Requirements
OpenMetadata retrieves information about models and tags associated with the models in the AWS account. The user must have the following policy set to ingest the metadata from Sagemaker. SageMaker also supports metadata ingestion of SageMaker Unified Studio models. This requires the additional permissionsagemaker:ListModelPackageGroups. For more information, visit the SageMaker Unified Studio documentation.
Metadata Ingestion
To ingest metadata from SageMaker, you need to create a service connection. The service connects SageMaker with OpenMetadata. Once you create a service, OpenMetadata automatically starts ingesting metadata.Step 1: Add New Service
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Navigate to Settings > Services.

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Click Add New Service.

Step 2: Select a Service and Connector
From the service type dropdown, select ML Model Services, then click the SageMaker connector tile.
Step 3: Add Service Name and Description
- Enter a unique, descriptive Service Name. OpenMetadata identifies services by their service name. Enter a name that distinguishes this deployment from other SageMaker services you are ingesting metadata from.
- Optional: Enter a Description for the service.

Note: The service name cannot be changed after it is set.
Step 4: Configure Connection Options
Specify your source credentials and verify the connection.Enter Connection Details
Enter the connection details for SageMaker. The right-hand panel in the UI displays inline help for each field.
- AWS Access Key ID and AWS Secret Access Key: When you interact with AWS, you specify your AWS security credentials to verify who you are and whether you have permission to access the resources that you are requesting. AWS uses the security credentials to authenticate and authorize your requests (docs). Access keys consist of two parts: an access key ID (for example,
AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE), and a secret access key (for example,wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY). You must use both the access key ID and secret access key together to authenticate your requests. You can find further information on how to manage your access keys. - AWS Session Token (optional): If you are using temporary credentials to access your services, you will need to inform the AWS Access Key ID and AWS Secret Access Key. These will also include an AWS Session Token. Find more information on using temporary credentials with AWS resources.
- AWS Region: Each AWS Region is a separate geographic area in which AWS clusters data centers (docs). As AWS can have instances in multiple regions, OpenMetadata needs to know the region the service you want to reach belongs to. The AWS Region is the only required parameter when configuring a connection. Find further information about configuring your credentials.
- Endpoint URL (optional): To connect programmatically to an AWS service, you use an endpoint. An endpoint is the URL of the entry point for an AWS web service. The AWS SDKs and the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) automatically use the default endpoint for each service in an AWS Region, but you can specify an alternate endpoint for your API requests. Find more information on AWS service endpoints.
- Profile Name: A named profile is a collection of settings and credentials that you can apply to an AWS CLI command. When you specify a profile to run a command, the settings and credentials are used to run that command. Multiple named profiles can be stored in the config and credentials files. Provide this field if you’d like to use a profile other than
default. Find more information about named profiles for the AWS CLI.
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Assume Role Arn: Typically, you use
AssumeRolewithin your account or for cross-account access. In this field, set theARN(Amazon Resource Name) of the policy of the other account. A user who wants to access a role in a different account must also have permissions that are delegated from the account administrator. The administrator must attach a policy that allows the user to callAssumeRolefor theARNof the role in the other account. This is a required field if you’d like toAssumeRole. Find more information on AssumeRole. -
Assume Role Session Name: An identifier for the assumed role session. Use the role session name to uniquely identify a session when the same role is assumed by different principals or for different reasons. By default, OpenMetadata uses the name
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Assume Role Source Identity: The source identity specified by the principal that is calling the
AssumeRoleoperation. You can use source identity information in AWS CloudTrail logs to determine who took actions with a role. Find more information about Source Identity.
Test Connection
Once the credentials have been added, click on Test Connection and Save the changes.
Step 5: Configure Ingestion Options
In the What to Ingest step, use filter patterns to control which assets OpenMetadata ingests from your ML model service. Filter patterns use regular expressions applied to model names.How Filter Patterns Work
- Include: Add one or more comma-separated regular expressions. OpenMetadata ingests only assets whose names match at least one expression. Leave blank to include all assets.
- Exclude: Add one or more comma-separated regular expressions. OpenMetadata skips any asset whose name matches an expression. Leave blank to exclude nothing.
- contains: matches any name containing the value. For example,
salesmatchesmy_sales_dataandsales_2024. - starts with: matches names beginning with the value. For example,
prod_matchesprod_dbandprod_schema. - ends with: matches names ending with the value. For example,
_rawmatchesevents_rawandlogs_raw. - is exactly: matches the exact name only. For example,
analyticsmatches onlyanalytics. - matches regex: matches names using a regular expression. For example,
^prod_.*_v\d+$matchesprod_events_v1.
- ML Model: Controls which ML models OpenMetadata ingests from the source.
- Scan Mode: You can choose between the following scan modes:
- Scan all: Ingests every asset of that type the connector can access. This is the default.
- Only specific: Enables include rules so only assets matching at least one rule are ingested.
- Exclude system toggle: Use this toggle to automatically filter out system-reserved names defined by the connector, for example, Exclude system databases for the Databases section.
- Always exclude: Add permanent exclusion rules (shown in red). Assets matching these rules are never ingested, regardless of include rules.
- Preview: Shows a real-time summary of what will be in scope based on your current rules.
- Include rules (available only in Only specific mode): Click + Add to define a rule. Added rules appear as chips; an asset is included if it matches any rule.
Step 6: Create & Deploy
Click Create & Deploy to deploy the agent and start the first metadata ingestion run. OpenMetadata saves the service configuration and immediately begins pulling metadata from the source. To monitor ingestion progress or view the service you just added, go to Settings > Services and select your service.Configure Metadata Agent and Schedule Ingestion
The Metadata Agent extracts ML models, features, and other structural metadata from your source and keeps your OpenMetadata catalog in sync. It powers discovery, lineage, and governance across your data assets. When you click Create & Deploy, OpenMetadata automatically deploys a Metadata Agent for this service and triggers the first ingestion run. View its status and run history from the Agents tab on the service detail page. To configure the additional Metadata Agent and schedule ingestion, follow these steps:-
Navigate to Settings > Services and select the service type.

- Click the service you have added.
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Select the Agents tab and click Add Agent > Metadata.
For some services, the dropdown is not available and clicking Add Agent takes you directly to the agent configuration page.
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On the Configure Ingestion page, do the following and click Next.
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Name this Ingestion: Enter a unique recognizable name for this ingestion pipeline.

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Agent Setup: Configure the core parameters for this agent. The following fields are available:

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Filter Patterns: Apply include or exclude rules to scope which ML models this agent ingests. These follow the same filter options described in Step 5: Configure Ingestion Options.

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Scope & Behaviour: Control what metadata to include and how to handle deletions. Toggle each option on or off based on your needs:

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Name this Ingestion: Enter a unique recognizable name for this ingestion pipeline.
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On the Schedule Interval page, set when the agent runs:
- Schedule: Choose a preset interval (Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly) or enter a custom cron expression.
- On-Demand: No automatic schedule; trigger the agent manually when needed.

- Click Add to deploy the agent.
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