Python tool returning .yxdb error but my code isnt writing to a yxdb?

[nickmartella]

Hello, in my python tool I am doing an API POST call and I only want the returned data to go downstream in my workflow. However, my code is returning the following metadata error.

Here is my code:

import requests
import json
from ayx import Alteryx
import pandas as pd

df = Alteryx.read("#1")
Token = df["JSON_ValueString"].values[0]
url = "(placeholder url)"

headers = {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': f'Bearer {Token}',
    'Cookie': '(placeholder)'
}

responses = []

for part_number in df["SUPPLIER_PART_NUMBER"]:
    payload = {
        "transactionId": "1111",
        "externalPartnerNumber": "",
        "departmentNumber": "",
        "locale": "en",
        "sections": [],
        "identifiers": {
            "mmmStockNumber": part_number,
            "upc": "",
            "mmmCatalogNumber": part_number,
            "customerPartNumber": part_number,
            "requestedDeliveryQty":"1"
        }
    }

    response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, json=payload)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        response_data = response.json()
        responses.append(response_data)

df_responses = pd.DataFrame(responses)
Alteryx.write(df_responses, 1)

error

SUCCESS: reading input data "#1"
[Datafile.writeData]: metadata arg is required for yxdb and expected to be dict like {'Field1': {'type': 'FixedDecimal', 'length': (8, 3), 'source': 'PythonTool:', 'description': 'my description'}, 'Field2': {...}}
Error: unable to write output (C:\Users\nmartella\AppData\Local\Temp\Engine_15176_59528846cac4401382bf420bd17f360d_\d827adaccb4f5027467ed3663ce95353\output_1.yxdb)
ERROR: writing outgoing connection data 1