dbt_project.yml

Every dbt project needs a dbt_project.yml file — this is how dbt knows a directory is a dbt project. It also contains important information that tells dbt how to operate on your project.

The following is a list of all available configurations in the dbt_project.yml file.

YAML syntax

dbt uses YAML in a few different places. If you're new to YAML, it would be worth taking the time to learn how arrays, dictionaries and strings are represented.

dbt_project.yml

name: string

config-version: 2
version: version

profile: profilename

source-paths: [directorypath]
data-paths: [directorypath]
test-paths: [directorypath]
analysis-paths: [directorypath]
macro-paths: [directorypath]
snapshot-paths: [directorypath]
docs-paths: [directorypath]
asset-paths: [directorypath]

target-path: directorypath
log-path: directorypath
modules-path: directorypath

clean-targets: [directorypath]

query-comment: string

require-dbt-version: version-range | [version-range]

quoting:
  database: true | false
  schema: true | false
  identifier: true | false

models:
  <model-configs>

seeds:
  <seed-configs>

snapshots:
  <snapshot-configs>

sources:
  <source-configs>
  
tests:
  <test-configs>

vars:
  <variables>

on-run-start: sql-statement | [sql-statement]
on-run-end: sql-statement | [sql-statement]

dispatch:
  - macro_namespace: packagename
    search_order: [packagename]