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# prj.asset.consume_data_asset

Consume an external data asset by reference.

```python theme={null}
prj.asset.consume_data_asset(name, instance="latest")
```

Low-level method returning the full asset reference.

**Returns:** Asset reference dict:

```python theme={null}
{
    "id": "v123",
    "created_by": {"entity_id": "FlowName/run_id/step/task"},
    "data_properties": {
        "data_kind": "artifact",
        "annotations": {"key": "value"},
        "blobs": []
    }
}
```