- $ref: [../../type/entityReference.json#/definitions/entityReferenceList](../types/entityreference.md#entityreferencelist)
- **changeDescription**
- Change that lead to this version of the entity.
- $ref: [../../type/entityHistory.json#/definitions/changeDescription](../types/entityhistory.md#changedescription)
## Type definitions in this schema
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### databaseName
- Name that identifies the database.
- Type: `string`
- The value must match this pattern: `^[^.]*$`
- Length: between 1 and 64
_This document was updated on: Monday, November 15, 2021_