list_table_metadata

Athena.Client.list_table_metadata(**kwargs)

Lists the metadata for the tables in the specified data catalog database.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.list_table_metadata(
    CatalogName='string',
    DatabaseName='string',
    Expression='string',
    NextToken='string',
    MaxResults=123
)

Parameters

• CatalogName (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The name of the data catalog for which table metadata should be returned.

• DatabaseName (string) --

  [REQUIRED]

  The name of the database for which table metadata should be returned.

• Expression (string) -- A regex filter that pattern-matches table names. If no expression is supplied, metadata for all tables are listed.
• NextToken (string) -- A token generated by the Athena service that specifies where to continue pagination if a previous request was truncated. To obtain the next set of pages, pass in the NextToken from the response object of the previous page call.
• MaxResults (integer) -- Specifies the maximum number of results to return.

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'TableMetadataList': [
        {
            'Name': 'string',
            'CreateTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'LastAccessTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'TableType': 'string',
            'Columns': [
                {
                    'Name': 'string',
                    'Type': 'string',
                    'Comment': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'PartitionKeys': [
                {
                    'Name': 'string',
                    'Type': 'string',
                    'Comment': 'string'
                },
            ],
            'Parameters': {
                'string': 'string'
            }
        },
    ],
    'NextToken': 'string'
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --

  • TableMetadataList (list) --

    A list of table metadata.

    • (dict) --

      Contains metadata for a table.

      • Name (string) --

        The name of the table.

      • CreateTime (datetime) --

        The time that the table was created.

      • LastAccessTime (datetime) --

        The last time the table was accessed.

      • TableType (string) --

        The type of table. In Athena, only EXTERNAL_TABLE is supported.

      • Columns (list) --

        A list of the columns in the table.

        • (dict) --

          Contains metadata for a column in a table.

          • Name (string) --

            The name of the column.

          • Type (string) --

            The data type of the column.

          • Comment (string) --

            Optional information about the column.

      • PartitionKeys (list) --

        A list of the partition keys in the table.

        • (dict) --

          Contains metadata for a column in a table.

          • Name (string) --

            The name of the column.

          • Type (string) --

            The data type of the column.

          • Comment (string) --

            Optional information about the column.

      • Parameters (dict) --

        A set of custom key/value pairs for table properties.

        • (string) --
          • (string) --

  • NextToken (string) --

    A token generated by the Athena service that specifies where to continue pagination if a previous request was truncated. To obtain the next set of pages, pass in the NextToken from the response object of the previous page call.

Exceptions

• Athena.Client.exceptions.InternalServerException
• Athena.Client.exceptions.InvalidRequestException
• Athena.Client.exceptions.MetadataException