REST Resource: projects.locations.catalogs.databases.tables

Resource: Table

Represents a table.

JSON representation 
 { 
 "name" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "createTime" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "updateTime" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "deleteTime" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "expireTime" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "type" 
 : 
 enum (  Type 
 
) 
 , 
 "etag" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 // Union field options 
can be only one of the following: 
 "hiveOptions" 
 : 
 { 
 object (  HiveTableOptions 
 
) 
 } 
 // End of list of possible types for union field options 
. 
 }
Fields
name

string

Output only. The resource name. Format: projects/{project_id_or_number}/locations/{locationId}/catalogs/{catalogId}/databases/{databaseId}/tables/{tableId}

createTime

string ( Timestamp format)

Output only. The creation time of the table.

A timestamp in RFC3339 UTC "Zulu" format, with nanosecond resolution and up to nine fractional digits. Examples: "2014-10-02T15:01:23Z" and "2014-10-02T15:01:23.045123456Z" .

updateTime

string ( Timestamp format)

Output only. The last modification time of the table.

A timestamp in RFC3339 UTC "Zulu" format, with nanosecond resolution and up to nine fractional digits. Examples: "2014-10-02T15:01:23Z" and "2014-10-02T15:01:23.045123456Z" .

deleteTime

string ( Timestamp format)

Output only. The deletion time of the table. Only set after the table is deleted.

A timestamp in RFC3339 UTC "Zulu" format, with nanosecond resolution and up to nine fractional digits. Examples: "2014-10-02T15:01:23Z" and "2014-10-02T15:01:23.045123456Z" .

expireTime

string ( Timestamp format)

Output only. The time when this table is considered expired. Only set after the table is deleted.

A timestamp in RFC3339 UTC "Zulu" format, with nanosecond resolution and up to nine fractional digits. Examples: "2014-10-02T15:01:23Z" and "2014-10-02T15:01:23.045123456Z" .

type

enum ( Type )

The table type.

etag

string

The checksum of a table object computed by the server based on the value of other fields. It may be sent on update requests to ensure the client has an up-to-date value before proceeding. It is only checked for update table operations.

Union field options . Options specified for the table type. options can be only one of the following:
hiveOptions

object ( HiveTableOptions )

Options of a Hive table.

HiveTableOptions

Options of a Hive table.

JSON representation 
 { 
 "parameters" 
 : 
 { 
 string 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 ... 
 } 
 , 
 "tableType" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "storageDescriptor" 
 : 
 { 
 object (  StorageDescriptor 
 
) 
 } 
 }
Fields
parameters

map (key: string, value: string)

Stores user supplied Hive table parameters.

An object containing a list of "key": value pairs. Example: { "name": "wrench", "mass": "1.3kg", "count": "3" } .
tableType

string

Hive table type. For example, MANAGED_TABLE, EXTERNAL_TABLE.
storageDescriptor

object ( StorageDescriptor )

Stores physical storage information of the data.

StorageDescriptor

Stores physical storage information of the data.

JSON representation 
 { 
 "locationUri" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "inputFormat" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "outputFormat" 
 : 
 string 
 , 
 "serdeInfo" 
 : 
 { 
 object (  SerDeInfo 
 
) 
 } 
 }
Fields
locationUri

string

Cloud Storage folder URI where the table data is stored, starting with "gs://".
inputFormat

string

The fully qualified Java class name of the input format.
outputFormat

string

The fully qualified Java class name of the output format.
serdeInfo

object ( SerDeInfo )

Serializer and deserializer information.

SerDeInfo

Serializer and deserializer information.

JSON representation 
 { 
 "serializationLib" 
 : 
 string 
 }
Fields
serializationLib

string

The fully qualified Java class name of the serialization library.

Type

The table type.

Enums
TYPE_UNSPECIFIED The type is not specified.
HIVE Represents a table compatible with Hive Metastore tables.

Methods

create

Creates a new table.

delete

Deletes an existing table specified by the table ID.

get

Gets the table specified by the resource name.

list

List all tables in a specified database.

patch

Updates an existing table specified by the table ID.

rename

Renames an existing table specified by the table ID.